Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT Paper Model (Scale 1 - 33)

Ford Trimotor 5-AT, scale 1:33 ©1982, 2011 Peter A. Zorn, Jr.
FORD TRIMOTOR 5-AT

A BUILD-IT-YOURSELF PAPER CUTOUT MODEL · SCALE 1:33
BY PETER A. ZORN, JR.
Digitally Restored
by Rubén Andrés Martínez Arias
exclusive free download only from: http://www.papermodelers.com
Model built and photographs by: Billy Leliveld
This is a free download - available exclusively from: http://www.papermodelers.com

With this book you can now build an exact-scale model of one of the most popular
airplanes in the history of U.S. aviation: the Ford Trimotor 5-AT.
First read the historical background on this famous airplane, compiled by Eugene F.
Provenzo, Jr. and Asterie B. Provenzo. Next, carefully study the step-by-step
illustrated directions for cutting out and assembling the various parts. Then simply
cut apart the printed color diagrams and put them together. You will then be the
proud owner of an authentic historical model aircraft.
MODEL
HISTORIC
AIRCRAFT
SERIES

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Credits, copyright information, and edition history

for Ralph Dietrick
One of the last Tri motor pilots
FORD TRIMOTOR 5-AT

a paper model
by
Peter A. Zorn, Jr.
©1982, 2011 Peter A. Zorn, Jr.
Originally released by Crown Publishers a division of Random House Inc.

as a paperback book (ISBN-10: 0-517-546523) under the title:
"Ford Trimotor 5-AT: a build-it-yourself paper cutout model by
Peter A. Zorn, Jr., with Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr., and Asterie B. Provenzo."
New York: April 7th, 1982.
This new digital version is released on September 2011 as a free PDF

download exclusively from http://www.papermodelers.com thanks to the kind
authorization of Mr. Zorn himself.
The new cover for this digital release was designed by Peter A. Zorn, Jr., and the
photographs were taken by Billy Leliveld of the model he built using the templates
of this kit.
The vectorization of this model and the preparation of the PDF file was made by
Rubén Andrés Martínez Arias. This digital kit was thoroughly revised and
corrected by Mr. Zorn, and all its contents are published with his approval.
Special thanks to the community at http://www.papermodelers.com for their

help, assistance, advices, suggestions and encouragement.
This is a not-for-profit project by enthusiast modelers and for fellow modelers.
Do not sell, rent, distribute, or use digital or printed copies of this file for
commercial purposes in any way, in any place, event or website.
This electronic document must not be edited, modified, sold, reproduced,

redistributed or transmitted in any form or by any means or storage and retrieval
system now known or to be invented without the express authorization of its
author.
Even though the kit was released in 1982,

it was designed through the year 1981.
This is then presented as an anniversary gift to Mr. Zorn
in commemoration for 30 years of a wonderful model
with the gratitude of all the modelers.

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Table of contents
Contents
INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND COMMON PARTS
1, 2 Cover
3 Credits, copyright information, and edition history
4 Download notice
5, 6 Table of contents
7, 8 Trimotor back story
9 The restoration of a historic model
10 Memorabilia
11 – 13 The Ford Trimotor 5-AT
14 Scale of this model
15 – 27 Liveries
28 How to set your printer for this kit
29 – 40 Printing guide
41 General paper model construction
42 – 64 Detailed instructions to build this model
65 Templates for clear acetate parts
66 – 73 Black and white structural parts
74, 75 Wicker seats – tan option
76, 77 Wicker seats – green option
78 Cockpit interior parts
79 Engine parts – grey gradients for white cardstock
80 Exhaust parts – grey gradients as chrome finish for white cardstock
81 Exhaust parts – burnt metal finish option for white cardstock
82, 83 Engine pods, cabane struts and landing gear struts – for white cardstock
84 Engine parts – for silver cardstock
85 Exhaust parts – for silver cardstock
86, 87 Engine pods, cabane struts and landing gear struts – for silver cardstock
88 – 90 Interior – wood option
91 – 93 Interior – green option
94 – 96 Interior – bare corrugated metal option
97 – 106 Interior – additional cargo for the Lao Che airplane
107, 108 Interior – additional radio equipment for the U.S.A.A.C. airplane

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Table of contents
Contents
PARTS TO BUILD THE DIFFERENT PLANES
109 – 121 American Airways “N9683” – grey gradients for white cardstock
122 – 134 American Airways “N9683” – for silver cardstock
135 – 145 TAT “City of Columbus NC9606” – grey gradients for white cardstock
146 – 156 TAT “City of Columbus NC9606” – for silver cardstock
157 – 169 Island Airlines “N7584”
170 – 182 TWA “City of Philadelphia N9651”
183 – 185 Lao Che Air Freight
186 – 196 Maddux Air-lines “4532” – grey gradients for white cardstock
197 – 207 Maddux Air-lines “4532” – for silver cardstock
208 – 218 Pan American Airways System “NC9637” – grey gradients for white cardstock
219 – 229 Pan American Airways System “NC9637” – for silver cardstock
230 – 240 Eastern Air transport Inc. “NC8407” – grey gradients for white cardstock
241 – 251 Eastern Air transport Inc. “NC8407” – for silver cardstock
252 – 262 Scenic Airways Inc. “NC-5493” – grey gradients for white cardstock
263 – 273 Scenic Airways Inc. “NC-5493” – for silver cardstock
274 – 284 U.S. Army Air Corps “AC-29-226” – grey gradients for white cardstock
285 – 295 U.S. Army Air Corps “AC-29-226” – for silver cardstock
296 – 308 Bonus livery: Papermodelers.com version

