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MOUNT THE TOP TURRET AND
MACHINE GUNS
❏ 1. Glue two 6-1/8" [155mm] machine gun barrels
into each of the two top turret machine guns.
❏ 2. Place the top turret machine guns on top of the
fuselage so the aft vertical bracket is 5" [127mm]
from the opening for the cockpit and so the guns
are centered from side-to-side. Push down on the
machine guns hard enough to mark the balsa under
the covering.
❏ 3. Using the marks in the top of the fuselage as
a guide, use a straightedge to cut the covering from
the top of the fuselage so that the guns will be glued
directly to balsa.
❏ 4. Sand the paint from the bottom of the top turret
machine gun mounting brackets. Securely glue the
machine guns to the top of the fuselage.
❏ 5. Position the top turret canopy on the fuselage
over the guns. Center the openings in the turret canopy
on the guns. Then, use a fi ne-point felt-tip pen to mark
the outline of the canopy directly onto the fuselage.
❏ 6. Cut the covering 1/16" [1-2mm] inside the line
you marked all the way around. Cut another line 1/16"
[1-2mm] inside the fi rst. Remove the strip of covering
so the turret will be glued directly to balsa.
❏ 7. Position the turret canopy on the fuselage so
the gun barrels will be centered in the openings
and the canopy will be centered over the cutout in
the covering. Carefully use thin CA to glue the turret
canopy to the fuselage.
FINISH THE TAIL-GUNNER CABIN
❏ 1. Test-fi t, trim if necessary, and then glue the
molded plastic tail gunner bulkhead, armor shield
and bracket mount into position. Use foam-safe CA or
epoxy to glue the tail-gunner pilot fi gure into position.
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