Covering & Covering Tools; Optional Supplies & Tools; Important Building Notes - GREAT PLANES Rapture 40 Instruction Manual

Covering & Covering Tools
Two rolls of covering will be required to cover this model.
The following colors are those on the model featured on the
kit box cover:
White – (TOPQ0204)
True Red – (TOPQ0227)
Cub Yellow – (TOPQ0220)
Medium Purple – (TOPQ0225)
The following tools are also recommended for applying the
covering:
Top Flite ® MonoKote
Top Flite Hot Sock
™
Top Flite MonoKote trim seal iron (TOPR2200)
Optional Supplies & Tools
Here is a list of tools mentioned in the manual that will help
you build the Rapture 40.
Razor saw and miter box set (HCAR0240)
4-40 Tap and #43 [2.2mm] drill, or 4-40 tap and drill set
(GPMR8101)
2 oz. [57g] Spray CA activator (GPMR6035), or 4 oz.
[113g] aerosol CA activator (GPMR634)
CA applicator tips (HCAR3780)
CA debonder (GPMR6039)
Epoxy brushes (6, GPMR8060)
Mixing sticks (50, GPMR8055)
Mixing cups (GPMR8056)
Master Airscrew Razor Plane (MASR1510)
Builder's Triangle Set (HCAR0480)
Great Planes Precision
(GPMR4005)
Curved-tip canopy scissors for trimming plastic parts
(HCAR0667)
Robart Super Stand II (ROBP1402)
Microballoons (TOPR1090)
Threadlocker ™ thread locking cement (GPMR6060)
Denatured alcohol (for epoxy clean up)
K&S brass tubing; 1/8" [3.2mm], 1/4" [6.4mm], 5/16" [8mm]
K&S #801 Kevlar
K+SR4575)
Switch & Charge Jack Mounting Set (GPMM1000)
Rotary tool such as Dremel
Servo horn drill (HCAR0698)
Dead Center ™ Engine Mount Hole Locator (GPMR8130)
AccuThrow ™ Deflection Gauge (GPMR2405)
Slot Machine ™ (110V, GPMR4010)
CG Machine ™ (GPMR2400)
Precision Magnetic Prop Balancer
® sealing iron (TOPR2100)
iron cover (TOPR2175)
Hinge Marking
® thread (for stab alignment,
® Moto-Tool ®
(TOPQ5700)
™
EASY-TOUCH BAR SANDER
A flat, durable, easy to handle sanding tool is a necessity
for building a well finished model. Great Planes makes a
complete range of Easy-Touch Bar Sanders and
replaceable Easy-Touch Adhesive-backed Sandpaper.
While building the Rapture 40, two 5-1/2" [140mm] Bar
Sanders and two 11" [280mm] Bar Sanders equipped
with 80-grit and 150-grit Adhesive-backed Sandpaper
were used.
5-1/2" [140mm] Bar Sander (GPMR6169)
11" [280mm] Bar Sander (GPMR6170)
12' [3.66m] roll of Adhesive-backed 80-grit sandpaper
(GPMR6180)
12' [3.66m] roll of Adhesive-backed 150-grit sandpaper
(GPMR6183)
Assortment pack of 5-1/2" [140mm] strips (GPMR6189)
Top Flite 320-grit (TOPR8030, 4 sheets) and 400-grit
(TOPR8032, 4 sheets) wet-or-dry sandpaper is also
recommended for finish sanding.
Tool ™

IMPORTANT BUILDING NOTES

A flat building board that you can stick T-pins into is
required. Most of the building is done by pinning the parts
over their location on the plan laid over the building board.
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