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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” INTRODUCTION - Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” We are pleased to bring you this scale P-51. with this kit you can achieve whatever level of detail you like. Just by following the instruction and inishing the plane in scale-looking trim scheme, beginning scale modelers will end up with a model that very much represents and full-size P-51.
DIE-CUT PATTERNS 2.7mm balsa plywood 950mmx250mm (1 per kit) 2.7mm balsa plywood 950mmx250mm (1 per kit) 2.7mm balsa plywood 950mmx250mm (1 per kit) 2.7mm balsa plywood 950mmx250mm (1 per kit)
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” DIE-CUT PATTERNS 2mm balsa plywood 950mmx250mm (1 per kit) 3mm plywood 900mmx250mm (1 per kit) 3mm plywood 900mx250mmm (1 per kit) 8mm balsa 700mx100mmm (1 per kit) 4mm balsa (1 per kit) 10mm balsa (1 per kit) 8mm balsa 700mx100mmm (1 per kit) 2mm phip (1 per kit)
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DIE-CUT PATTERNS 2mm balsa sheet 900mx100mmm (2 per kit) 2mm balsa sheet 900mx100mmm (2 per kit) 2mm balsa sheet 900mx100mmm (1 per kit) 2mm balsa sheet 900mx100mmm (2 per kit) 2mm balsa sheet 900mx100mmm (2 per kit) 2mm balsa sheet 900mx100mmm (1 per kit)
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” DIE-CUT PATTERNS 2mm balsa sheet 900mx100mmm (1 per kit) 2mm balsa sheet 900mx100mmm (1 per kit) 2mm balsa sheet 900mx100mmm (2 per kit) 2mm balsa sheet 900mx100mmm (1 per kit) 2mm balsa sheet 900mx100mmm (2 per kit) PREPARE BEFORE BUILDING Please kindly see the plan drawing and compare to die-cut pattern to pick the parts of fuselage, the parts of wing, the parts of rudder and stabilizer.
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As photo shown (photo 3), you can use 100% THE FUSELAGE epoxy glue. And then, use heavy lat thing pressed on F2 block until the glue dries. Or you can use CA glue at some places to help holding them tem- As if you were sitting in the cockpit and distin- porarily.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” * Tail gear mount. Locate and assemble 3 layers of tail gear mount include F9B (2pcs) and F1A (1pcs) by epoxy as photo shown (photo 6 and photo 7). NOTE: he small point is regulations for the right side.
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* Build the fuselage. Locate and assemble let fuselage side S1 to F2 block, F3A, F4A, F5A by CA glue as photo shown Arrange the let fuselage side S1, and the right (photo 15). fuselage side S2. NOTE: he small point is regu- lations for the right side.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Locate and assemble F13 to fuselage by CA glue as photo shown (photo 21,22). Locate and assemble F1 (irewall) to fuselage by CA glue as photo shown (photo 19,20). NOTE: he small point is regulations for the right side. Weld together two pieces F28 by CA glue as pho- to shown (photo 23).
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24 . Locate and assemble F35 to two sides of cockpit’s area by CA glue as photo shown (photo 25,26). Step by step, locate and assemble F6 to F11 to fuselage by CA glue as photo shown (photo 27,28,29,30,31,32,33). NOTE: he small point is regulations for the right side.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Locate and assemble F27 (Antenna mount) to fuselage by CA glue as photo shown (photo 35). Locate and assemble F19 to fuselage by CA glue as photo shown (photo 36). Locate and assemble F5B to fuselage by CA glue as photo shown (photo 37).
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Use the cutter blade to cut as the hyphen on F5A ,and then you light break the below part of F5A to rear until it touch to F21. Locate and weld them CA glue as photo shown (photo 42,43). Locate and assemble F14 block (wing mount) to fuselage by Epoxy glue as photo shown (photo 40).
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Locate and assemble F17 to fuselage by CA glue as photo shown (photo 45). Locate and assemble F3B and F4B to fuselage by CA glue as photo shown (photo 49). Locate and assemble F25 to fuselage by CA glue as photo shown (photo 46).
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Locate and assemble F12A to right fuselage side Locate and assemble F15A and F16A to right fu- by CA glue as photo shown (photo 51). hen, you selage side by CA glue. hen, you attach F15B and attach F12B to the let side. F16B to the let side as photo shown (photo 54).