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Trimotor back story

Trimotor Back Story
In 1980/1981, when I started the design of the Ford Trimotor 5-AT, Steve Jobs was about 25 years
old. Needless to say, “No computers were harmed while designing this model.”
Early in 1980, I had worked out a simple design for a Ford Trimotor 4-AT – N7584, from Island
Airlines. I had previously put together two or three architectural models that were, in my opinion, less
than optimally designed. They required lots of extra bits for structure and alignment and seemed
straightforward enough for me to say, “I believe I could do better than that.” So, the 4-AT was
created, mocked up in book form and shopped around New York Publishers.
The first, the publisher of the architectural model books, would not allow more than one page for
history and instructions. My idea was to include a comprehensive history of the plane as well as
however many pages of instructions were required to do a proper build. In this case, 11 pages of
history and 16 pages of step by step instructions. The second publisher, Crown Publishers, Inc.,
agreed to the concept but in order to keep the cost of printing down, limited this book to two colors –
metallic silver and black.
Armed with a contract for four books in a series and planning ahead for another twelve, it was off
to the National Air and Space Museum to do research. Five days in the archives at the top of the
building yielded hundreds of photographs to copy and an equal volume of Xeroxed printed material
for sixteen aircraft.
While doing the research in the upper archives of the NASM and copying hundreds of
photographs I found the photograph on the top of page 13. Island Air Lines flew daily rounds from
the Sandusky, Ohio mainland to the Lake Erie Islands. The book is dedicated to Ralph Dietrick the
owner and pilot. The kid in the striped shirt is me. At that time, they sold every seat on the plane
including the co-pilot's. I made sure to be the first in line and always got that seat. Flights were
anywhere from fifteen to twenty minutes per leg and at least once per flight Ralph would lean over and
shout “What's the oil pressure on number three?” I would look out the window onto the large panel behind
the engine, read the large oil pressure gauge and report back.
On to the drawing board – literally. Since the model was going to have a complete interior package,
logic dictated that it should be designed from the inside out. The cabin floor was laid out and the first
wicker seat was designed, (as many white card stock trial runs as necessary, folded, glued and revised)
then the final graphics were added.
All of the line work was done with technical pens, insidious devices, prone to clogging and making
unwanted blobs when held too close to a plastic straight edge or curve. Often a small brush with
white tempera paint could salvage a part. More often than not, the part had to be redrawn. Needless
to say this kind of inking involves a lot of holding one’s breath. This was pretty much the way the
whole plane was designed.
For multiple parts – seats, engine components, etc. – photo static copies had to be made. These
then were pasted up, re copied if necessary until all the bits were done. The only way to make grey
areas was to use dot screen dry transfer material – each grey area had to be cut out and rubbed down
on the required photostat.
Once all the line art was done and all the instruction illustrations were drawn, the composition of
the book could begin. Books are made up of signatures, sheets of paper twice the width of the book
which when printed both sides and folded gives you four pages. Thus a normal sixteen-page signature

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Trimotor back story

is made up of four sheets. In this case we had one signature of text weight paper printed two sides
for history and instructions, and one signature of heavier cover stock printed one side for the parts.
All of the photographs had to be cropped to size and laid out along with all the illustrations and
text. Then all the parts had to be laid out. All that was left was the cover …
Crown had insisted on total control of the outside cover design and they wanted color
photographs of adults and children admiring the finished model. Whereas adult and child models
were readily available, finished models for admiration did not exist.
Crown provided many sheets of silver printed and white cover stock, the same weight as the final
parts sheets. Now all I had to do was get black lines on the sheets, cut, score, fold and glue. At the
time there was a now forgotten process called Image ‘n’ Transfer, or make your own dry transfers.
Each page of parts had to be photographed to produce a film negative. Each negative was used
to expose the I‘n’T sheets, which in turn had to be chemically processed and washed leaving only the
black line art remaining in reverse. These sheets were then positioned on the silver paper and
painstakingly rubbed down. Then the normal building process could begin. The end result could
be called the ultimate beta build. The finished prototype was shipped to New York for
photography. I did not see the cover until just before the books were bound.
Fast-forward 30 years – Steve jobs is in his mid fifties and the design world has dramatically
changed. Research is at one’s fingertips. Photographs, essays, all sorts of technical intelligence
abound. The modern computer design programs are astounding. Any ten year old can design a
paper model on his cell phone.
Somewhere within the flash and blur of this high tech environment, one man (Ron40) sends
another (Deckape) a 30-year-old book to build a paper model of an 80-year-old aeroplane. Then a
dozen or so others chime in on the build thread, expressing interest in building one of their own.
After the build was complete, I chimed in with congratulations and kudos. It seemed that there was
enough interest in scanning and making the original book available, so I gave permission. Another
country heard from (Billy Leliveld) volunteers to do the scans and when he is finished there is more
interest in having the model available in a working mode so individuals can color their own choice of
liveries and… Yet another country heard from as (Rubén Andrés Martínez) takes on the
monumental task of re-drawing the entire model and, as we are no longer bound by publishing
signatures and can have as many pages as we care to print, has included almost all of the existing
early liveries.
When you factor in all the time and energy I put in on the original design, Deckape spent building
and documenting, Billy spent scanning and cleaning and Rubén spent re-drawing and coloring – this
re-release should be worth at least as much as a Gutenberg Bible.
I’m proud to be in such august company –
Press on!
Peter A. Zorn
Coral Gables, FL., USA
March 24, 2011.

