Great Planes Rapture 40 - GPMA0220 User Manual
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Two rolls of covering will be required to cover this model.
The following colors are those on the model featured on the
kit box cover:
White – (TOPQ0204)
True Red – (TOPQ0227)
Cub Yellow – (TOPQ0220)
Medium Purple – (TOPQ0225)
The following tools are also recommended for applying the
covering:
❏
Top Flite
®
MonoKote
®
sealing iron (TOPR2100)
❏
Top Flite Hot Sock
™
iron cover (TOPR2175)
❏
Top Flite MonoKote trim seal iron (TOPR2200)
Here is a list of tools mentioned in the manual that will help
you build the Rapture 40.
❏
Razor saw and miter box set (HCAR0240)
❏
4-40 Tap and #43 [2.2mm] drill, or 4-40 tap and drill set
(GPMR8101)
❏
2 oz. [57g] Spray CA activator (GPMR6035), or 4 oz.
[113g] aerosol CA activator (GPMR634)
❏
CA applicator tips (HCAR3780)
❏
CA debonder (GPMR6039)
❏
Epoxy brushes (6, GPMR8060)
❏
Mixing sticks (50, GPMR8055)
❏
Mixing cups (GPMR8056)
❏
Master Airscrew Razor Plane (MASR1510)
❏
Builder’s Triangle Set (HCAR0480)
❏
Great Planes Precision Hinge Marking Tool
™
(GPMR4005)
❏
Curved-tip canopy scissors for trimming plastic parts
(HCAR0667)
❏
Robart Super Stand II (ROBP1402)
❏
Microballoons (TOPR1090)
❏
Threadlocker
™
thread locking cement (GPMR6060)
❏
Denatured alcohol (for epoxy clean up)
❏
K&S brass tubing; 1/8" [3.2mm], 1/4" [6.4mm], 5/16" [8mm]
❏
K&S #801 Kevlar
®
thread (for stab alignment,
K+SR4575)
❏
Switch & Charge Jack Mounting Set (GPMM1000)
❏
Rotary tool such as Dremel
®
Moto-Tool
®
❏
Servo horn drill (HCAR0698)
❏
Dead Center
™
Engine Mount Hole Locator (GPMR8130)
❏
AccuThrow
™
Deflection Gauge (GPMR2405)
❏
Slot Machine
™
(110V, GPMR4010)
❏
CG Machine
™
(GPMR2400)
❏
Precision Magnetic Prop Balancer
™
(TOPQ5700)
A flat building board that you can stick T-pins into is
required. Most of the building is done by pinning the parts
over their location on the plan laid over the building board.
The 16" x 36" x 3/4" [410 x 910 x 19mm] Great Planes Pro
IMPORTANT BUILDING NOTES
EASY-TOUCH BAR SANDER
A flat, durable, easy to handle sanding tool is a necessity
for building a well finished model. Great Planes makes a
complete range of Easy-Touch Bar Sanders and
replaceable Easy-Touch Adhesive-backed Sandpaper.
While building the Rapture 40, two 5-1/2" [140mm] Bar
Sanders and two 11" [280mm] Bar Sanders equipped
with 80-grit and 150-grit Adhesive-backed Sandpaper
were used.
5-1/2" [140mm] Bar Sander (GPMR6169)
11" [280mm] Bar Sander (GPMR6170)
12' [3.66m] roll of Adhesive-backed 80-grit sandpaper
(GPMR6180)
12' [3.66m] roll of Adhesive-backed 150-grit sandpaper
(GPMR6183)
Assortment pack of 5-1/2" [140mm] strips (GPMR6189)
Top Flite 320-grit (TOPR8030, 4 sheets) and 400-grit
(TOPR8032, 4 sheets) wet-or-dry sandpaper is also
recommended for finish sanding.
Optional Supplies & Tools
Covering & Covering Tools
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