Stage 6: Building The Cockpit & Controls - Model Airways SOPWITH CAMEL F.1 Instruction Manual

STAGE 6: BUILDING THE COCKPIT AND CONTROLS
Parts List For Stage 6
CAF16 Rear machine gun support
CAF17a&b Oil tank
CAF18 Main fuel tank
CAF18a Main fuel tank filler
CAF19a&b Auxiliary fuel tank
CAF23 Control stick
CAF24 Trunion
CAF25 Rudder bar
CAF26 Supports
CAF27 Rudder bar pin
CAF28 Pulleys
CAF29 Aileron crank
CAF30 Filler caps
CAF31 Throttle handle
CAF32 Throttle quadrant
CAF33 Fuel filter
CAF34 Fuel tank selector
CAF35 Hand pump
CAF36a&b Seat
CAF37 Fuel mixture control
CAF50 Compass/inclinometer
CAF51 Instruments
Subassemblies:
Referring to Fig.20, attach the fuselage to
Jig 7 and your construction board. The
flanged washer (Jig 7c) fits into the front
center of the engine mount and is attached
to one of the jig uprights simply by sliding
the crankshaft (GR9-15) through the
upright, then the washer and into the brass
engine mounting tube. The fuselage tail fits
into Jig 7b and is then secured to the sec-
ond upright with the provided #8-32 wing
nut. Be careful not to over tighten the wing
nut or you risk stripping the threads from
the cast part. Use the slots in the uprights'
bases to screw them to your construction
board. After this is assembled, loosening
and tightening the wing nut will allow you
to rotate and secure the fuselage while you
work on the cockpit.
Fuel and oil tanks and ammunition
boxes/chutes: Assemble the oil and fuel
tanks and attach their fillers. Oil tank
(CAF17a&b) and auxiliary fuel tank
(CAF19a&b) are straightforward
assemblies, as is inserting their fillers
(CAF30). The main fuel tank (CAF18)
requires a bit more work. The provided two
castings are identical and must be joined so
that the paired slots form paired holes at
opposite ends. If you plan not to paint the
cast parts, it is suggested that you solder
these two parts together. Note the hollows
at opposite ends. Drill out one of these for
the filler pipe (CAF18a) and putty or solder
the other to eliminate it. Also fill the paired
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hole that is closest to the filler pipe. The
completed fuel tank will have the filler pipe
and one hole at the top and two holes at
the bottom. Glue together parts
CAF62a&b to make the ammunition
boxes/chutes.
Rudder bar: Assemble the rudder bar
according to Fig.21. Either peen the end of
the pivot pin (CAF27) after inserting it
through CAF25 and CAF26 or glue it to
CAF26, being careful not to get any glue
on CAF25, the rudder bar itself.
Control stick: Assemble the control stick to
the trunion with two pulleys (CAF28)
according to Fig.22. Pinned by parts
CAF28, the stick should move easily on the
trunion. Note that the gun triggers on the
control stick should be to the short end of
the trunion. DO NOT attach the supports
(CAF26) and aileron crank (CAF29) at this
stage.
Throttle: Assemble the throttle according
to Fig.23. Complete this plumbing with 1
1/4" of provided copper wire bent and
inserted into shallow #69 holes drilled into
opposite ends of the fuel mixture control
(CAF37). Refer to Fig.25 to locate points
to drill five #69 holes for the remainder of
the plumbing (copper wire), most of which
will be attached later. The exception is the
short piece, marked with an arrow, that
should be attached now.
Hand pump and tank selector: Referring
to Fig.25, drill #69 holes, where indicated,
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CAF53 Pulsometer
CAF54 Magneto switches
CAF56 Clock
CAF57 Air pressure gauge
CAF60a Vickers machine gun
CAF60b Gun charging lever
CAF61 Gun sight
CAF62a&b Ammunition boxes/chutes
CAF64 Tail skid
JIG 7a Uprights
JIG 7b Tail holder
JIG 7c Engine mount holder
WP9912 #8-32 Jig 7 wing nut
W042 Turnbuckles
GR9-15 Crankshaft
CAF49 Instrument panel
SEC40223 Cockpit piping
WP29162 Instrument faces
WP0976 Tank straps
WP1227 "Bungee cord"
WP1205 Bracing wire
in the hand pump (CAF35) and the fuel
tank selector (CAF34).
Seat: Bend the seat back (CAF30a) so it fits
into the groove on the seat bottom
(CAF30b). Paint the seat back tan, to look
like wicker, then glue the two parts together.
Machine guns: Attach the gun charging
levers (CAF60b) to the holes on the right
sides of the Vickers machine guns
(CAF60a). DO NOT attach the gun sight
(CAF61) until after the guns are mounted,
at a later stage.
Instrument panel: Begin by painting black,
if desired, parts CAF50, 51 and 57. The
upper dome of the pulsometer (CAF53) can
be left unpainted to represent the
original which was glass, and the lower part
can be painted brass. The toggles on the
magneto switches (CAF54) should be paint-
ed brass while the base of the leading switch
should be white and of the trailing switch
black. Laser-cut part CAF49, the panel itself,
may be stained mahogany. Cut out and glue
in place the paper gauge faces according to
Fig.24 and then assemble all of the parts
according to the same drawing. Although it
will be a tight fit behind the instrument
panel once it is installed, it is worth the
effort to enhance your model with the pip-
ing depicted in Fig.25*.
Therefore, drill #69 holes in the backs of the
tachometer and the air speed indicator, in
the pin of the pulsometer and in both the
pin and the bottom of the air pressure gauge.
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1/4" Copper tape
Gray nylon twine
Metal-gray thread