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The restoration of a historic model

The Restoration of a Historic Model
Peter A. Zorn's model of the Ford Trimotor is a charming kit appreciated by paper modelers around
the world since it was released in 1982. Almost 30 years after it was published it is still regarded as a
nice and cherished kit of the pre-computer paper model design in North America. It is indeed a
classic kit of a classic aircraft. The kit's rarity has been the source of frustration to many who can
not easily get one. Since there was only one edition of the model, printed copies are now hard to
find. And sometimes modelers don't even dare to cut the original kit, preserving it to keep its value.
When in July 2010 Deckape started a building thread of this airplane at the
www.papermodelers.com forum great expectation arose because it was the construction of a
famous but hard to get model. In fact, it was probably the first time that a build of this model could
be followed by people around the world thanks to the internet, allowing a lot of people to see
something that was difficult to appreciate when this model was built in the 80s. Deckape's skills
produced a model that was highly appreciated at the forum. Soon after Deckape finished (August
2010), Mr. Zorn shared his thoughts on the build, as well as some insights on his design of the Ford
Tri-motor.
After Peter Zorn's statement that he had no problem on this kit being scanned and digitally
preserved, Billy Leliveld scanned and uploaded the complete pages of the original kit for the joy of
the forum members who patiently waited for this gift. It was then that I started dreaming on
building this plane. Qickly my mind drifted to other realms: Why not better re-tracing the lines to
get it with pristine digital quality? Why not re-painting the model with other colors? And why not
better making an all-clean-version of it, so that several liveries could be added? Soon I found myself
tracing vectors over the original scans, and realized it was possible. Why keeping it for myself ? Why
not sharing this with the community? In the end, this went from a personal thought to become a
project for the restoration of the original glory of this kit to make it available to all the modelers.
And that's why you now have this digitalized version of Peter Zorn's wonderful kit.
I thank the support, precise advices, suggestions and help received from the late Ron Hall, from
Billy, and Leif. I also thank the encouragement, thoughts and information provided by all the fellow
members of the forum. My gratitude also goes to Peter Zorn for all his help reviewing and
correcting the several files I sent him. He had the patience to deal with countless files and check
everything. In the end, his involvement with the project with his guidance, as well as creating new
parts and designing the new cover has proved very valuable for the completion of this project. It has
been an honor for me to work on his kit, and a privilege to have received his help.
That's basically the story behind the restoration of this classic paper model. More detailed
information about the process and its technical details (and also some interesting trivia about the
Ford Tri-motors) can be read at the Paper Modelers forum. You are always welcome to read it at:
www.papermodelers.com/forum/recolors/12647-re-colouring-ford-trimotor-peter-zorn.html
This is not just a facsimile reproduction of the kit, and is certainly not intended to replace it. This
is a complete digital restoration that uses the current technologies and takes advantage of the
modern mediums to incorporate those options that could not be included by the printing
restrictions of the original release, enhancing and complementing the now classical (and valuable)
original book. In this way I hope the result offers the modeler a completely new experience,
hopefully one as enjoyable as it was back in 1982.
I hope I honored Mr. Zorn's original kit properly.
Rubén Andrés Martínez A.

Bogotá, Colombia
March 29, 2011.
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Memorabilia
Memorabilia
Samples of the original printed 1982 edition of

this kit.
Right: the front cover of the book.
Bottom left: page #12 with the general

instructions and black & white diagrams of the
American Airways and the TAT liveries with
indications on how to color the model.
Bottom right: one of the pages of parts. Notice

that the kit included only one rudder with the
American Airways registration number to be
used also with the TAT livery. On the bottom
of the page there were parts printed with silver
ink, and on top of it the same parts in black &
white to be painted blue by hand if the modeler
opted for the American Airways version.
The size of the book was 23,5 cm X 31 cm (9,25

in X 12,25 in). It contained 28 pages of
information and instructions, and 18 pages of
parts.
Billy’s high quality scans of the original book can be downloaded from: https://public.me.com/billy.leliveld

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The Ford Trimotor 5-AT

Number N9683, a 5AT used by American Airways for passenger and air mail service
(Courtesy of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)

The Ford Trimotor, affectionately known as the “Tin on one of its very first flights and never went into
Goose,” was among the most important airplane designs production.
developed during the 1920s. Approximately 200 of these
planes were manufactured between 1926 and 1933. Despite this failure, Stout continued his work and
Flown by more than 100 different operators, the Ford convinced a group of Detroit industrialists, including
Trimotor was the most practical and commercial airplane Henry Ford, to finance a new aviation company. The
of its era. company's first plane was a four-passenger monoplane
called the “Air Sedan” It was followed by a larger plane,
The plane was built of Duralumin®, a copper- the first all-metal, single-engine passenger plane called
aluminum alloy as strong as structural steel, but only one- the “Air Pullman.” Finally came the “Air Transport,”
third its weight. Powered by three Wright Whirlwind which was the first Stout plane to have the Ford emblem
engines and providing a total of 645 horsepower, the ten- on its fuselage. Stout's idea of building an airplane
passenger plane had a maximum speed of 130 mph and completely out of metal was radical in a day when most
could carry fuel for five hours of flying. airplanes were still being built of fabric stretched over
wooden and metal frames.
Credit for the early development of the Ford Trimotor
goes to William Bushnell Stout. Stout began his career By the middle of 1925, Ford had bought out all the
working for the Chicago Tribune as an aviation reporter and share-holders in the Stout Metal Airplane Company. He
eventually founded his own aviation magazine, Aerial quickly put his own chief engineer in charge of the
Age. During the First World War he worked for the company, de-emphasizing Stout's involvement as a
Packard Company, which was building airplane engines, designer. When a fire burned the Stout factory to the
and also became an advisor to the government's Aircraft ground in 1925, Ford took the opportunity to rebuild the
Production Board. factory and to hire a new designer, William Mayo, as well
as three recent graduates from the Massachusetts
Following the war, Stout began to design his own Institute of Technology. One of these, James
airplanes. The first of these was a monoplane he called McDonnell, would eventually become the head of
the “Batwing.” He followed it with a twin-engined McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Corporation. Stout was
torpedo bomber, which he designed for the navy. sent on an extensive lecture tour across the country to
Unfortunately, this plane was crashed by a navy test pilot promote the airplanes and aviation.
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The first Ford Trimotor, the 4-AT, was designed by most serious of these problems was probably the noise it
Mayo and his group. Although heavily dependent upon made. When the plane flew coast-to-coast flights during
Stout's “Pullman” designs, the 4-AT was a radically the 1920s for Trans-continental Air Transport,
superior design. With a wing span of 74 feet and passengers were given pieces of cotton to stuff in their
measuring 49 feet, 10 inches in length, the Ford ears to deaden the roar from the three open radial
Trimotor's spacious interior design provided a type of engines. It was necessary to shout to someone across the
comfort that had not been built into previous airplane aisle. Eyeglasses could vibrate off a passenger's nose.
designs. The maiden flight of the plane took place on
June 11, 1926.
The Ford Trimotor was also an extremely practical

