Starcrest (oz2630)

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Starcrest. Rubber sports model.

Quote: "Chapter 6. The Starcrest, a rubber powered model.

Start construction of Starcrest iin the same way as you did for your Airflo glider, by tracing the parts required on to sheet balsa and cutting out. Build formers 3 and 4 as shown below, and cement them to the fuselage sides by means of the slots in the sides.

Bend the undercarrige wire to shape, bind and cement it to piece C, and then cement piece C firmly to be front of F3. Add the remaining formers and rear dowel reinforcing piece Z. Hold parts together with modelling pins unril dry.

Add top and bottom pipers and rear block with skid. Carve and sandpaper the noseblock to shape. Drill holes for the brass bush and noseweight, as shown below.

Sandpaper fuselage edges round, and give a coat of thin dope. Put on wheels, holding on by bending over wire axle or slipping on a small piece of electrical platic tubing, from which the wire has been removed.

Cut out out fin and tailplane, sandpaper edges round, and cement in position. (Dope these parts before assembly).

Build wings over tracings taken from plan. Pin down wing framework to building board at every stage, particularly when dope is drying. This is most important in order to avoid warps..."

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