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Locate and assemble H7 to H2,H3,H4 by CA Attach the aluminum square tool bar to the glue as photo shown (photo 57). square hole at each former. It is through along to fuselage to adjust to fuselage straight.
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Put the sheet at top area and toward rear of Bend the balsa sheet go to the curve of bottom fuselage as photo shown (photo 63). area. hen, add CA glue and use the inger at this place until the glue dries as photo shown (photo 66).
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Put the sheet SH3 at forward area of fuselage as photo shown (photo 68). hen, add CA glue and use the inger at this place until the glue dries. Do the same for the other half. Weld together two diferent pieces SH9 (photo 72) to become a sheet by CA glue as (photo 73).
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Locate and apply double 8mm balsa F8A to fu- selage (let side and right side) by CA glue as photo shown (photo 77). Locate and apply the sheet SH6 to fuselage (let side and right side) by CA glue as photo shown (photo 75).
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Locate and assemble Magnets and Hook to the top hatch by CA glue as photo shown (photo 84, 85). Cover sheet the top hatch of fuselage. Locate and apply the balsa sheet SH12 and bend the balsa sheet go to the curve (let side and right side) by CA glue as photo shown (photo 82,83).
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Locate and assemble W19 to W20 by epoxy as Locate and cut the balsa sheet at hole for antenna photo shown (photo 3). NOTE: Apply to assemble by (photo 87). gear mount of wing let and gear mount of wing right are symmetrical to each other.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” * Build the wing. Locate and assemble W2 to W11 with W28 (main wing spar) as shown photo (Photo 5,6,7). Prepare to assemble the balsa block, gear mount, servo mount, wing tube, lock wing tube as shown photo (Photo 10).
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Locate and assemble lock wing tube (W18) as Locate and assemble wing tube. Light sanding the shown photo (Photo 12). wing tube to it can through to holes easily as photo shown (photo 15). Locate and assemble gear mount (W20) by Epoxy to sure hardly as photo shown (Photo 13, Apply the 8mm balsa block spar to W27 (Leading 14).
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” * Finishing he Outer Wing Panels. Weld together two diferent balsa sheet pieces W33 to become a sheet by CA glue as (photo 17). Cover sheet for wing. First, covering the bottom of wing.
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Reinforced W37 to sheeting at the wheel area as Assemble W39 so that covering the open slot be- photo shown (photo 25,26,27). hen, step by step tween two sheets W38 as (photo 28). cover sheet one ater another in order W31-W33- W35-W38 for top of wing.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Locate and assemble W12 (wing tip) by epoxy glue as photo shown (photo 30). Use sanding tool to make curve shape for L.E area so that it semless as curve of ribs, and make smooth for L.E.
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Sanding to smooth for sheet and W1 as (photo 39). Finish as (photo 40,41). Locate and assemble the 8mm dowel at wing root for a side as (photo 38).
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Locate and assemble the lap ( all ribs and triangle balsa bars) as (photo 45,46,47). Locate and assemble the aileron ( all ribs and tri- angle balsa bars) as (photo 42,43,44). Finish for Flap and Aileron.
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* Assemble the servo mount for Flap and Aileron. Sanding to smooth (not rough) at interface on fuselage (the edges of fuselage where the wing Locate and assemble W25 (2pcs), W24, W26 as panel intersect to the fuselage) as photo shown (Photo 3).
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” At the front of wing, drill two holes (Ø 8mm) for mounting two dowels, the center of hole is ink mark point. (Photo 8). Use the paper blade cut down and use sanding tool to make lat and seamless from the fuselage to the bottom of wing (Photo 6).
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Put iberglass part on wing to locate place of holes. hen, drill two holes on the special iberglass part. (Photo 15,16). Locate at holes and assemble the plywood washer ring and the iberglass tube inside special iberglass part. hese are the tunnel for the bolt through. (Photo 17,18,19).
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Reference and compare position of the laser cut line available (hinge’s slot) at trailing edge of wing with Flap and Aileron so that locate position of hinge’s slot at Flap and Aileron. hen, use the blade tool sawn the slot for hinge at Flap and Aileron (Photo 22,23,24).
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* Gear door . Locate and apply W40 to W41 by CA glue. hen, make rounded the edge by sanding tool (Photo 25, 26). * Electric Motor mount. As shown (photo 30). All parts are available for assembly the mount of motor. * Landing Gear mount.
Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Locate and apply MO1 to MO2 (2pcs); MO3 to MO4 (2pcs) (Photo 31, 32). STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR As shown (photo 1). Balsa 8mmx10mm x550mm spars and the laser cut parts are available for assemble the Stabilizer and Elevator.