plane. Capable of taking off on a runway just less than
three times its length, the plane appealed to early
commercial airlines, and also to oil companies and to
wealthy sportsmen and explorers interested in
transportation to isolated areas with limited service
facilities.
The Ford Trimotor, and its ability to carry a large

number of passengers and mail at speeds of 100 mph,
made it an ideal plane for the numerous airlines that
began to develop during the late 1920s. The plane's all-
metal construction, three motors, and enormous wings
all reassured passengers of its dependability and safety,
whereas the window curtains, individual light fixtures,
and cane-backed seats with leather cushions gave the
interior a luxurious appearance.
Interest in commercial flying had been stimulated by

Lindbergh's successful solo flight across the Atlantic in
1927. Airlines popped up throughout the country. The
Ford Trimotor was used by companies such as Eastern
Air Transport (later to become Eastern Airlines) and
“TAT,” or Transcontinental Air Transport. Established Interior of a 5-AT with wicker seats, individual reading lights,
in 1928 by Clement M. Keys, TAT (known by pilots as and window blinds (NASM)
“take a train”) combined air travel with the rail systems of
the Pennsylvania and Santa Fe railroads for coast-to-
coast service. Rather than risk the hazards of flying at
night or across the Allegheny mountains, passengers on
the two-day journey rode Pullman sleepers at night and
flew in noisy Ford Trimotors by day. TAT bought six of
the first dozen 5-AT Trimotors to start its operations.
Passengers were served hot meals and even watched
movies while in the air. Charles Lindbergh was hired by-
the company as a technical consultant so they could
advertise the system as “The Lindbergh Line.” In fact,
Lindbergh piloted the first flight into Los Angeles with
Amelia Earhart as one of his passengers. However, the
ten-seat planes were rarely full and the service shut down
after about sixteen months. The company merged with
another airline to form TWA in 1930.
The Ford Trimotor was also the workhorse of

American Airways (predecessor company of American
Airlines). In 1962, American Airlines bought one of the
Ford Trimotors that had been used by American Airways
thirty years earlier. It was fully restored to its 1929
condition, and after sending it on a series of good-will
tours across the country, it was presented to the
Smithsonian for exhibition in the National Air and Space
Museum. The model Ford Trimotor 5-AT in this book is
based upon this particular plane now housed in the
National Air and Space Museum.
Although the Ford Trimotor was among the most

dependable planes ever built, it had its problems. The Cockpit of the 5-AT with Dual controls (NASM)

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Island Airlines 4-AT, N7584, when in service in the 1970s (NASM)
The most famous Ford Trimotor was the Floyd Bennett, a seating capacity of fifteen passengers. Capable of
which was the first plane to fly successfully over the carrying a load of more than two tons, the 5-AT was
South Pole. The plane was a standard 4-AT outfitted with superseded during the early 1930s as a commercial
skis and a special set of engines. Under the direction of transport plane by the Boeing 247 and the Douglas DC-
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, the plane took off from “Little 2. A breakdown of some general information on the
America” on November 28, 1929. Heavily loaded with Ford Trimotor 5-AT follows:
fuel and supplies, Byrd and his crew of four reached the
South Pole at 1:15 A.M. the following day. Data and Calculated Performance
Wing span 77 feet, 10 inches (23 m, 72 cm)
The South Pole had been reached for the first time by Length 50 feet, 3 inches (15 m, 32 cm)
the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen in December Maximum speed 130 mph (209 km/h)
1911. The trip had taken five months to complete. Range 1,140 miles (1.835 km)
Fifteen years later, the same trip was made by Byrd and
his crew in their Ford Trimotor in twenty hours. Ceiling 18,000 feet (5.486 m)
However, in order to climb over the mountains that
barricaded the Antarctic ice, Byrd and his crew had to Various collectors and museums still have working
lighten the ship by 200 pounds. One hundred twenty-five models of the Ford Trimotor in operation. Island
pounds of food was thrown out first. Not enough. Airlines, which has the distinction of being the world's
Another sack, a month's supply, was jettisoned. Finally, shortest airline, was still using a Ford Trimotor N7584
with throttles at the fire wall and only seconds to spare, during the mid-1970s on its routes from Port Clinton to
the plane climbed the last 300 feet and they reached the Put-in-Bay, South Bass, Middle Bass, North Bass, and
pole. After its successful flight over the South Pole, the Rattlesnake Islands in Lake Erie.
“Floyd Bennett” was left buried in the snow at Byrd's
camp in Little America. Some twenty years later Byrd Although there are numerous ten-passenger airplanes
returned with an expedition and dug the plane out of the that could be used by Island Airlines, their continuing use
snow. With ignition the engines started at once, they were of the half-century-old Trimotor is an ongoing testament
warmed up, and the plane was flown out and eventually of its flexibility, durability, safety, and economy. Used to
returned to the United States. Today the plane is on transport passengers, livestock, and freight many times
exhibit at the Ford Museum at Greenfield Village, each day between the islands and the mainland, the
Dearborn, Michigan. Trimotor, with its functional, bulky, yet enduring design,
still proves to be one of the great aero-nautical
The 4-AT model had evolved into the larger plane, the workhorses of its time.
5-AT which had three 420-horsepower Wasp engines and

