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Building photos of the Modelcraft Commando

Kevlar thread is used for a pull pull rudder setup.  Spectra wire also is good and is available at fishing supply stores.  Kevlar is available
from industrial sewing thread suppliers.  Multiple square knots are tied and then glued with thin CA at this end.  Loops are also
formed at the rudder end and the final attachment is with loops of fine wire twisting the free ends of the wire to tighten the loops
and establish tension to trim the rudder at neutral with the servo powered up at neutral.  It is easier to do the loops on the servo arm before
the arm is on the servo when your fingers are as big as mine.  I do this before the fuselage is covered and then leave the Kevlar
long, pulling it  through the exit points on the aft fuselage while I am covering.  After the covering is done I do the rudder end attachments.



Windscreen and front rubber band post.  Also in view is an adapter plate I made on my firewall allowing different power arrangements.  The
ply plate attached to the firewall with screws and nutplates.  There are embedded nut plates in the ply plate for the Cox mounting
screws which are short enough to not reach the firewall.

An ounce or so of weight is in the nose.

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