Maly Modelarz 1-2/96
Floatplane Arado-196
Model Design: Wieslaw Baczkowski
Technical Data:
Wingspan 12.4m
Length 11m
Height 4.4m
Wing area 28.4 Square Metre
Mass net 2577 kg
Mass fully loaded 3310 kg
Maximum speed 312 km/h
Ceiling 7000m
Range 1070 km
Crew 2
Propulsion: Radial BMW 132K engine with a power of 715 kW
Armament: one fixed machine gun for the pilot, a flexibly mounted one for the observer or a 50 kg bomb.
This was one of the most famous and successful Float Planes used in conflict by the Lutwaffe. It was produced in the late 30's and began service in 1938 on board German warships such as the Bismarck, Scharnhorst, and Tirpitz. It was also used for naval reconnaissance, submarine support and as a light bomber. It was used in Southern Greece and Northern Finland as well as in the Airforces of Bulgaria and Roumania. During the time of the Second World War about 600 were made in various versions.
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Terms on Diags.:
P - prawa = right
L - lewa = left
Rys. - rysunkow = diagram
cz. - czesc = part
nacleic = glue to
miejsce na dzwigar platow - wyciae po montazu - Site for wing strut - cut out after assembly
X3 e.g. make three of these
* - reinforce by gluing to cardboard
The Model is designed to a scale of 1:33. It is not too difficult but time consuming because of the numerous small parts. It is recommended to modelers of average skill.
Before commencing work, it is recommended to carefully pre-read the instructions and familiarise yourself with the diagrams of the parts and the assembly sketches. It is best to follow the sequence of the part numbers, at least in the initial stages of assembly. The floats have a separate numbering system, they can be assembled early and allowed to dry, then attached later.
Building Instructions
The following additional material will be required:
A sheet of A4 stiff cardboard not thicker than 1 mm. A few off-cuts of wire of about 1 mm diameter. A piece of celluloid or clear developed film for the cockpit canopy and some fine grained sandpaper.
Tools: Craft knife or blade holder, something to cut and bend wire, small scissors, large needle for piercing holes. For larger holes use fine modelling scissors, with suitable shaped blades.
Curved pieces can be pulled repeatedly over the edge of a knife or table to give them a permanent shape.
Elements which need to be reinforced by being glued to cardboard, are marked with an asterisk next to the number. Take note of small sketches or spirals next to some parts indicating how they should be folded or rolled-up. Dashes next to parts indicate fold lines. Cross-hatched areas are cut-out before or sometimes after assembly. The shape and number of reinforcing wires are shown on the sheets.
It is not advisable to use starch, photographic or office glue - Butapren or Wikol are best. It is advised to use both: Butapren for joining parts, and Wikol for pieces and areas which need to be rigid or strengthened. After assembling the fuselage segments e.g. you can use a brush to apply Wikol through the openings to the interior of the junction of the frames with the segment sheath. This reinforces the entire structure.
Some of the frames may need to have their edges slightly sanded to fit - but first cut out outside the border lines after gluing them to reinforcing cardboard.
In general the construction is made clear in the assembly diagrams where the parts needed for structural units are indicated. Only a few points of potential difficulty are explained:
Cut out the blank areas of parts 13 and 14 and glue transparent foil behind the openings; wires can be replaced by cardboard strips glued to the interior of the convex curved propeller blades; the float frameworks of parts U and frames I-XI are symmetrical and can fit in the right or left float, but the outer covering pieces must be fitted to the correct unit; the base of the gunners seat part 3d should be made so that it can slide in part 3b.
The appearance of the model can be improved by substituting balsa wood or plastic parts where you feel it will improve on the paper parts e.g. the propeller blades, spinner and perhaps even the whole of the floats.