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Scale of this model: 1:33

Scale of this model: 1:33
This paper model of the Ford Trimotor is

presented at 1:33 scale. Meaning that the
size of the model equals 1/33rd of the
real plane.
The finished model built from this kit

measures 46 cm X 71,8 cm X 11,6 cm (18
in X 28,25 in X 4,5 in). It can also be
enlarged or reduced to other scales (see
table below).
Real airplane: 23.72 m (77 ft 10 in) Real airplane: 15.32 m (50 ft 3 in)
Finished model: 71,8 cm (28,25 in) Finished model: 46 cm (18 in)
Real Finished
airplane: model:
3.86 m 11,6 cm
(12 ft 8 in) (4,5 in)
1m of the real plane is reduced to:

3.03 cm (30,3 mm) of the model. 0 0,5 1m 1 ,5 2 2,5 3m
1cm of the model represents:

33 cm of the real plane. 0 1 2 3cm 4 5 6 7 8 9 10cm
1 ft of the real plane is reduced to:

0,36 (93/256ths) inches of the model. 0 0,5
1ft 2 3 4 5ft 6 7 8 9 10ft
1 in of the model represents: 1/8 3/8 5/8 7/8

33 inches (2,75 ft) of the real plane. 0
1/4
½
3/4
1in 1½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 4in
TO BUILD THIS MODEL AT OTHER SCALES
Scale Print pages at Built model will measure

1:16 * 206.25% 95.75 X 148.25 cm (37.7 X 58.37 in)
1:32 * 103.12% 47.87 X 74.12 cm (18.85 X 29.18 in)
1:48 68.75% 31.9 X 49.4 cm (12.56 X 19.45 in)
1:50 66% 30.64 X 47.44 cm (12.06 X 18.6 in)
1:72 45.83% 21.27 X 32.9 cm (8.37 X 12.9 in)
1:100 33% 15.32 X 23.72 cm (6 X 9.3 in)
*For scales larger than 1:33 use bigger paper

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Liveries
Liveries
On the following pages you will find of Columbus”, although printing limitations
examples and information about all the forced the TAT model to use the rudder and
liveries offered in this kit. You will also find the wings with the AA registration number.
(pages 17 to 27) a color profile of each These two liveries have been carefully re-
airplane, along with a short story of the painted according to the original book, and
specific aircraft. The profile pages can be also using photographic references of the
printed out to be framed, or cut and placed actual planes; thanks to this the TAT and AA
besides the finished model as an information liveries are now separate and complete, and the
sheet. modeler no longer has to paint the color trims
and the interior parts by hand.
Please take into account that the model
offered in this kit corresponds to a 5-AT
model of the Ford Tri-motor, and the design
was based on the American Airways N9683.
The additional liveries were painted using the ISLAND AIRLINES
same template, and according to photos and

historic documentation to make them as
accurate as possible. However, in some cases
the representation of a particular aircraft may Island Airlines N7584
not be completely accurate to the actual plane
since small variations may occur from plane to A special gift to Mr. Zorn, the Island Airlines
plane, or the actual aircraft may correspond to livery, is also included. It was originally
a 4-AT model (with a different cockpit roof). intended as a secret surprise for him that was
born when the vectorization work of this kit
The modeler is encouraged to use his/her
started, but it was soon decided that there was
abilities to adapt or scratch-build details if
no reason to hide it. This same model is the
desired.
one that can be seen on the cover of the kit as
built by Billy Leliveld. It was the first new
livery to be added, and is offered in this kit as a
N9683
tribute to Mr. Zorn in gratitude for his
AMERICAN AIRWAYS
generosity, since this was the very plane that he
U. S . M A I L
CAM-1
rode in when he was a child.
N9651
American Airways N9683
TRANS WORLD AIRLINE
TAT
TRANSCONTINENTAL AIR TRANSPORT, INC.
NC9606 CITY OF
PHILADELPHIA
U.S. MAIL
A.M. 34
NC9606
CITY
COLUMBUS
OF TAT
TWA “City of Philadelphia” N9651
The “City of Philadelphia” livery was

TAT “City of Columbus” NC9606 suggested by Leif Ohlsson, who also kindly
shared very useful advices and suggestions
The first two airplanes in this new electronic about technical details to be taken into account
kit are the ones that were included in the 1982 when this project started. The good photos by
printed book. Many of the parts for the Robert Beach were used as reference, his
American Airways N9683 had to be painted by extensive and detailed gallery can be found at:
hand in the original kit. The book also offered http://www.papermodelers.com/gallery/sho
optional parts to build the TAT NC9606 “City wgallery.php?cat=876&ppuser=8337

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N9651 representing aircrafts that played an important
role in the development of U. S. civil aviation
in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Lao Che Air Freight
The Lao Che version was probably a U.S.ARMY

FORD - C-9
AC-29-226
predictable livery to be added, but it was not SERIAL NUMBER

