Top Flite TOPA0400 - Manual (Page 51)

Wing:
1. Tips of wing
2. Trailing edges of wing
3. Aluminum on the bottom right, followed by the
left wing panel
4. Aluminum on the top right, followed by the left
wing panel
5. White followed by the Black stripes on the
bottom right, followed by the left wing panel
6. White followed by the Black stripes on the top
right, followed by the left wing panel
7. Aileron tips, followed by the Aluminum on the
bottom and top of the ailerons
8. White followed by the Black stripes on the
bottom and top of the ailerons
When covering concave surfaces, follow the iron
with a damp cloth, pressing the covering down.
APPLY TRIM
The area ahead of the canopy can be covered with
Flat Black MonoKote. If gloss Black MonoKote is
used, finish covering the model; then, before the
canopy is installed, mask and spray this panel with
Flat Clear LustreKote.
The nose checkerboard was done with MonoKote,
with the exception of the plastic cowling.
The nose checkerboard is not extremely difficult to
do. It is, however, tedious and time consuming to
apply. Sport modelers who do not want to spend
the necessary time on the checkerboard, but still
want to use the supplied decals etc., may consider
applying a solid-colored nose such as blue or
yellow instead.
The following sequence was used on the prototypes:
The cowling should be primed and painted white
before proceeding with the checkerboard.
LustreKote
™ paints are recommended (see the
Painting section).
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1. Cover the entire nose section of the model in
the checkerboard region with White MonoKote.
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2. Screw the plastic cowling to the fuse. We
recommend you use a #2 pencil when marking on
the cowling.
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3. Divide the fore and aft distance of the
checkerboard region at the top into two equal
sections. You may use a fine-tip marker to mark
the MonoKote. Isopropyl alcohol will remove any
exposed marks when you are done. (Pre-test on a
scrap of MonoKote.
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4. Repeat these divisions on the fuselage’s left
and right sides as well as the bottom cowling.
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5. Draw rings around the nose of the plane with
the marker (and pencil on the cowling). The rings
should be even all the way around. The rings may
be drawn by applying strips of plastic fine-line
masking tape around the fuselage. Run the pen
around the fuse using the tape as a guide.
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6. Divide the fuse up radially using the box
labels and other photos as a reference. Use a
straightedge or tape to draw the radial (lengthwise)
lines on the fuse and cowl.
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7. Custom cut individual pieces of Sky
Blue MonoKote to fit each blue panel of the
checkerboard. Iron these down as you cut them.
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8. Use isopropyl alcohol to remove any
exposed marks.
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9. For best results, the white parts of the
cowling should be masked and the remainder
painted Sky Blue to complete the checkerboard.
EXHAUST STACKS
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1. Trim the exhaust stacks as closely to the cut
lines as you can.
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2. Paint the exhaust stacks. We used aluminum
LustreKote on the prototypes.
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3. Mark the perimeter of the stacks on the fuse.
Use a T-pin to perforate the covering underneath
the stacks.
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4. Roughen the underside of the plastic stacks
with sandpaper.
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5. Glue the stacks to the fuse with medium CA.
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