15mm Professor Morton’s Antarctic Flyer
B15-VSF-008
Please read these instructions fully before starting construction.
PVA or equivalent glue will be required to stick sections together.
Sand paper can be used to gently clean any joints.
A sharp modelling knife will be required to remove sections from the sprue. Please use knives with due care and remember
to cut away from yourself at all times.
During the construction of this model, you may find it convenient to use pegs / elastic bands to hold pieces in place while
you allow glue to dry.
Note: Due to their size / thickness certain parts on this kit are very fragile. Please use extreme care when working with
them to prevent damage.
Take the deck and lower hull sections (shown
above) from the sprue.
Glue the side pieces of the lower hull sections to
the underside of the desk (with the rivets facing
outwards).
Glue the top and end pieces into place.
Take the pieces shown above….
Glue one of the pieces with the cross-shaped hole
and the diagonal piece into position as shown.
Add the other side piece and “cross” piece.
Repeat these three steps again to create the
second sub-assembly.
Glue one assembly to each side of the lower hull
(see pic above)
Each side rudder is formed from the pieces shown
above.
Glue the rudder pieces back to back, ensuring the
central rectangular holes align.
The add the “hinge” pieces, with the circle facing
towards the top of the rudder.
Each centre rudder comes in two halves.
Glue them back to back, aligning the notches.
The wheelhouse is formed from the pieces shown
above.
Glue them together as shown.
The pieces of the control panel.
The assembled control panel.
Each power coil is formed from the pieces shown
at the bottom of the picture.
Assemble them as shown at the top.
FRAGILE: These pieces are fragile.
The engine house is made from the pieces shown
above.
Attach the ends – note the end with the holes
should be next to the ring.
Add the side and top pieces.
The lower rotor blades and end cap.
Glue the end cap to the centre of the blades,
ensuring the holes align.
The pieces for the drive belt.
FRAGILE: These pieces are fragile.
Slide the end cap into the shaft followed by one of
the belts, one cog, the other belt and the final two
cogs.
The stern rails are formed from these pieces.
FRAGILE: These pieces are fragile.
Glue them together as shown above.
The fore rails.
FRAGILE: These pieces are fragile.
The uprights should flow backwards (see pic)
We suggest you paint all the sub-assemblies for
your model at this point.
See later for painting guide.
Take the engine block and drive belt sections.
Carefully slot (do not glue) the drive belts into the
holes in the engine block.
FRAGILE: These pieces are fragile.
Glue the engine blok to the deck, sligning it using
the holes provided.
Gently slide drive belts until the shaft slots into the
hole in the centre of the rotors.
Take the lower rotors.
Glue them to the underside of the main rotors,
slotting them over the shaft of the drive belt.
Glue the control panel into position.
Glue the central rudders into place.
Add the two stern rails, glueing one end of each to
the centre rudders.
FRAGILE: These pieces are fragile.
Add the side rudders, with a blob of glue on the
stern rails to help hold them in place.
Attach the wheelhouse.
Attach the fore rails.
FRAGILE: Ultra-fragile!
Do this by gently inserting the upright closest to the
wheelhouse into its hole and working outwards.
When it comes to attaching the rail to the lugs on
the side sections use a pair of tweezers to gently
apply pressure from both the top and bottom of
the peg at the same time or you risk snapping the
side railings.
Attach the power coils to the engine block.
The completed model.
Painting:
We constructed the model in several sub-assemblies (see instructions above).
The power coils and drive belt were painted black.
The underside of the hull deck was sprayed white (car undercoat) then the sides and top edge strip were manually painted
white.
Everything else was sprayed white.
Once dry, any metalwork (i.e. drive belt, power coils and rotors) was dry brushed either silver or gold as appropriate.
The railings, the top of each rudder and the larger two discs on each power coil were painted ice blue.
The edges of the wheelhouse were also painted ice blue.
The control panel had a green screen painted onto it and some red slider knobs.
The flying stands were slotted together and then glued into the base.
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