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6. Trim one matching set of wheel pant halves along
the molded in cut lines. Notice the inner and outer halves
interlock with each other. You can use a hobby knife to
carefully
score along the cut lines and flex the plastic until
the excess breaks free, or use small scissors to cut along
the lines. Kyosho curved plastic cutting scissors
(KYOR1010) work extremely well for this and make the job
a cinch. For now, don’t worry about accurately cutting out
the opening in each wheel pant half – just cut an
approximate opening for the wheels.
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7. Make two wheel pant mounts by cutting pieces of
scrap wood to a length of 1/2" [13mm]. Use medium CA to
glue two wheel pant mounts to the inside of each wheel pant
as shown.
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8. Join two wheel pant halves and carefully spot glue
them together in just a few places with thin CA. Start by spot
gluing the top, then the front and rear where the two halves
just butt together. After the halves are joined, securely glue
them together along all the seams with medium CA.
Note:
Do not use CA accelerator on the ABS plastic as it may
develop cracks and/or keep the paint from adhering.
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9. Test fit the wheel pant halves and make adjustments
where necessary for the best possible fit.
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10. File a flat spot along the bottom of the axle. This provides
a better area for the set screw to bite and helps keep the
wheel in place. Install the wheel pants by placing these
items onto the landing gear wire in this order: Wheel pant,
5/32" wheel collar, wheel, 5/32" wheel collar. Thread a 6-32
set screw into each of the wheel collars. Check to make sure
the wheels rotate without binding on the wheel pant. If not,
loosen the set screws on the wheel collars and adjust the
position of the wheel.
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1. Locate the plywood tail gear plate. Position the plate onto
the rear of the fuselage. Trace around the plate using a felt-tip
marker. Remove the plate, and carefully remove the
covering from the fuselage in the position of the plate using
a hobby knife. Glue the plate onto the fuselage using
6-minute epoxy. Allow the epoxy to fully cure before
continuing to the next step.
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2. Position the tail gear assembly onto the plywood plate
and mark the locations for the mounting screws. Use a 1/16"
[1.5mm] drill to drill the locations for the screws. Attach the
Tail Gear Installation
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