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| + | ~~NOTRANS~~ | ||
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| ====== 1965 June Issue ====== | ====== 1965 June Issue ====== | ||
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| {{Takami-Phantom-05.jpg}} | {{Takami-Phantom-05.jpg}} | ||
| - | === Main Wing Construction (continued) === | + | ===== Main Wing Construction (continued) |
| Last month we finished by thinning the trailing edge of the main wing.\\ | Last month we finished by thinning the trailing edge of the main wing.\\ | ||
| Leave each wingtip 3–5 mm longer than final length, and fasten the wing firmly to the fuselage with small nails or bamboo pins. Take great care with the incidence and dihedral when joining wing and fuselage.\\ | Leave each wingtip 3–5 mm longer than final length, and fasten the wing firmly to the fuselage with small nails or bamboo pins. Take great care with the incidence and dihedral when joining wing and fuselage.\\ | ||
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| On the real aircraft, the wedge area swells slightly, so make use of the excess wedge material to fair in the bulge—or glue on a thin strip and shape it. This completes the wing-to-fuselage attachment.\\ | On the real aircraft, the wedge area swells slightly, so make use of the excess wedge material to fair in the bulge—or glue on a thin strip and shape it. This completes the wing-to-fuselage attachment.\\ | ||
| - | === Tail Unit Construction === | + | ===== Tail Unit Construction |
| Carve the vertical tail in the same manner as the main wing and attach it—again, mind the angles.\\ | Carve the vertical tail in the same manner as the main wing and attach it—again, mind the angles.\\ | ||
| Carve the left and right horizontal tails together as one piece, finish the airfoil, then separate and mount them on the fuselage.\\ | Carve the left and right horizontal tails together as one piece, finish the airfoil, then separate and mount them on the fuselage.\\ | ||
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| {{Takami-Phantom-06.jpg}} | {{Takami-Phantom-06.jpg}} | ||
| - | === Priming (Undercoat) === | + | ===== Priming (Undercoat) |
| Priming is the most monotonous task, but it cannot be skipped. Feel free to work while watching TV or listening to music.\\ | Priming is the most monotonous task, but it cannot be skipped. Feel free to work while watching TV or listening to music.\\ | ||
| As with skincare, it is a cycle of “apply and cut back, apply and cut back.”\\ | As with skincare, it is a cycle of “apply and cut back, apply and cut back.”\\ | ||
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| You should now sense the Phantom’s nose coming to life. Cross-check with the drawing and photos; if all looks good, fair the intakes with putty.\\ | You should now sense the Phantom’s nose coming to life. Cross-check with the drawing and photos; if all looks good, fair the intakes with putty.\\ | ||
| - | === Canopy and Seat Construction === | + | ===== Canopy and Seat Construction |
| Make a separate wooden plug for the canopy.\\ | Make a separate wooden plug for the canopy.\\ | ||
| Study the area around the F-4B canopy carefully. The lower frame of the canopy aligns with the fuselage curvature—think of a frame-less lower edge sitting atop the fuselage skin. The forward windscreen likewise has virtually no lower frame. Many modern jets use canopies with this “difficult” look, which gives modelers headaches.\\ | Study the area around the F-4B canopy carefully. The lower frame of the canopy aligns with the fuselage curvature—think of a frame-less lower edge sitting atop the fuselage skin. The forward windscreen likewise has virtually no lower frame. Many modern jets use canopies with this “difficult” look, which gives modelers headaches.\\ | ||
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| {{Takami-Phantom-07.jpg}} | {{Takami-Phantom-07.jpg}} | ||
| - | === Wingtip Shaping === | + | ===== Wingtip Shaping |
| With the canopy done, shape the wingtips. On the F-4B, the tips of the main wing and the vertical tail have a slight fullness.\\ | With the canopy done, shape the wingtips. On the F-4B, the tips of the main wing and the vertical tail have a slight fullness.\\ | ||
| Saw off the raw wingtip ends; near the trailing edge, glue in a round toothpick as a core with strong adhesive. When dry, carve to the exact contour. Because the horizontal tail is very thin, build up with putty and then carve the fullness after it dries. You may also build up the main-wing tips with putty.\\ | Saw off the raw wingtip ends; near the trailing edge, glue in a round toothpick as a core with strong adhesive. When dry, carve to the exact contour. Because the horizontal tail is very thin, build up with putty and then carve the fullness after it dries. You may also build up the main-wing tips with putty.\\ | ||
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