Issue 87-The Instrument cluster.

**wonwinglo** · 15-09-2005

ISSUE 87-Intrument fittings.

Issue 87 contains 4 instruments,one of these is separate and attaches to the side longeron looking inwards towards the cockpit area,the other 3 are a cluster which has to be mounted onto a crossbar which is easy enough,the side mounted one does not fit the longeron and a bit of work with a small round file is called for,better still use your Dremel tool fitted with a de-burrer to scoop out the metal,we are instructed not to attache these pieces in place yet.
Red Baron builders who are currently starved of any parts from which to do some real building work, will be dissapointed to know that next weeks issue contains some red covering material for the fabric structure of the airframe,there does not appear to be any real continuity recently with this build,a more logical step would have been to provide us with the instrument bezels to attach to the instruments themselves.

The instrument bar is centered and attached to the instrument cluster viz.(Ammendment,note the bar is upside down as shown here! the flats go to the top)

Open up the slot in the fuselage side mounted instrument with a Dremel tool,be careful as the material is very brittle and is liable to shatter.