Aircraft in Miniature Limited Historic Wings Assembly Instructions Manual - Page 5
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Print PageC Form each spoke disc.
(1) Put each disc into the appropriate cavity (large or small diameter) in the
female form tool.
(2) Put the appropriate male form tool into the cavity and press the disc into
a cone. Figure 2 shows a vice being used to compress the form tool.
(3) Remove the form tool from the vice and remove the formed disc of
spokes.
(4) Do steps 1 C (1) thru 1 C (3) again for each of the spoke discs.
D Assemble the three wheels.
(1) Paint the appropriate tyre areas of the three cast metal tyres matt black.
Do not paint the recesses where the spoke discs will be attached.
(2) Apply your preferred adhesive in the recess on one side of a cast metal
tyre, then attach the conical spoke disc as shown in Figure 3.
(3) When the adhesive is dry/cured, turn the wheel assembly over and
attach the spoked disc to the other side. Leave this adhesive to dry/cure.
(4) Do steps 1 D (2) and 1 D (3) again for the other two wheels.
2 FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY
A Remove the fuselage from the fret and remove any burrs from the
attachment tags.
B Fold the fuselage to a square section, then bond the joint to give a strong
joint.
C Bend each side to the tapered shape and bond all joints to give a strong
structure.
D Remove the centre section frame from the fret and remove any burrs from
the attachment tags.
Figure 2
Figure 3