Great Planes F-15 Eagle 40 Kit - GPMA0438 - Manual (Page 47)

D 3. When the glue has completely cured, use a
razor saw and/or a hobby knife to carefully cut the
canopy in two just behind former F3.
D 6. Remove the wing and mask off the turtle
deck so you can paint it. Mask off the canopy
using the molded-in trim line as a guide. Great
Planes Flex Mask (GPMR1000) works great for
this. Paint the bottom portion of the canopy, the
canopy frames and the turtle deck. You can either
paint them to match the plane or flat black. We
used Chevron Perfect Aluminum paint. It matches
MonoKote very well.
D 4. Position the die-cut 1/8" balsa turtle deck
former (F154F06) near the front edge of the wing.
Trim and sand the former to allow the aft portion of
the canopy to match up with the front part. Poke
holes or cut the covering away from where the
former will be glued to the wing and glue it in place
approximately 1/32" behind former F3. Use care to
avoid gluing the wing to the fuse.
D 5. Securely glue the aft part of the canopy to
the wing and the turtle deck former. This aft
portion of he canopy is now known as the "Turtle
Deck."
DECALS AND TRIM
D 1. The decal sheet included gives you
everything you need to trim your model the way
our prototypes were done. Study the photos on
the box to determine where to place the decals.
D 2. Thoroughly clean your airplane before
applying decals.
D 3. Cut out the individual decal items and
apply them in the locations shown or wherever you
prefer.
HINT: To apply decals accurately, peel
only a small portion of backing from
one end, cut off the peeled backing with
a scissors, position the decal carefully,
press down the exposed portion of the
decal, peel off the rest of the backing,
then (working from the already stuck
down end) carefully press down the rest
of the decal.
D 4. If you wish to add "panel lines," you may
try a "Staedtler Lumocolor 313 Permanent" fine
point pen, which is available from
engineering/drafting supply stores. Although not
completely fuelproof, we like using this pen
because it draws very nicely on Super MonoKote,
and the lines may be removed if necessary with
70% rubbing alcohol. The plane may be cleaned
with most cleaners without affecting the lines,
however.
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