The horizontal stabilizer is built directly over the plans. With all of the lines being straight, the stabilizer and elevator (above) will be quick and easy to build. Likewise the vertical stabilizer (at right) is built directly over the plans. Hinges are cut in and dry fit until final assembly. The two-piece firewall (below, at right) is braced with balsa cross pieces to prevent it from breaking at the glue joint when the side frames are pulled together when gluing it to the fuselage frame. The fuselage side frames (below left) are built directly over the framing drawings and then joined beginning with the landing gear mount beams. The cabin formers are added, then the remaining formers and cross pieces are added.
Building the Highlander Building the Highlander begins with cut- ting out all of the shaped parts. The provid- ed pattern sheets can be used to make print wood, or as simple cutting patterns applied to the wood sheets and the parts cut out in- dividually. Or for those of us who have been spoiled by laser-cutting—you know, guys like me, a full set of laser-cut parts is avail- able from
www.patscustom-models.com. Tail section: Construction begins with the vertical and horizontal stabilizers laid out directly over the plan. When framing is done, lift them from the board and sand to shape. Cut in and dry fit the hinges. For that I use 5⁄32-inch wide strips of light CA hinge stock 1⁄2 inch long. Don’t glue the hinges in until after the frames have been covered.
Fuselage: Build the fuselage side frames directly over the plans. When completed, join the sides beginning at the landing gear mount beams. To get started, cut the beams to length, then gouge a 1⁄16-inch slot from end to end to receive the wire landing gear as- sembly. Pin the beams to the board and glue the side frames in place atop the beams. Add the upper cabin formers taking care to keep the sides aligned vertically. Then working forward and aft, add the remaining formers and stringers. Use the cross section- al drawings to identify and properly locate and orient the side stringer stand-offs and glue them in place.
Bend the landing gear components to shape using the provided patterns and sol- der the assembly together. Wrap the joints
with fine copper wire to make the assembly strong enough to take any punishment those rough fields can give it. Fit the gear assem- bly into the mount beams and lash it in place with thread and secure with thin CA. Now you can add the bottom formers 2B and 3B and the bottom centerline stringer. Build up the motor mount and glue it in place on the fuselage. The holes in the fire- wall are set up for either the Suppo 2217 or the E-flite Park 450 motors.
Fit and glue the servo mount rails into the fuselage assembly and glue in place. Run in the elevator pushrod tube and secure with the stand-offs using the cross sectional views for reference. Run in the continuous rudder pull/pull cable per the diagram on the plans and mark the exact location where
The firewall assembly is glued in place (above left) on the forward fuselage frame. Be careful to keep the alignment true while the glue dries. The instrument
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panel parts (above right) are laminated together and glued in place on the fuselage frame followed by the top stringers.
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