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Locate and assemble the Elevator as the plan. Rounded the edge around of Stabilizer and Step by step do it one ater another in order 1-6. Elevator by sanding tool (Photo 6). Use the nail to plug in keep the rib on the paper plan and add CA glue.
Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” FIN AND RUDDER Prepare Balsa 8mmx10mm x550mm spars Balsa 8mmx12mm x200mm spars Balsa 3mmx8mm x100mm spars And the laser cut parts are available for assemble the Fin and Rudder. Locate and assemble the Fin as the plan. Step by step do it one ater another in order 1-8.
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Locate position of paper hinge for Fin and Rud- der as plan. hen, sawn the slot ( for 3 hinges) by Cut of the excess balsa wood part and sanding the blade tool. First, assemble 3 paper hinges to smooth and lat the edge. hen, rounded the edge Fin.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Assemble the triangle balsa block and cut down the excess part to rounded shape like T1 at inter- sect place .hen, sanding around it until it look like seamless with the end of fuselage (Photo 2,3,4,5). ASSEMBLE THE STABILIZER AREA (THE PLACE FIXED VERTICAL STABILIZER WITH HORIZON STABILIZER)
FINAL ASSEMBLY. NOTE: To avoid scratching your new aero plane we suggest that you cover your work- bench with an old towel. Keep a couple of jars or bowls handy to hold the small parts af- ter you open the bags. Please trial it all parts. Make sure you have the correct parts and that they it and are aligned properly before gluing! his will ensure proper assembly as Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3”...
Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” HINGING THE FLAP. KIT CONTENTS. Note : he control surfaces, including the ai- SEA276K Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 lerons, elevators, and rudder, are prehinged with hinges installed, but the hinges are not Mustang 56.3”...
4) Delect the lap and completely saturate 8) Ater both lap are securely hinged, irmly each hinge with thin C/A glue. he lap’s grasp the wing panel and lap to make sure front surface should lightly contact the wing the hinges are securely glued and cannot during this procedure.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” 5) Turn the wing panel over and delect the aileron in the opposite direction from the opposite side. Apply thin C/A glue to each hinge, making sure that the C/A penetrates into both the aileron and wing panel.
Epoxy. Flap control horn. WING ASSEMBLY. Please see below pictures. Epoxy. Aileron control horn. INSTALL FLAP CONTROL HORN. Install the lap control horn using the same method as same as the aileron con- trol horns. Attach the aluminum tube into wing. Fiberglass control horn Epoxy.
Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Because the size of servos difer, you may need to adjust the size of the precut opening in the mount. he notch in the sides of the mount allow the servo lead to pass through.
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4) Use dental loss to secure the connec- tion so they cannot become unplugged. 5) Secure the servo to the aileron hatch using Phillips screwdriver and the screws provided with the servo. 6) Apply 1-2 drops of thin C/A to each of the mounting tabs.
Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Mark. INSTALLING THE FLAP SERVO. Bend at the mark Repeat the procedure for the lap servo. M2 lock nut. Metal clevis. Snap keeper. Servo arm. Snap keeper. AILERON PUSHROD INSTALLATION. Please see below pictures. Nylon Snap keeper.
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INSTALLING THE FLAP PUSHROD. Repeat the procedure for the aileron pushrod. INSTALLING RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR. Locate items necessary to install Sprin Landing Gear. You use this fork set JP ER-120-84degree.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” STANDARD FIXED LANDING GEAR. 1) Remove the covering from the wing to it the ixed gear mounting blocks.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” 7) Draw a centerline on the back of the landing gear door. Use a pin vise and drill bit to drill holes for the tie wraps that se- cure the gear door. Space the holed on ei- ther side of the centerline drawn in the previous step.
PLASTIC COVER ASSEMBLY. Elevator servo. hrottle servo. Rudder servo. THROTTLE SERVO ARM INSTALLATION. Install the Z-bend in the servo arm as same as picture below: Epoxy. hrottle servo arm. INSTALLING THE FUSELAGE SERVOS. Because the size of servos difer, you INSTALLING THE RECEIVER SWITCH.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” INSTALLING THE STOPPER ASSEMBLY. 1) Using a modeling knife, carefully cut of the rear portion of one of the 3 nylon tubes leaving 1/2” protruding from the rear of the stopper. his will be the fuel pick up tube.
