P40C 7

CURTISS P-40 C

Before the construction the parts 8.12, 19.21. 24.28.29.37 and 41 are stiffened with cardboard 1 to 1,5 mm thick. First cut roughly part 1, the hull of the piane, then caretully shape - pre-terably by means ot a round stick or against the edge of a table (or similar) and only then finish cutting out all the details. The auxiliary matting connection la - 1g serve tor connecting of the joints of part 1. they are glued from inside, under the joints, first on one side then on the other. Proceed carefully according to drawings. Shape the air inlet 2 (bend into U shape), insert tubę 3 inside and glue the complex into the nose. Shape the inner part of the radiator 4. glue in the rib 5 and pastę the complex carefully from below into the bottom of the nose. In similar manner glue in the rear part of the radiator - part 6. Roli the exhausts 7 into tubes, preferably around a skewer of about 1 mm in diameter and the cut with a blade into segments (see drawing), which will be then glued into the slits in part 1. Close the engine with lid 8. Now you must decide whether you will build the morę realistic model with a transparent cockpit or the simple one. In the case of the simple model it will be sufficient to glue in the cockpit 9 and reinforce the sides from inside with parts 10 and 10a. which will get interconnected with part 12 that will serve as a spur supporting the hull. The morę realistic model uses the transparent cabin that will be put together from parts 9 and 9a. and cut out the Windows in the frames. In a similar way, cut out the Windows in the top of the hull 1. Parts 9 and 9a will be glued into the hull. Cut out a piece of transparent celluloid according to schemes A and B. Put piece A into the Windows in the top of the hull, piece B comes into the cockpit 9 and 9a. Only then glue in the sides 10 and lOa. which will be interconnected with the brace 11. (arrow toward the front.) Bend cardboard matted part 12. add part 13. glue it in the place of a semicircle slot, seat 14 and add sights 15 over the dashboard (you can improve it with a piece of transparent plas-tic). Complement this bit with the stick C (from a piece of wire or toothpick) and glue it into the hull between the sides 10 and 10a. Cut and open the door for the rear wheel in the rear part of the hull 1 and glue part 16 inside. Form a piece of wire according to scheme D. Wrap part 17 around it (the rear foot of the landing gear). Slide the wheel onto the end of the wire. It is madę from the ring 18 and inserted discs 19. Put the box 20 together, glue in the reinforcement of the taił unit 21. Glue the taił unit onto this box - first the horizontal part 23 and reinforcement 24 and then the vertical part 22. which you will puli on the reinforcement 21. Insert and glue the complex into the rear part of the hull. Shape the wings 25 and 26 (25a - 25c), and reinforce with part 27 according to drawing. (You can cut out the holes for the landing gear.) Build the main spar from parts 28.29.29a and flaps 30. and glue it carefully from within inside the front part of the wings. (front holes of the landing gear) Close the landing gear holes with lids 31 and only then you can close the wing - better hołd the trailing edge with a ruler for so-me time for a straight connection. Bend the wing - hull transi-tions on the wing, and connect the prepared dry wing without glue with the hull. Only if you see that all the wing-hull transi-tions match, glue the wing firmly to the hull. According to drawing complement the wing with a piece of wire - speedcounter E. The covers of the main landing gear. part 32, are either clo-sed - in such case it is not necessary to glue the inside - or open with the inside part and cut along rectangle of the folding door. Lid 33 is glued on the bottom of the hull. Make the axis of landing gear foot F from a piece of wire, the foot 34 will be wrapped around it and tubę 34a will be wrapped around the end of this foot. Do not glue this tubę firmly with part 34. but pastę it independently into the apertures in the wings in the place of the open lids of the landing gear 32. Complement the foot with spring mounting 35 and construct the main wheels from the ring 36. lids 37. tires 38 and covers 39 and 39a. Pastę the wheels on wire F. Shape and put together the propeller cone 40. cover it with lid 41 and insert tubę 42. This tubę will connect the cone of the revolving part with the hull. Pastę the propeller blades 43 together - you can glue a piece of a toothpick inside; stick it and glue it into the apertures in the cone 40. Insert the whole complex into the hull. Add the covers of machinę guns 44. and glue tubes 45 inside (barrels of machinę guns) - they can be created by wrapping around a dismounted paper clip. In the same way you will make the tubes 46 (wing machinę guns), which will be glued into the wings. Now it only takes adding the covers 47 in front of the cockpit. Now the model is finished. You can chose the piane with the erected landing gear - in such case insert the undercarriage legs into the tubes in the wings - or drawn-in - then glue the wheels into the holes in the wings.