47. Remove the landing gear assembly from
the descent stage. Carefully cut 4 notches 1/4” long
in the internal ring along the marks. Cut four 3/8”
long pieces from the 1/12” dowel and glue them
behind and centered with each notch. After the glue
dries, trim any excess from the ring to allow the
landing gear to rest against the dowels. This is criti-
cal for achieving correct landing gear span.
48. Cut four 3/4” lengths from the 1/12”
dowel. Pass a piece of string through the shock
bands of one of the landing gears. Pass the free
ends of the thread through the matching bulkhead
openings. Pull the bands through using the string
and slide one of the dowels through the bands and
glue into place as shown below. Repeat with the
remaining three legs. Measure the span from the
outer edge of one landing pad to the opposite land-
ing pad.. They should be about 13.2” apart, but no
more than 13.5”.
15. Once the pads are dry apply a line of
glue to the end of the gear strut. Pass the end of the
strut through the slot in the pad and glue to the bot-
tom disk as shown. Make sure the strut is perpen-
dicular to the pad. Next glue the gussets (9) to the
top of the pad and the side of the strut as shown.
Do the same to the other 3 assemblies.
16. Cut 4 hinge supports out of the 1/8” dow-
els left over from the previous instructions to the
exact length on the pattern sheet provided. Apply a
thin film of glue along one end for 1/2” and set it
aside to dry. Do the same to the protruding end of
the strut. The glue will provide some roughness to
hold the dowels in the rubber hinge. DO NOT
GLUE TOGETHER!
14. Once the glue has set on the pads apply a
small amount of glue to a small landing pad disk (7)
and glue it to the bottom as shown. Glue one of the
pad wraps (8) to the outside edge of the pad ring.
Repeat this step for the other 3 pads.
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