Vent tube. Fuel pick up tube. Fuel fill tube. 3) Carefully bend the second nylon tube up at a 45º angle. his tube is the vent tube. 4) Test it the stopper assembly into the tank. It may be necessary to remove some of the lashing around the tank opening using a modeling knife.
Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” MOUNTING THE ENGINE. 1) Position the engine with the drive washer (127mm) forward of the irewall as shown. Blow through one of the lines to ensure the fuel lines have not become kinked inside the fuel tank compartment.
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4) On the ire wall has the location for the throttle pusshrod tube (pre-drill). 5) Slide the pushrod tube in the irewall and guide it through the fuel tank mount. Use medium C/A to glue the tube to the irewall and the fuel tank mount. 6) Connect throttle pushrod to adjust- able servo connector of the carburetor arm as shown below.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” 2) Use a drill and drill bit to drill the holes 4) Slide the muler screws through the for the cowl mounting screws. Make sure engine. Place the mulr extension and the cowl position is correct before drill- gaskets included with the engine on the ing each hole.
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3) Attach the electric motor box to the irewall suitable with the cross lines drawn on the electric motor box and ire- wall. Using M4x20mm to secure the mo- tor box to the irewall. Please see pictures below. M4x20mm ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION. 1) Locate the items neccessary to install the electric power conversion included with your model.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” 4 mm Balsa stick. Epoxy 6) Attach the speed control to the side of the motor box using two-sided tape and tie wraps. Connect the appropriate leads from the speed control to the mo- tor.
HINGING THE ELEVATORS. 1) Locate the items for this section of the manual. INSTALLING THE SPINNER. 2) Carefully remove the elevator from one of the horizontal stabilizer panels. Note the position of the hinges. 3) Remove each hinge from the horizon- tal stabilizer panel and elevator and place a T-pin in the center of each hinge.Epoxy the wire elevator joiner into the pre-...
Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” 2) Using a modeling knife, carefully re- INSTALL ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN. move the covering at mounting slot of horizontal stabilizer ( both side of fuse- lage). Cut. Fiberglass control horn 3) Slide the stabilizer into place in the precut slot in the rear of the fuselage.
Trim and cut When cutting through the covering to remove it, cut with only enough pressure to only cut through the covering itself. Cut- ting into the balsa structure may weaken HINGING THE RUDDER. Glue the top two rudder hinges in place 6) Using a modeling knife, carefully re- using the same techniques used to hinge move the covering that overlaps the sta-...
Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” Fill Epoxy Epoxy. 2) Slide the vertical stabilizer into the slot in the top of the fuselage. he rear edge of the stabilizer should be lush with the rear edge of the fuselage and the lower rudder hinge should engage the precut hinge slot in the lower fuselage.
ELEVATOR PUSHROD INSTALLATION. Vertical Stabilizer. Horizontal 90º 1) Install the elevator control horn using Stabilizer. the same method as with the aileron con- trol horns. 2) Position the elevator control horn on the both side of elevator. Elevator control horn. 5) When you are sure that everything is 3) hread one clevis and M2 lock nut on aligned correctly, mix up a generous...
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2) A scale pilot is included with this ARF. he Pilot included itting well to the cockpit. (or you can order others scale pilot igures made by SG Models. hey are available at SG Models distributors.) If you are going to install a pilot igure, please use a sanding bar to sand the base of the igure so that it is lat.
INSTALLING BATTERY - RECEIVER. 1) Plug the servo leads and the switch lead into the receiver. Plug the battery pack lead into the switch also. 130mm 2) Wrap the receiver and battery pack in the protective foam rubber to protect them from vibration.
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Instruction Manual. Master Scale Kit Edition P-51 Mustang 56.3” 5) Tighten the antenna is removeable so you can install it at the lying ield to pre- vent damage in transporting. Antenna. BALANCING. 1) It is critical that your airplane be balanced correctly.
With the wing attached to the fuselage, all parts of the model installed ( ready to ly), and empty fuel tanks, hold the mod- el at the marked balance point with the 103-114mm stabilizer level. Lit the model. If the tail drops when you lit, the model is “tail heavy”...
FLIGHT PREPARATION. PREFLIGHT CHECK. Check the operation and direction 1) Completely charge your trans- of the elevator, rudder, ailerons and mitter and receiver batteries before throttle. your irst day of lying. A) Plug in your radio system per the 2) Check every bolt and every glue manufacturer’s instructions and turn joint in the to en-...
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