Great Planes de Havilland Tiger Moth EP ARF - GPMA1134 - Manual (Page 10)

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12. Secure the cowl with another 1.6mm x 4mm Phillips
wood screw. Drill the third and fi nal hole opposite the one
drilled in the previous step and insert another screw.
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13. While you’re adding fi nishing touches, glue in one or
both pilots.
Optional: Add the Flying Wires
The fl ying wires are not required, but they add that one fi nal
piece of scale detail for even more realism. If you do install
the fl ying wires, they should be tight enough to remain taut,
but not so tight as to introduce any twist into the wings. To
make the fl ying wires you’ll need some black heavy/medium
thread and a toothpick.
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1. Use a pin to puncture the molded-in dimples in the
bottom wing up through the top skin.
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2. Cut an approximately 30" [760mm] length of black
thread. Insert both ends of the thread down through the hole
you punctured in one of the wings.
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3. Cut two 1/4" [6mm] pieces from a toothpick. Loop the
string around one of the toothpick pieces on the bottom
of the wing and pull the string through until it stops. Add
a few drops of foam-safe CA to the string and toothpick to
permanently glue it in.
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4. Loop one end of the string around one of the holes in
the top of the outer strut. Lightly pull the line to apply some
tension. Then, add a drop of thin CA where it loops around
the strut and allow to harden. Tie off the other end of the
fl ying wire to the other hole in the top of the strut the same
way. Cut off excess thread.
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5. Add the bottom fl ying wires to the other side of the
bottom wing the same way—be certain not to pull the strings
too tight or you may introduce twist into the wings.
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6. Add the top fl ying wires that go from the top of the
cabanes down to the bottom of the struts—the easiest way
is to fi rst tie one end of the thread around one of the holes in
the bottom of the outer strut, loop it through the hole in the
top of the cabane, then tie the other end down to the other
hole in the bottom of the outer strut. Note that the front wire
that runs from the bottom of the struts up to the cabane runs
between the other wires coming from the bottom of the wing
next to the fuselage.