Great Planes Dazzler 40 Kit - GPMA0480 - Manual (Page 10)

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11. Use a razor plane or carving blade and coarse
sandpaper to shape the leading edge. Cut the template
from the plan. Glue it to a piece of scrap cardboard. Use it
to test the accuracy of your work as you proceed.
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12. Cut two 4-1/4" x 11" strips from an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet
of paper. Roll the strips lengthwise into tubes, and insert
them through the holes in the wing ribs between the servo
bay and W1. Apply a couple of drops of medium CA to
secure their position. These tubes make it easy to install
your servo wires.
BUILD THE FUSELAGE
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1. Cover the fuselage top view on the plan with waxed
paper. Designate a right and left die-cut balsa fuselage
side. If you look at the rear end of the fuse sides you will
see three die-cut lines. These lines show the pushrod exits.
Use a hobby knife to cut between the top and middle lines
on the right fuse side to open an exit slot 1-1/4" long for the
elevator pushrod. Perform the same procedure between the
middle and bottom lines on the left fuse side for the rudder
pushrod exit.
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2. Align and glue the top, bottom and aft die-cut balsa
doublers to the die-cut balsa right fuse side as shown. Be
sure the notches on the doublers match the fuse sides
perfectly. Repeat this operation for the left fuse side but be
sure to check your work before using any glue so that you
don’t make two right sides! The doublers must face
toward the inside of the model.
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3. Drill a 3/16" pushrod hole through each of the punch
marks on die-cut ply formers, F2 through F5. Without using
any glue, insert the formers into the notches in the fuse
sides with the die-stamped numbers facing the rear of
the model and all of the 3/16" pushrod holes toward the
bottom of the fuselage. Use masking tape to hold the
assembly together.
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4. Position F2 over its location on the plan, then pin the
fuse sides to the building surface. Carefully align the length
of the fuse over the plan, squaring up the formers and
pinning the assembly in place as you proceed. Be sure the
front and rear ends are aligned and the fuse is not twisted.
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5. Once satisfied the fuse is trued up, wick some thin CA
into all of the joints between the fuse side and formers.
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6. Glue the shaped balsa tail post between the fuse
sides, flush with the rear end of the fuse sides. Check to
make sure the tail post is vertical with a drafting triangle
before the glue cures. After the glue has cured, remove the
fuselage from the plan.