WEIGHT EMPTY
DISPOSABLE LOAD
CREW (2)
PASSENGERS
BAGGAGE
FUEL NORMAL
210 GAL
AUXILIARY
90GA)
OIL NORMAL
5.6 LBS.
MISCELANEOUS
GROSS WEIGHT
AC-29-226
6403 LBS.
3769 LBS.
360 LBS.
11440 LBS.
221 LBS.
1238 LBS.
531 LBS.
24/8 GAL. 25 LBS. 182.25 LBS.
527 LBS.
10.172
considered until the very last stages of the

project when almost everything was complete.
It was included in the kit by suggestion of Mr. United States Army Air Corps AC-29-226
Zorn, who also designed the specific cargo
interior for it. It proves the versatility of the The idea of painting the U.S. Air Corps livery
digital medium because it shares common was born when Jeff Nester (“Paperwarrior”)
pages with the “City of Philadelphia” without posted a request looking for a paper model of
altering any of the models or having to print an USAAC version of the Tri-motor. Since
duplicated parts. there were none, and this kit was already
expanding, it seemed just natural to include
this version as an interesting example of the
unusual lives (and fates) of the Ford Tri-
motors.
ZRN-PM
Maddux Airlines 4532 by

Peter A. Zorn, Jr.
www.papermodelers.com
NC 9637 Capt. Peter A. Zorn, Jr.
US
MAIL
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM
Pan American Airways System NC9637

The last livery offered in this kit is a repaint
made to celebrate the spirit of the community
NC8407 at the www.papermodelers.com forum. It was
designed using the colors of our forum and
some representative elements of the hobby.
And it is also a gift to all the members of the
forum, to those who joined this project and
helped with their comments, ideas,
Eastern Air Transport Inc. NC8407 suggestions and advices, and who always had
encouragement words during the process; and
NC-5493
also to those who silently but continuously
visited the thread where this project was
NC-5493
developed.
Scenic Airways Inc. NC-5493

Some liveries were added to complete a
representative sample of the early Ford Tri-
motor operators. Examples of this are the
Maddux, PanAm, Eastern, and Scenic models

N9683
AMERICAN AIRWAYS
U. S . M A I L
CAM-1
AMERICAN AIRWAYS N9683 FORD TRI-MOTOR

This airplane is model 5-AT-B-#39, built in 1929, and first Airport (Virginia) when it opened officially to commercial
flew with Southwest Fast Air Express of Tulsa (Oklahoma) traffic (November 19, 1962), then it went to tour the U.S.A.
and later with American Airways and several other operators. during 1963-1965 and was stored until presented to the
In 1962 it was bought back by American Airlines and restored Smithsonian Institute a few years later. The airplane has been
to its original 1929 condition and painted with AA colors. on display at the National Air and Space Museum since its
N9683 was the first plane to fly from Dulles International opening, and it is preserved in very good condition.

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Liveries
NC9606
NC9606
CITY OF
COLUMBUS
TAT
TAT NC9606 “CITY OF COLUMBUS” FORD TRI-MOTOR

This airplane was model 5-AT-B-#4, built in October 1928. It continental route. It was later renamed “City of New York” in
was used by TAT (Transcontinental Air Transport) for their a ceremony where Amelia Earhart re-christened it.
famous coast-to-coast service on June 1929. NC9606 was one

of the planes that inaugurated TAT's coast-to-coast service NC9606 saw service with other owners and operators in the
and was used in the flights from Port Columbus to Clovis. U.S.A, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. The plane was written off
after a crash in 1953 at Choteau (Montana).

NC9606 kept the original “City of Columbus” name when it
was flown by Charles Lindbergh to lay-out the trans-
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N7584
ISLAND AIRLINES
ISLAND AIRLINES N7584 FORD TRI-MOTOR

This plane was model 4-AT-B-#38 built in 1928. It started N7584 flew with Island for 50 years. While in service it
service with Robertson Aircraft Corp., of St Louis (Missouri), suffered a serious accident in 1977 but it was reconstructed
and in 1935 it came to be part of Island Airlines, flying and kept flying with Island until it was sold to Al Chaney in
between Port Clinton (Ohio) and the Bass islands in Lake Erie. 1985. It was later bought by Kermit Weeks in 1991, but
Island Airlines was the shortest scheduled airline in the world, Hurricane Andrew severely damaged it in 1992. Since then it
and probably the only airline to regularly fly Ford Tri-motors has been in Maurice Hovious's workshop undergoing a major

until the 1980s. This particular aircraft was the first Tri-motor reconstruction.
they bought, and the last one they sold.
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Liveries
N9651
TRANS WORLD AIRLINE

CITY OF
TAT
PHILADELPHIA
U.S. MAIL
A.M. 34
TWA N9651 “CITY OF PHILADELPHIA” FORD TRI-MOTOR

The famous actress Gloria Swanson christened this plane in The plane was bought by Irving Perch in 1969, and he
1929. It is model 5-AT-B-#34 and was originally flown by restored it to flying conditions that same year. Perch painted
TAT–TWA in the coast-to-coast service between Clovis and N9651 white with dark red and gold trims giving it its
Los Angeles. After that it served with other airlines and distinctive appearance. The TAT–TWA logos and the “City of
owners in different uses. It even received an experimental Philadelphia” name were added later when Perch decided to
registration when it was used by R.C.A. to develop tests of honor the original route that this plane served.

