1) Find and Glue together the four fuselage pieces. | _____________ |
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2) Bevel the back of the fuselage and hinge the tailerons into place as shown. | _____________ |
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Here is a short video that outlines how to make a control surface. | _____________ |
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3) Carve out the foam and install 3 carbon rods as shown. | _____________ |
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Here is a short video outlining the process used to install the carbon rod. | _____________ |
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4)Install the bottom hatch by making a tape hinge very simular to the control surface hinge, do not bevel any of the parts here. | _____________ |
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5)Score/Fold/Notch the sides of the bottom fuselage. | _____________ |
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6)Glue the bottom fuselage to the top fuselage/wings. | _____________ |
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7)Score/Fold/Notch the two nose pieces as shown and bend them up as shown. When you bend the pieces UP make sure the are facing DOWN. | _____________ |
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8)Glue the seams of the two nose pieces as shown. | _____________ |
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9)Glue the nose brace onto the bottom nose piece as shown. | _____________ |
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10)Glue the two nose pieces together as shown. Work from the back to the front, slowly bending and warping the foam CAREFULLY to make it fit together correctly. It's normal for this part to take a while, so take your time and do it right. | _____________ |
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11)Glue the nose onto the fuselage. | _____________ |
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13)Glue the stabilizers in place. You'll notice notches on the bottom that can be glued to the sides of the bottom back fuselage piece. DO NOT GLUE THE NOTCHES YET. | _____________ |
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14)Glue the motor and hatch brace into place as shown. | _____________ |
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15)Glue in your control horns and set the servos up as shown. Make sure the servos are centered by plugging them into your radio and setting them up before you install them. Once they are installed properly and your happy with them, you can go ahead and glue the notches down for the stabilizers. | _____________ |
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16)If your going to make this F-22 just like the one in the promotioanl video, get this kind of paint. Any flat grey will work, though. Then use it to paint the entire model. | _____________ |
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17)Here are the vinyl decals that you should have gotten from (badbradgraphicslinkhere) or with your kit. If you live in a warm area or you are applying the vinyl decals where it isn't below room temperature, place them in the freezer for half an hour or so then use some office scissors to cut them up as shown. | _____________ |
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18)Take your time applying the graphics. Here is a series of photos from the MiG-29 decal set that show how to remove the film and install the decal onto the airplane. Make sure you clean the surface you are applying the decal to. If you want extra time to slide the decal around, you can spray a LIGHT film of water onto the foam. | _____________ |
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19)Here are all the locations for the F-22's decals This is just a general guide, as long as you get them close to where they go you should be fine.. | _____________ |
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20)Take a sharpie and use it to "color" your engines. | _____________ |
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21)Open your bottom hatch and glue one of the magnets in place then tape it down. Place a piece of tape sticky side UP onto the magnet, then place your second magnet ontop of it. Put a dab of glue onto the top of the second magnet. Now put the hatch down and reach under it to push the tape onto the foam. These photos are from the F-35, but the hatch magnet installation is the same for all the airplanes. | _____________ |
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22)Here is how to build and install the shock absorbing motor mount. | _____________ |
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