Mount The Canopy; Static Display Propeller - Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt User Manual

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4. Mount the oil cooler shutters the same way.
There are several ways to make a scale antenna
mast. However you do yours, you should not
permanently mount the antenna mast to the
fuselage—if it gets bumped, it's best to have the mast
pop off rather than break off which would require a
repair job.
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5. Refer to the photos on the kit box cover or to
your scale documentation for the exact location and
shape of an antenna mast. We shaped our antenna
mast from a piece of leftover 1/8" balsa and glued it
to a mounting plate that was made from a piece of
leftover ABS. Heat the mounting plate and bend it to
match the curve of the fuse. Paint the antenna mast
to match your trim scheme, then attach the mounting
plate to the fuse with double-sided tape.
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6. Fill the empty space inside the cowl with a Top
Flite 1/5-scale Replica Radial Engine (TOPQ7903).
You can get as detailed as you prefer. We just trimmed
the engine to fit, painted it grey and black, then held it
to the ply baffle in the cowl with a couple of #2 x 3/8"
screws (not supplied). A few of the simulated cylinders
will have to be cut off to accommodate the real engine.

Mount the canopy

Though the bubble canopy is shown in the photos,
the razorback canopy is mounted the same way.
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1. Position the canopy on the fuse. Use a felt-tip
pen to trace its outline onto the covering. Use a
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hobby knife with a sharp #11 blade to carefully cut a
1/16" strip of covering from the fuse. Remove the
covering, exposing the bare balsa. This will allow the
canopy to be securely attached to the fuse—not just
to the covering.
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2. Securely glue the canopy to the fuse using canopy
glue such as J & Z Products Z RC/56 (JOZR5007). Use
rubber bands or masking tape to hold the canopy in
position until the glue dries.

Static display propeller

If you choose to make a static display propeller and prop
hub, the amount of effort and time required will be
determined by the level of accuracy you wish to achieve.
On our prototype we simulated the Hamilton Standard
hydromatic prop (13ft. 1-7/8in. dia) by shaping a single