Flying Officer Kyte
09-29-2012, 11:49
61506
Although I am now getting used to the fine lines of the SRAM range, I’m afraid that I still have an engineer’s mentality at heart. Consequently, I beefed this one up just like my Pom with new wings and steel paperclip struts.
Mark out the wings with the official ones for templates, and cut out with a craft knife.
61507
Shape and finish the wings with a needle file and fine wet and dry paper.
61512
Position the engine and glue in place.
61508
Glue in the pilot’s seat.
61509
Drill out the prop boss and glue in a pin for the prop shaft.
Assemble the floats by drilling holes for the cross struts and glue into place.
61510
Drill the holes in floats and fuselage for the support struts. ( A card template may help to get the compound angles correct.)
61511
Clamp the wings together and drill for the struts.
61513
Glue on the lower wing.
61515
Glue the rudder to the tail plane.
61516
Cut out and trial fit the engine decals (not supplied with the kit.)
61514
61517
Glue the float assembly to the fuselage.
61518
Cut to size and glue the cross braces to the floats. (Check for handedness before you glue.)
61519
Position the top wing and glue in the struts.
61520
Position and glue in the cabines through holes in the top wing.
61521
Position the tail plane and glue on.
61522
Drill out the position for the rudder pintle in the fuselage, and glue it into place.
61523
Drill out and fit the rear float struts and drill the gudgeon hole.
61524
Place float on rudder pintle and use the struts to define the position for holes in the fuselage.
Glue the rear float into place.
61525
Drill the hole for the flight peg.
61526
Temporally assemble the parts and spray paint the aircraft with a white primer coat.
61527
Paint the aircraft, pilot guns and prop.
61528
Cut out the chequered decals to fit around the cabines.
61529
Apply Micro set and wrap the decal around the engine housing.
When set, Micro sol and bend the front of the decal to conform to the front of the engine housing.
Glue on the lower Lewis gun, pilot and prop.
61530
Apply micro set to the rest of the areas to be decaled, and apply the decals.
61531
When ten minutes has elapsed Micro sol to gain better conformity to the contours of the model.
Glue on the upper wing Lewis gun if required.
61532
Varnish to taste.
Rob.
Although I am now getting used to the fine lines of the SRAM range, I’m afraid that I still have an engineer’s mentality at heart. Consequently, I beefed this one up just like my Pom with new wings and steel paperclip struts.
Mark out the wings with the official ones for templates, and cut out with a craft knife.
61507
Shape and finish the wings with a needle file and fine wet and dry paper.
61512
Position the engine and glue in place.
61508
Glue in the pilot’s seat.
61509
Drill out the prop boss and glue in a pin for the prop shaft.
Assemble the floats by drilling holes for the cross struts and glue into place.
61510
Drill the holes in floats and fuselage for the support struts. ( A card template may help to get the compound angles correct.)
61511
Clamp the wings together and drill for the struts.
61513
Glue on the lower wing.
61515
Glue the rudder to the tail plane.
61516
Cut out and trial fit the engine decals (not supplied with the kit.)
61514
61517
Glue the float assembly to the fuselage.
61518
Cut to size and glue the cross braces to the floats. (Check for handedness before you glue.)
61519
Position the top wing and glue in the struts.
61520
Position and glue in the cabines through holes in the top wing.
61521
Position the tail plane and glue on.
61522
Drill out the position for the rudder pintle in the fuselage, and glue it into place.
61523
Drill out and fit the rear float struts and drill the gudgeon hole.
61524
Place float on rudder pintle and use the struts to define the position for holes in the fuselage.
Glue the rear float into place.
61525
Drill the hole for the flight peg.
61526
Temporally assemble the parts and spray paint the aircraft with a white primer coat.
61527
Paint the aircraft, pilot guns and prop.
61528
Cut out the chequered decals to fit around the cabines.
61529
Apply Micro set and wrap the decal around the engine housing.
When set, Micro sol and bend the front of the decal to conform to the front of the engine housing.
Glue on the lower Lewis gun, pilot and prop.
61530
Apply micro set to the rest of the areas to be decaled, and apply the decals.
61531
When ten minutes has elapsed Micro sol to gain better conformity to the contours of the model.
Glue on the upper wing Lewis gun if required.
61532
Varnish to taste.
Rob.