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At the time of its appearance the Zero performances
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Study the drawings of assembly steps carefully before starting the work on Glue the wing to the fuselage. Prepare the aerodynamic wing-fuselage
140 the model. Make sure you understand the purpose and place of every joints 21 and 22, cutting them approximately to their middle line on 140

part. continuation of the line marks outside the parts before forming them in
The assembly requires some basic tools, such as scissors, sharp double curved surfaces. After several dry tests glue them on their places. It
130 modeling knife, blunt knife for scoring the fold lines, ruler and needle. is recommended to apply the glue not on them, but on their attachment 130

Additional materials you need are one pin tomaketheairscrew'sshaft and points on the wing and fuselage.
one piece of cardboard approx. 0.3 mm thick for reinforcing elements and Assemble and glue the vertical and horizontal stabilizers 23, 24 and 25 to
120 wheels. You'll need of course suitable cement too. For cement application the tail. 120

you can use toothpicks or some similar tool (special fine cement applicator
is most suitable if you have one). Assemble the landing gear. Cut the wheels parts 29 - 29b from thick card
and cement them together. Round their edges with sandpaper and retouch
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First of all you must score with the blunt knife all fold lines shown on the them with black ink or paint.
cutouts with short thin line marks near the parts. To avoid mistakes and
lost parts cut the necessary details shortly before their use. The places Complete the model, adding the remaining details - antenna mast, Pitot
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marks. If you prefer flying model, assemble it with retracted undercarriage and
Start with the wing. Assemble the central longerone 1-1b and glue the abandon propeller blades. Add some weight in the nose for appropriate
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halves 2 and 3, assuring straight edges and avoiding wrapping. the average wing chord.

Continue with the fuselage part 4. Bend it in oval form and glue it with Now yourmodel is ready. Enjoy your Zero fighter.
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connecting stripes 4a. Insert the formers 4b and 4c. Don’t forget to cut the
hole where the wing’s longerone will be placed. Assemble in the same
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8a to 4. Carefully form and assemble the cockpit 10-10b and glue it to the
fuselage. Glue the exhaust pipes 15 to 5.
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work, but if you are careful enough, you can achieve excellent results.
Form and glue the part 11 as shown on view D of the instruction drawings.
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rear end of 11. Check the fitting of 11 to fuselage part 5 before drying of the
glue. Add the parts 12 and 13. The front edge of 13 must be formed in
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Now assemble the propeller and its shaft bearing /parts 16 - 20/ as shown
on view C. The propellermustbecapabletorotatefreely.
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