Finishing The Model - Opitec Wasp Quick Start Manual

Joining the wings together
Before joining the two wings together the ends ( Root) they must be sanded to angle of 7 degrees using a block
and glass paper. To do this make a pattern using a piece of scrap plywood as shown in diagram V
Place a strip of sellotape ( Ca.15cm long) under one end (root) so that one half protrudes.
Lay the wing on a polythene covered board and then offer up the second wing half, pressing it down on the pro-
truding sellotape. Now both halves should be flat on the building board , with no visible gap between them
Ask your Craft Teacher to check this stage for you this part must be carried out very carefully before gluing in po-
sition
Apply glue to one wing half (at the root) and weigh it down. Lift up the other wing
Half to a height of 120mm and support it at this height. Remove any excess glue and check that one wing lays
absolutely flat. Hold everything in place until the wings are absolutely dry.
IMPORTANT!
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97°
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97°
This procedure will only make the wings stable enough to work on – if you place them straight on your model
and try to fly it they will not last long at all!!!!!!!
The next stage is to place a glued bandage over the joint as reinforcement
Apply the glue thinly and make sure that is a neat joint
This is how you can do it
Apply a bead of glue to the joint and spread in out with your fore finger until its 2,5cn wide
Place the bandage over the glue and press it in place. Use your forefinger again to make the bandage is well
glued in place- leave to dry
Remove the sellotape and carry out the same procedure on the underneath of the wing
Finally glue the wing tips (13) in place (see page 3 / 1)
To make these use hard foam remainder (Size ca 12 x 135) side view of wing section is shown on page 4 /111
Die Tragfläche wird im Einsatz mit den beiliegenden Gummiringen (14) auf dem Rumpf gehalten, Befestigung
über kreuz an den Flächenaufnahmen (5/s. Foto Seite 1)

5.5 Finishing the model

Painting the model
To keep the weight as light as possible we suggest using as little decoration as possible. For colour use a water
based ( No solvent ) felt tip pen. Especially the wings should be kept light
Cut out and colour the wasp logos glue one on each wing half
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