Multiplex Movie Star Pico line Instrucciones De Montaje página 9

Assembling the model:
The fuselage
Preparation
The first step is to install the snake outer sleeves 70 in the
tail boom 11. Slip the sleeves into the boom as shown in
Figs. 1-4, push the square balsa retainers 33 into place
and secure them with cyano. Allow the glue to set hard,
then cut the sleeves to length using a sharp balsa knife.
Carefully remove the die-cut parts from their sheets, using
a balsa knife where required to ease them out. Remove all
rough edges with abrasive paper. Tap the captive nuts 40
into the top frame 21 as shown in Figs. 5+6, and secure
them with a drop of cyano.
A few words at this point on using contact cement. Basically
there are two methods of using this adhesive:
Apply the cement to both faces of the joint and allow the
surfaces to air-dry. This is the usual method with contact
glue, and means leaving the adhesive to dry to the point
where the surfaces no longer feel sticky. The parts can then
be pressed together, and the joint immediately and
permanently "grabs". Note that subsequent adjustment is
not possible using this method.
Apply a more generous coating of adhesive to one surface,
and join the parts while the adhesive is wet. Using this
method the position of the parts can be adjusted, but they
then need to be held in place until the glue has set hard.
Assembling the fuselage
You will need a large, flat surface (workbench) for this stage.
Assemble the parts of the fuselage "dry", i.e. without glue.
This is the sequence: left fuselage side section 1, fuselage
bottom 21, top frame 21 and right fuselage side section 2. If
any part is too tight a fit, make adjustments as necessary.
Dismantle the fuselage again, apply contact cement to the
joint surfaces between the tail boom and the right fuselage
side section 2, and allow the glue to air-dry. Position the tail
boom in the fuselage side section and press it firmly into
place.
Glue the left fuselage side section 1, the top fuselage frame
21 and the fuselage bottom 3 in place using contact cement,
this time using the "wet" method.
Caution: the working time with the adhesive may be very
short, depending on the ambient temperature.
Apply contact cement to the joint surfaces of the fuselage
side sections 1+2 and allow to air-dry. Apply contact cement
to the locating cones just before joining the parts, so that at
these points the adhesive is used "wet". Press the fuselage
parts together firmly.
Apply contact cement to the bottom fuselage frame and the
front section of the fuselage over a distance of 5-6 cm, and
allow to air-dry. When the adhesive is touch-dry, apply glue to
the rear area, fit the frame immediately and press it in place
firmly at the front.
Glue the false floor 22 to the camera mountings 23 using
cyano, but don't glue this assembly to the fuselage.
Cut out the canopy along the marked line, leaving a slight
excess all round, and trim it to fit neatly on the fuselage. Take
the trouble to obtain a snug fit here, as the model looks really
good if the canopy fits accurately. Mark the position of the
canopy latch holes (canopy latches 43) using a felt-tip pen.
Drill 2.5 mm Ø pilot-holes at the marked points and open
them up to 7 mm Ø; even better, drill small holes and use a
small round file to bring them to final size. The rubber
grommets 58 are fitted in these holes.
Glue the canopy latches 43 in the fuselage sides 1+2. Fix the
latch pin 42 in the bottom wooden frame 20 using the screw
41, so that the latch pin holds the false floor in position.
Undercarriage
We will begin with the noseleg assembly. Glue the plywood
pieces together - the cross-piece 25 and the side cheeks 26
- using cyano. Position the side-pieces at a slight angle
inwards, so that the wheel is held under slight tension when
the axle is fitted. Fit the wheel bearings 47 and the wheel 53
in the assembly, and push the nosewheel axle through. Glue
the nosewheel assembly in the fuselage using contact
cement, used "wet".
Preparing and installing the main undercarriage
Fit one screw 54 through a main wheel 56, then slip the
washer 55 on the screw. Glue this assembly in the channeled
strip 27 using 5-minute epoxy, and check that the wheel
rotates freely. Repeat this procedure with the second main
wheel. When the glue has set hard glue the main
undercarriage assemblies in the fuselage.
Tail panels
The horns 59 and pushrod connectors 60 are prepared as
follows.
Mount the pushrod connectors 60 on the servo output arms
59: use the inner hole for the rudder and the outer hole for the
elevator. The connectors are installed by pushing the main
Figs. 7-8 body through the hole and fitting the washer 61 and retaining
nut 62 on the threaded shank. Check that the connectors are
free to rotate, then secure the nuts with a tiny drop of cyano.
Glue the horns in the rudder and elevator using cyano.
Gluing the fin in place
Apply contact cement to the joint surfaces of the fin 8, the
retaining piece 9 and the tail boom, and allow to air-dry. Apply
Figs. 9-11 glue to the contact surfaces between the fin 8, the dowel
support 31 and the retaining piece 9, and join the parts
immediately, with the glue wet.
Fit the dowels for the rubber bands which secure the
tailplane, and glue them in place.
Completing the tail panels
The production process leaves a link between fin and rudder
Fig. 12 at the top hinge, and this link needs to be cut away. Release
the elevator from the tailplane right and left, leaving about 1
mm spacing.
Installing the receiving system and
Fig. 13 completing the control surface linkages
If you are installing the "Brick" servo/receiver module, glue
the base plate in the fuselage at the intended location.
Fig. 14
If you are fitting servos and a separate receiver, glue the
servo plate 24 in the fuselage instead. Slip the pre-formed
servo pushrods 71 into the snake outers from the front end.
The servos or the Brick can now be installed. Fit the Z-bend
in the pushrods through the servo output arms (third hole
from the outside: lever length to pivot axis about 8.5 mm),
then screw the arms on the servos.
Fig. 15
Figs. 16-18
Figs. 19-20
Fig. 21
Fig. 22
Fig. 23
Fig. 24
Fig. 25
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