Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 5)

The f
ollo
wing items were also used to assemb
le
the Piper Arr
o
w
with retractab
le landing g
ear:
❏
Robar
t #530AR
W pneumatic retr
actab
le
landing gear kit f
o
r Piper Arro
w (R
OBQ1621)
❏
Robar
t #188VR v
a
riab
le r
ate air control kit
(R
OBQ2302, includes air tank, v
a
riab
le r
ate
v
alv
e
, lines
, fittings)
❏
(1 pkg.) Robar
t #190 Air Line Quic
k
Disconnects (R
OBQ2395)
❏
Robar
t hand pump with gauge (or suitab
le
replacement) (R
OBQ2363)
❏
Micro ser
v
o
and 6"[150mm] ser
v
o
e
xtension
(pre
viously listed under
“Radio Equipment”)
❏
(2 pkgs
.) Great Planes 0-80 (1/16”) threaded
ball link ball (GPMQ3842)
❏
Optional:
3/4 oz.
[20g] glass cloth to reinf
orce
wing sheeting inside wheel w
ells (HCAR5000)
COCKPIT AND PILO
TS
A scale coc
kpit kit is also a
v
ailab
le f
or this model
(T
OPQ8414).
It includes the floor
, sides and bac
k,
instr
ument panel, dashboard and f
our seats
.
E
v
e
n
though the coc
kpit kit can’t be seen in g
reat detail
unless y
ou are up close or ha
v
e
the cabin top
remo
v
ed, it adds MUCH to the o
v
er
all scale eff
ect
and really
“finishes”
the model.
Installation
instr
uctions are also included with the coc
kpit kit.
T
w
o
Williams Brother’
s #62600 Spor
tsman 3"[75mm]
(1/4-scale) pilots (WBRQ2626) w
ere used.
Since the
pilots are not full-body
, a platf
o
rm
w
as made from
3/32"[2.4mm] hard balsa to suppor
t them.
Acr
ylic
paint f
o
und at cr
aft stores and hob
b
y
shops w
as used
for painting the pilots
.
Acr
ylic paint is f
a
v
ored because
it is easy to use and w
ashes with w
ater
.
TRIM SCHEME/FINISHING SUPPLIES The tr
im scheme on the model on the kit bo
x co
v
e
r
w
as inspired b
y
a full-siz
e Piper Arro
w
.
All of the
w
ood surf
aces w
ere co
v
ered with
T
op Flite
MonoK
ote
® .
The cabin top
, co
wl and tail cone w
ere
painted with
T
op Flite LustreK
ote
® .
Modelers who are
e
xper
ienced in the application of iron-on co
v
e
rings
will find this tr
im scheme of medium difficulty
.
If a
simpler or diff
erent tr
im scheme is desired this one
could be used as a ref
erence
, or just f
ollo
w the tr
im
scheme of another full-siz
e subject.
F
ollo
wing are
the par
t n
umbers of the MonoK
ote
, LustreK
ote and
co
v
e
ring tools used.
CO
VERING
❏
(2) 6’
[1.8m] rolls
White MonoK
ote (T
OPQ0204)
❏
(1) 6’
[1.8m] roll Metallic red MonoK
ote
(T
OPQ0405)
❏
(1) 6’
[1.8m] roll Metallic gold MonoK
ote
(T
OPQ0404)
PA
IN
T
❏
(2)
White pr
imer LustreK
ote (T
OPR7801)
❏
(1) Jet
White LustreK
ote (T
OPR7204)
❏
(1) Metallic red LustreK
ote (T
OPR7405)
❏
(1) Cr
ystal clear-gloss LustreK
ote (T
OPR7200)
❏
1 roll of 1/4"[6.4mm] Metallic gold str
iping tape w
a
s
also used on the co
wl and tail cone (GPMQ1530)
CO
VERING T
OOLS
❏
T
op Flite MonoK
ote tr
im seal iron (T
OPR2200)
❏
21
st
Centur
y
sealing iron (CO
VR2700)
❏
21
st
Centur
y
iron co
v
er (CO
VR2702)
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 Piper Arro
w
.
Order n
u
mbers are pro
vided in parentheses
.
❏
Propeller and spare propellers suitab
le f
or
y
our engine
❏
14 oz.
[420cc] fuel tank (GPMQ4106)
❏
Fuel line (3’
[910mm], GPMQ4131)
❏
2-1/2"[65mm] spinner (white-GPMQ4520, b
lac
k-
GPMQ4521, red-GPMQ4522) -or-
❏
Three-b
lade
alumin
um T
rue T
u
rn
spinner
(TR
UQ2514)
❏
Acr
ylic paint and paint br
ushes f
or painting pilot
(f
ound at cr
aft stores)
❏
A
uto body filler (Bondo or similar)
❏
R/C f
oam padding (1/4"[6mm] HCA
Q1000,
1/2"[13mm] HCA
Q1050)
❏
Sulliv
an #521 K
e
vlar pull-pull control cab
le set
(f
or nose wheel steer
ing, SULQ3121)
❏
If b
uilding flaps:
(1 pkg.
of 6) Robar
t Super
Hinge P
oints (R
OBQ2509)
ADHESIVES AND B
UILDING SUPPLIES
In addition to common modeling tools (scre
w dr
iv
ers
,
hob
b
y
kniv
es
, dr
ill, etc.), this is the
“shor
t list”
of the
most impor
tant items required to b
uild the Piper
Arro
w
.
W
e
recommend
Great Planes Pr
o
™ CA and
Epo
xy glue
.
❏
2 oz.
[60g]
Thin Pro CA (GPMR6003)
❏
2 oz.
[60g] Medium Pro CA+ (GPMR6009)
❏
1/2 oz.
[15g]
Thic
k Pro CA- (GPMR6013)
❏
Pro 30-min
ute epo
xy (GPMR6047)
❏
Pro 6-min
ute epo
xy (GPMR6045)
❏
Pro Aliphatic resin (2 oz.
[60g], GPMR6160)
❏
NHP balsa filler (NHPR2211)
❏
Plan protector (GPMR6167) or w
ax paper
❏
Dr
ill bits:
1/16"[1.6mm], 5/64"[2mm],
3/32"[2.4mm], 7/64"[2.8mm], 1/8"[3.2mm], 9/64"[3.6mm], 5/32"[4mm], 11/64"[4.4mm], 3/16"[4.8mm], 13/64"[5.2mm], 7/32"[5.6mm], 15/64 [6mm], 1/4"[6.4mm], 17/64"[6.7mm], 9/32"[7.1mm]
❏
8-32 tap and dr
ill set (GPMR8103)
❏
1/4-20 tap and dr
ill set (GPMR8105)
❏
T
ap handle (GPMR8120)
❏
Small metal file
❏
Stic
k-on segmented lead w
eights (GPMQ4485)
❏
Silv
er solder w/flux (GPMR8070)
❏
#1 Hob
b
y
knif
e (HCAR0105)
❏
#11 b
lades (100-pac
k, HCAR0311)
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