Greg Covey

To mount the fuselage pod sections to the wing, I first glued the horizontal stab in place. This required a tiny slice in the fuselage sections for a snug fit to the stab. A small amount of UHU POR (or Hart) was used to hold the pieces in place. The fuselage tail already has a cutout section to match with the horizontal stabilizer...much like the old Lincoln Logs. This step allows you to keep the fuselage sections in parallel to locate the proper position of the forward end on the wing.

I created a 1/2" bed of scrap tile and balsa to allow the frame to sit properly positioned while the glue dried. After gluing the wing bottom to the fuselage pod and then gluing and pressing the top hatch onto the wing, I held the hatch in place with a small panel nail. A pin would work fine here too. I used UHU Por to glue the pieces together and let it dry overnight.