experimental TV transmitters and drone control, and it was
the first plane to carry an Omni-Direcional Radiobeacon N9651 was bought by Kermit Weeks in 1993 when Perch was
Receiver. During its service life N9651 suffered some forced to sell it because of bankruptcy, and since then it has
modifications to increase its load capacity. After an accident in been part of the “Fantasy of Flight” collection where it is
1943 it was dismantled and spent a time stored in crates. kept in very good condition.
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Liveries
N9651
LAO CHE AIR FREIGHT FORD TRI-MOTOR

This fictional airline is the cargo company of the character “Lao Che” from the 1984
Indiana Jones movie “The Temple of Doom”. The action takes place at Shanghai in
1935, and the subsequent flight (with Indiana and his friends on board) goes from
China to India, where the plane crashes against a mountain.
For the airport scenes the real N9651 Ford Tri-motor was used but without the “TAT-

TWA” logos and only a “Lao Che” logo painted on the door. A highly detailed 3–ft
scale model was used for the flying sequences and a smaller model was built for the
crash scene. The cockpit and the interior of the plane as seen in the flight sequence are
a full-scale studio mock-up.
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Liveries
MADDUX AIR-LINES 4532 FORD TRI-MOTOR
This airplane was born as Model 4-AT-B-#16 on March 1928, and originally served
with Maddux Air-lines. The life of the plane was short, but it was well-lived, since it was
the subject of Maddux's publicity campaigns and its photo also appeared on the airline
time-tables making it probably the most famous aircraft of the Maddux fleet. Being
one of Maddux's first Tri-motors, it only used the company's old logo as distinctive
feature.

4532 was sold to Consolidated Airlines of California in 1930 and after that became lost
in litigations following the Great Depression. By 1931 it was abandoned and not able to
fly because of corrosion. Its registration was cancelled in 1932.
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Liveries
NC 9637
US
MAIL
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS NC9637 FORD TRI-MOTOR

NC9637 was model 5-AT-B-#11 built in 1929 and originally served with Pan
American. After that it served with other airlines in U.S.A, the Caribbean and Central
America, suffering several modifications but flying continuously. While in service

with Grand Canyon Airlines it crashed into a ditch on August 1981 suffering a severe
damage in the mid-fuselage, wings and landing gear. It was donated to the San Diego
Air & Space Museum where it was repaired by a team of volunteers. The plane was

painted as it was when it flew for the first time with Pan American, except for the black
anti-glare paint on the nose. It is one of the few surviving Tri-motors, and is kept in
static exhibition at the San Diego Museum.
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Liveries
NC8407
EASTERN AIR TRANSPORT INC. NC8407 FORD TRI-MOTOR

This airplane was model 4-AT-E-#69, and it was built in 1929. It originally served
with Eastern Air Transport, and was leased to Cubana in 1930.
NC8407 was kept in continuous service by different owners, and suffered several
modifications until the EAA acquired it in 1973 and restored it completely to its
original 1929 configuration and colors, a labor that lasted 12 years.

After being in static exhibition from 1985 to 1992 at the AirVenture museum, it was
relocated to the EAA's Pioneer Airport where it is flown regularly. Today, NC8407 is
one of only six flyable Tri-motors.
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NC-5493
NC-5493
SCENIC AIRWAYS INC. NC-5493 FORD TRI-MOTOR
This airplane started its life as model 4-AT-B-#22 in January 1928, and was sold
directly to Scenic Airways Inc., a company founded by J. Parker Van Zandt in Grand
Canyon (Arizona). This was the very first Ford Tri-motor that flew over the Grand
Canyon in sight-seeing tours during 1928-1929 with the distinctive Scenic rainbow
livery.

Van Zandt sold the plane in November 1929 after the market crash that originated the
Great Depression, and it served to other companies until it was damaged beyond
repair in a fatal crash in 1942 at West Orange (New Jersey).
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WALK ONLY ON CENTER OF THE
WING WHEN REFUELLING. DO
NOT STEP ON THE CORRUGATED
SKIN. WHEN ON LAND FIX
AILERONS AND RUDDER.
LOAD PLANE WITH CARE
WHEN WEATHER IS UNSTABLE
FOR FLIGHT AND 100% WHEN
FIELD CONDITIONS ARE SUI-
TABLE FOR TAKE OFF WITH
HEAVY LOAD.
U.S.ARMY
FORD - C-9
AC-29-226
SERIAL NUMBER AC-29-226

WEIGHT EMPTY 6403 LBS.
DISPOSABLE LOAD 3769 LBS.
CREW (2) 360 LBS.
PASSENGERS 11440 LBS.
BAGGAGE 221 LBS.
FUEL NORMAL
210 GAL 5.6 LBS. 1238 LBS.
AUXILIARY
90GA) 531 LBS.
OIL NORMAL
24/8 GAL. 25 LBS. 182.25 LBS.
MISCELANEOUS 527 LBS.
GROSS WEIGHT 10.172
U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS AC-29-226 FORD TRI-MOTOR (FORD C-9)

The USAAC acquired thirteen Ford Tri-Motors of different In January 25, 1936 at Barksdale Field, 29-226 met an unusual
types in 1928 and became their “C-4” models. The last seven end after the aircraft had been declared surplus. It was loaded
of them were re-powered and designated “C-9”. with 60 gallons of gasoline, and the motors were left running
at 1.000 rpm as the Army tested the effects of machine-gun
Those C-9s were distributed throughout the United States in fire against a metal plane. Three machine-guns fired at the
1929. Of them, the last C-9, with serial number 226 (model 4- plane and it was soon set on fire. 29-226 was effectively

AT-B #86) was based originally at Fort Crockett, and later saw destroyed.
service as an air ambulance and also as Air Mail transport.
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ZRN-PM
by
Peter A. Zorn, Jr.
Capt. Peter A. Zorn, Jr.
WWW.PAPERMODELERS.COM FORD TRI-MOTOR

This livery is a repaint presented as a gift to all the members of the forum to celebrate
the spirit of the community, with gratitude to those who joined this project and
helped with their comments, ideas, suggestions and advices, and who always had
encouragement words during the process; and also to those who silently but
continuously visited the thread where this project was developed.

