Top Flite TOPA0905 - Manual (Page 36)

Finishing Touches
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1. Mix 1/4 ounce [2 drams] of epoxy with microballoon
filler. Put the epoxy around the inside of the base of the
pilot figure. Place the pilot on plastic or wax paper until
the glue hardens. Once hardened the epoxy will form a
good base for gluing the pilot to the cockpit.
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2. Glue the pilot to the cockpit floor with epoxy.
(Note: When you need to remove the pilot you will
find that you will have to bend it forward, bending the
cockpit floor. The floor is heavy enough plastic to
bend as needed to remove the pilot.)
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3. Place the tail cone onto the back of the fuselage
centering it with the rudder. Drill two 1/16" [1.6mm]
holes on each side of the tail cone, drilling into the
flange at the back of the fuselage. Remove the tail
cone from the fuselage. Glue four 1/8" x 1/2" x 1/2"
[3mm x 13mm x13mm] plywood plates inside the
fuselage over the holes you drilled. Once the glue has
hardened, drill through the plates with the 1/16"
[1.6mm] drill. Re-install the tail cone and secure it to
the fuselage with four #2 x 3/8" [10mm] screws.
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4. Remove a small amount of covering from the
wing around the wing bolts for the antennas. Glue the
antennas to the wing so that the back curvature of
the antennas fit around the bolt.
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