Trumpeter 1/144 kit...Instructions

[Kim Sleep]

Well after a long time of pleading, I was lucky enough to be given a Trumpeter 1/144 kit, by a very close friend, I believe from the Merriman line. What a absolute thing of beauty, built like a Swiss watch, and perfect in every way.
Unfortunately, It did not come with a set of instructions, and I have faaar too many silly questions to be bothering the townsfolk with.
There must have been instructions posted here at one time or another, does anyone have either instructions for this unit, or point me to the link where they were posted in the past.
If I get complete enough instructions I may send them to the powers that be, to insert into every kit, especially for people like me, that don't have acres of experience.
Thank you in advance.
Kim

[redboat219]

Download the pdf from here http://support.caswellplating.com/in...o-cabal-report

[Kim Sleep]

HOLY CRAP ...when the powers at Caswell make instructions....THEY REALLY MAKE INSTRUCTIONS!!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

HOLY CRAP ...when the powers at Caswell make instructions....THEY REALLY MAKE INSTRUCTIONS!!

And a very big THANK YOU to Romel (Redboat) for finding those documents.

Yeah. We don't **** around over here, Kim. We also have Mr. Caswell to thank -- he put in all the work pushing my old Cabal Reports into PDF's and hosting them at his site here.

M

[Kim Sleep]

Mr. Caswell seems to be quite a guy...hope to meet him someday

[redboat219]

There's one modification you need to do to the kit that HWSNBN forgot to mention in the cabal report. You need to cut off the tip of the kit's stern cone to about the same diameter as the propeller hub so that the supplied prop shaft will reach up pass the stern bearing bulkhead for you to attach the aft coupling. It also blends the taper the stern cone to the prop hub. The only problem with doing this is that now the hole in the back of the boat is much larger then the size of the shaft. To prevent the shaft from wobbling around in the enlarged hole of the stern cone you need to make a plug either using epoxy putty or CA impregnated baking soda. Put a strip of masking tape over the back hole and then fill the bottom of the boat with a pinch baking powder Ca. A drop of CA will harden the BS into a plug. You then drill a 1/16" hole in the center of this plug to accept the shaft.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Mr. Caswell seems to be quite a guy...hope to meet him someday

Careful what you ask for, Kim. There be Dragon's here!!!!!!

M

[Kazzer]

Mr. Caswell seems to be quite a guy...hope to meet him someday

A man of true Frankenstinean proportions!!

I had to chuckle when I read your signature under the comment!

[Kim Sleep]

Well.. when you are 6ft4..and my 2 boys are well over 7 feet tall.......then you will understand why I use that tagline

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

You two should rent a flat and start picking out furniture!

M