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Check the correctness of the Parts in the Plan above and make sure you glue the formers in the right direction as shown in the pictures.
Start building by glueing the Formers F1 and F2 together. Do the same with Former F5 and F6. Use F7 as a template to cut out the same shape from Aircraft Plywood 1mm. Drill the hole to fit in m3 screw. Glue together F3 F7 and F8 and make sure the m3 screw fits the hole. Place the m3 Notch inside F8 and fix with medium CA.
Place Part F3 as shown in the picture in a 90° Angle to the Formers and fix with CA.
Place F4 and lock with the Formers F1 and F2. Make sure the formers are placed the same way as shown in the picture. Otherwise you will mess up aerodynamics of the Plane.
Add the Sidewalls F9 and F9b at the same time and carefully glue them using thin CA.
Put the Former F10 to Middlepart F11 and Glue it in 90° Angle together. Check the correct Position of Former F10. Upside is as shown in the Plan.
Add the Middlepart to the fuselage and carefully bend the Sidewalls. When everything looks nice and symetrical fix it with thin CA.
Apply bottompart F12.
Staple the Nosebits F13 x 7 as shown and glue them together using thin CA. Apply them to the planes Nose.
...yep like this. Also put on Part F14.
Glue Former F16 into the gap in the Sidewalls, then bend F15 over it and Glue it. Don't forget to apply F20 at the tail Section.
Build the Canopy using Parts F17 F18 and F19.
Make a little Lock using a small Part of your Bowdencable.
Sand the Fuselage until it looks nice and smooth......that's it. :)
Make sure you build a right and a left wing :D
Usually the Tail is yellow because it is a lightning bug :D
I used cheap 2gr Servos from China (WINXIU) but you may modify to some other servos.
Drill a Hole in the Planes Nose and set the Center of Gravity by adding some Leadbeads. The sweet Spot for the CG on my Plane is located at ~36mm measured from the leading edge.
HAPPY FLYING.....!!