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4.
W

ash the canop

y in w

a

rm

, soap

y w

ater

, then

dr

y it off

.

Place the canop

y on the fuselage

.

B

e

cer

tain it is centered from side-to-side

.

T

empor

ar

ily

tape the canop

y into position.

Dr
ill f
our e

v

enly spaced

1/16" [1.6mm] holes through both sides of the

canop

y and the coc

kpit sides

.

T

ak
e the canop

y off

and enlarge the holes

in the canop

y onl

y
with a

3/32" [2.4mm] dr

ill.
Mount the canop

y with eight #2 x

3/16" [4.8mm] scre

ws
.

5.
Remo

ve

the canop

y

and scre

ws
.

Add a f

e

w drops

of thin CA to the holes to harden the threads

.

Allo

w the

CA to fully harden, then remount the canop

y.

Appl

y the decals

1.
Use scissors or a shar

p hob

b

y

knif

e to cut the

decals from the decal sheets

.Where possib

le

, round

the cor

ners so the

y w

on’t catch and lift while

cleaning and handling the model.

2.
Be cer

tain the model is clean.

Prepare a dishpan or

small b

u

ck

et with a mixture of liquid dish soap and w

a

rm

w

a

ter—about 1/2 teaspoon of soap per gallon of w

ater

.

Submerse one of the decals in the solution and peel off

the paper bac

king.

Note:

Ev
en though the decals ha

ve

a
“stic

ky-bac

k”
and are not the w

a

ter tr

ansf

er type

,

submersing them in soap and w

ater allo

ws accur

ate

positioning and reduces air b

u

b

b

les under

neath.

3.
P

osition the decal on the model where desired.

Holding the decal do

wn, use a paper to

w

el to wipe

most of the w

ater a

w

a

y.

4.
Use a piece of soft balsa or something similar to

squeegee remaining w

ater from under the decal.

Apply the rest of the decals the same w

a

y.

Note:

T

o

apply the stars a

n

d

bars on the bottom of

the r

ight wing, remo

v

e the aileron ser

v

o

hatch.

Apply

the decal.

Squeegee the w

ater out, then cut along

the edges of the hatch.

P

osition the hatch.

Apply the

cut off por

tion of the decal to the hatch.

GET

THE MODEL READ

Y

T

O

FL

Y

Complete the radio installation

1.
Mount the receiv

er on/off s

witch in a str

ategic

location where it w

on’t interf

ere with an

ything inside

the fuselage and where it will not get coated with

engine e

xhaust outside the fuselage

.

Due to the

higher le

v

els of vibr

ation from some gas engines

, tw

o

s

witches ma

y be used f

or redundancy

.

If using tw

o

s

witches

, solder the wires together as sho

wn.

A

Great Planes Switch & Charge J

a

c

k

Mounting Set

(GPMM1000) w

as also used f

or charging and

v

oltage monitor

ing from outside the fuselage

.

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