Top Flite TOPA0700 - Manual (Page 5)

ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQ
UIRED
HARD
W
ARE AND A
CCESSORIES
In addition to the items listed in the
“Decisions Y
o
u
Must Make”
section, f
ollo
wing is the list of hardw
are
and accessor
ies required to finish the
T
op Flite Giant
P-51D Mustang ARF
.
Order n
u
mbers are pro
vided in
parentheses
.
❏
R/C f
oam r
u
b
ber (1/4" [6mm] (HCA
Q1000) or
1/2" [13mm] (HCA
Q1050)
❏
2’
[600mm] large silicone fuel tubing f
o
r glo
w
engines (GPMQ4133)
❏
3’
[900mm] gasoline fuel tubing f
or gas engines
(GPMQ4135)
❏
Williams Bros
.
#625 3" (1/4-scale) standard pilot
(WBRQ22625)
❏
Modeling paints and paint br
ushes f
or painting pilot
❏
Propeller and spare propellers suitab
le f
or
y
our engine
ADHESIVES AND B
UILDING SUPPLIES
In addition to common hob
b
y
tools and household
tools
, this is the
“shor
t list”
of the most impor
tant
items required to b
uild the
T
op Flite Giant P-51D
Mustang ARF
.
Great Planes Pr
o
™ CA and Epo
xy
glue are recommended.
❏
30-min
ute epo
xy (GPMR6047)
❏
1 oz.
Medium CA (GPMR6008)
❏
1 oz.
Thin CA (GPMR6002)
❏
CA applicator tips (HCAR3780)
❏
CA Activ
ator (2 oz.
[57g] spr
a
y
bottle (GPMR6035)
or 4 oz.
[113g] aerosol (GPMR634)
❏
Threadloc
ker thread loc
king cement (GPMR6060)
❏
Hob
b
y
torch or solder
ing iron
❏
Silv
er solder w/flux (GPMR8070)
❏
Dr
ill bits:
1/16"
[1.6mm],
3/32"
[2.4mm],
7/64"
[2.8mm] (
or 1/8"
[3.2mm]),
1/8"
[3.2mm],
3/16"
[4.8mm],
#9
[5.0mm],
1/4"
[6.4mm],
siz
e “F"
[6.5mm] (
or 17/64"
[6.8mm]),
17/64"
[6.8mm]
(or 9/32"
[7.2mm])
❏
Small metal file
❏
Acr
ylic paint and paint br
ushes f
or painting pilot
(f
ound at cr
aft stores)
❏
Stic
k-on segmented lead w
eights (GPMQ4485)
❏
#1 Hob
b
y
knif
e (HCAR0105)
❏
#11 b
lades (5-pac
k, HCAR0211)
❏
#11 b
lades (100-pac
k, HCAR0311)
❏
Non-elastic str
ing f
or stab alignment (such as K
& S #801 K
e
vlar thread (K+SR4575)
❏
Fine-point f
e
lt-tip pen (T
op Flite
®
P
anel Line P
e
n
(T
OPQ2510)
❏
Masking tape (T
OPR8018)
❏
Cur
v
ed-tip canop
y scissors f
or tr
imming plastic
par
ts (HCAR0667)
❏
Alumin
um paint and airbr
ush or paint br
ush (f
or
painting coc
kpit)
❏
Robar
t Super Stand II (R
OBP1402)
OPTIONAL SUPPLIES AND
T
OOLS
Here is a list of optional tools mentioned in the man
ual that will help y
ou b
uild the
T
op Flite Giant
P-51D Mustang ARF
.
❏
R/C-56 canop
y glue (JOZR5007)
❏
CA debonder (GPMR6039)
❏
3M 77 spr
a
y
adhesiv
e (MMMR1990)
❏
Epo
xy br
ushes (6, GPMR8060)
❏
Mixing stic
ks (50, GPMR8055)
❏
Mixing cups (GPMR8056)
(Contin
ued on page 8)
RETRA
CT
ABLE LANDING GEAR
The
T
op Flite Giant P-51 ARF ma
y be assemb
led
with either the included fix
ed landing gear or
retr
actab
le landing gear
.
If fix
ed landing gear is
used no other items will need to be purchased to install the gear
.
If y
ou wish to install retr
actab
le
landing gear
, this model is designed f
o
r Robar
t
pneumatic retr
acts
.
F
ollo
wing is the complete list
of items required to install the Robar
t retr
acts:
❏
(1) Robar
t #622-5
T
op Flite P-51 pneumatic
retr
actab
le main landing gear (R
OBQ1635)
❏
(1) Robar
t #160L
WC retr
actab
le tail gear
assemb
ly (R
OBQ2225)
❏
(1) Robar
t #157VRX Large-Scale Delux
e Air
Control Kit—includes pressure v
essel, air line
tubing, v
a
riab
le-r
ate air v
alv
e
, T
-fittings
(R
OBQ2305)
❏
10’
[3.5m] red & pur
ple #169 Pressure tubing
(R
OBQ2369)
❏
(1 pkg.) #190 Air Line Quic
k Disconnects
(R
OBQ2395)
❏
(2) Du-Bro No
.
500TL
T
readed lightw
eight
wheel (DUBQ0847)
❏
Siz
e
“F”
[6.5mm] or 17/64" [6.8mm] dr
ill (to
enlarge the hole in the wheels f
or the axles)
❏
1-3/4" [45mm] tailwheel (GPMQ4220 –2/pkg)
Note:
There ma
y be other main wheels that could
be used with the Robar
t retr
acts
, b
ut the Du-Bro
wheels listed abo
v
e
are the only ones
recommended because the
y are narro
w and will
fit in the wing. An air pump will also be required to pressur
iz
e the
air tank.
The Robar
t hand pump could be used,
b
u
t is not pr
actical because of the large capacity
of the air tank in this model.
A small, 12V electr
ic
pump is recommended and can be purchased at an
y automotiv
e or hardw
are store
.
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