Model Shipways 28 - Manual (Page 26)

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PARTS LIST FOR STAGE 7:
Ni28-072 Landing gear struts 2 Britannia castings
Ni28-073 Tires 2 Rubber
Ni28-074 Wheels 4 Britannia Castings
Ni28-075 Wheel locks 2 Britannia castings
Ni28-078 Wheel hubs 2 Britannia castings
WP1227 Shock cord 4 Tan nylon cord
Ni28-080 Axel 1 Britannia casting
Ni28-077 Tailskid 1 Britannia casting
Ni28-109 Gun barrels/
cooling jackets
2 Britannia castings
Ni28-110 Gun breech assemblies 2 Britannia castings
C017 Gun barrel caps 2 Britannia castings
C018 Muzzle flame arresters 2 Britannia castings
Ni28-112 Machinegun mounts 2 Britannia castings
Ni28-111 Gun mount braces 3 Britannia castings
WP3680-24 Stabilizer struts 2 3/64 x 3/64 wood
strips
W042 Turnbuckles 2 Britannia castings
WP1205 Rigging cables 2’ Metal-gray thread
J020-023 Fuselage support stand 4 laser-cut wood parts
5/32 thick
Landing gear:
Assemble the wheels using two parts(Ni28-074) and one hub
(Ni28-078) each. These “solid” wheels were actually fabric grass
guards stretched over wire spoke wheels, therefore you might
want to paint these a canvas color. Stretch the tires and snap them
onto the wheels. Locate the tailskid(Ni28-077) on Plan D03 and
glue it into place.
Return the fuselage to the support stand you previously con-
structed. Slide the landing gear struts(Ni28-072) onto the
axel(Ni28-080) and, referring to Figure 7/1, attach the rear land-
ing gear struts to the junction of the inside interplane struts and
the stringers. Tie the shock cords(WP1227) in place, then mount
the wheels and secure them with the wheel locks(Ni28-075).
Attach the crossed cable braces(WP1205) using
turnbuckles(W042), according to Figure 7/1, then attach the third
cable brace from the center of the axel to the point where the
other two braces cross. Refer to Plan D01.
Machine guns:
The gun barrel caps(C017) included with your model represent
Colt-Vickers machineguns. To improve the look of your model,
drill out all the dimples on the gun barrel caps and the muzzle of
the flame arresters(C018). Assemble the four parts(Ni28-109,
110 and C017, 18) of each machine gun, noting that the muz-
zle/flame arresters attach below the center of the cooling jackets.
The two guns are mounted left of the main axis of the fuselage.
Referring to Figures 7/2 and 7/3, glue the machine gun
mounts(Ni28-112) to the left cabane struts and then connect them
with the three mount braces(Ni28-111). You might want to paint
the two guns before gluing them onto the mounts.
Empennage assembly:
Glue the vertical fin you previously assembled between the fin
braces (2/64 x 5/64 wood strips ñ WP3673-24) on the stabilizer.
Check that the fin/rudder assembly is at a right angle to the sta-
bilizer and make sure that the rudder and elevator move freely.
Then, attach the bracing cables(WP1205), being especially care-
ful not to pull them so tight you create a dihedral to the stabiliz-
er.
Set the airplane on a level surface, then glue on the empennage
so that the leading edge of the fin rests between fuselage formers
#9 and #10. Check to make sure the fin/rudder is perpendicular to
the surface and that the axis of the stabilizer is at a right angle to
the long axis of the fuselage. After the glue has dried, make the
stabilizer struts from 3/64 x 3/64 wood strip(WP3680-24) and
glue them in place according to Figures 7/4 and 8/6.