Eastern
Aircraft (Grumman) FM-2
The
KMC conversion parts and instructions. The rudder needed
modification as the aerodynamic counterbalance came down too far.
The lower part was cut off and attached
to
the fin so that it looked more like photos to me. I didn't use
the cowl except as a guide for positioning the cowl flaps, which caused
trouble because they were too low
on
the cowl and did not align with the exhaust depressions. The cowl
didn't fit the Tamiya kit very well. They tell you to put inlet
ducts in the bottom of the cowl which is not
accurate for the FM-2. They
do tell you to remove the magnetos from the kit engine but you are
still left with the wrong number of cylinders and incorrect nose
section.