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How to set your printer for this kit

!
How to set your printer for this kit
Please read carefully this page and follow the instructions given here
before printing any page of this electronic kit. It will save you time, paper, and ink.
The size and layout of this kit: Note about the white safe borders:
This kit is presented in A4 paper size (21 X 29.7 cm / 8.3 The white safe borders of the pages may vary and the red
× 11.7 in). However, the layout and placement of the borders may not show in some cases depending on the
parts has been prepared to fit safely in sheets of paper of model of the printer you are using. With some printers,
both A4 and Letter sizes. the white safe borders will be smaller, and you'll see the
red rectangle without needing to adjust anything. All
This means that you can use Letter size paper to print all printer brands have different safety borders, and some
the pages of this kit, without risk of losing anything, and can even disable the safety margins. If you don't see the
without scaling the parts. Letter size measures 21.6 × four sides of the red rectangle in this page, then adjust
27.9 cm (8.5 × 11 in). It is a bit wider than A4 (by 7mm, or your printer settings until the printable borders are tuned.
¼ in), but it is also a bit shorter (18mm, or ¾ in). Refer to your own printer’s manual and the
manufacturer’s technical information to adjust it.
Test your printer:
To make sure that you will print properly all the pages at Using Legal size paper to solve fitting problems:
the correct scale, and that no part of the kit will be If you still can't see the four red borders, you can solve
cropped, first make a test printing this same page (page #28). this problem by using Legal size paper. Legal size (21,6
cm X 35,6 cm, or 8.15 in X 14 in) is a bit wider and
The red borders in this page represent the size of the noticeably longer than A4. Using Legal size, and
biggest part of the kit. The red rectangle measures 18,4 following the above steps will surely result in a safe print
cm X 26,4 cm (7.24 in X 10.4 in). If you print this page of the whole page. If you use Legal size, then you can
and can see all the four red borders, then there will be no safely use the “center on page” option to preserve the top
problems when printing the rest of the kit. and bottom borders.
To make the print test, do the following: To confirm the correct size of the printed page, compare
1. Choose “print” from the file menu” the vertical and horizontal rulers provided in this page
2. Choose the paper size you are feeding to the printer. with a ruler. They must coincide.
3. Set “page scaling” to “none”.
4. Disable the “Center on page” (or similar) option. Once you get a successful print test, make sure you
5. Print. print all the pages using exactly the same settings.
Step # 3 is very important, because if you want to print

the kit at its original scale, the page needs to be sent at Important note on colours:
100% (no page scaling). Different computer monitors and different printers/inks
can display different tones/hues of colour depending on
If you choose “fit to page”, “shrink to printable area” (or a the particular settings of each machine.
similar setting) in step#3, the pages will be sent at a
smaller scale. You will surely see the four red borders. To check/adjust the accurate tones of the colours you
However, the final model will be a few millimeters smaller can use your printer’s test page or the colour table
than the intended original scale. Set this option to “none”, provided below.
or “don’t fit to page” to have the real size/scale. 100% 75% 50% 25% 5% 100% 75% 50% 25% 5%
CYAN RED
If you are using Letter size also make sure that you disable MAGENTA GREEN
“center on page”. If the page is sent centered to the printer BLUE
YELLOW
the top margin of the page will be lost. Turn off the
½
“center on page” option to ensure a correct print of the BLACK

page. 100% 75% 50% 25% 5%

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Printing guide
Printing guide
Before printing any page of the kit:
Don't forget to make a test print of page #28 ("How to set your printer for this kit") and adjust your
printer according to the instructions given.
This electronic kit of the Ford Tri-motor 5-AT consists of 308 pages, including presentation,
information texts, instructions, and parts. There are several variations and liveries to choose from.
Each page is numbered and has an identifier on the top right corner that indicates its contents.
Options:
All basic Ford Tri-motor aircraft were manufactured in bare aluminum with black factory markings
for serial numbers and Ford Tri-motor logos. Each individual airline painted the aircraft to suit that
company's identity. In order to facilitate this variety on the model in this electronic kit, there are
eleven different liveries to choose from, and seven of them are available in two printing options:
a) Metal surfaces simulated with grey gradients to be printed on white cardstock.
b) Metal surfaces without gradients to be printed on silver cardstock.
The interior of the plane can be built in three different options, and there are two different colors for
the passenger seats. Exhausts are also available in two different textures for use with white
cardstock, and an additional only-lines version is provided if the modeler wishes to use silver
cardstock.
NACA rings (or “engine cowlings”), engine shields and wheel fenders are provided for all the
liveries in matching colors. But some (or all) of these elements were not used in certain planes. The
modeler will need to consult references of the real aircraft to decide whether to use them or not.
Plan carefully your model selecting from the different options before starting your project. Use this
guide to help you print only the pages you need according to your preferred options.
The detailed printing guide:
Pages 30–40 contain a detailed page-by-page guide to print your kit according to the different
options available for each livery. Study it and get familiar with the pages of the kit before printing to
avoid duplicated parts, and to avoid waste of paper and ink.
Print all pages on white cardstock, except the window templates that must be printed on clear
acetate. The guide specifies which pages are those.
In some cases you can use silver cardstock to provide a shiny metallic finish to the model. The
specific pages that are needed to print these versions are also indicated.
A couple of liveries require some pages printed on regular (copy) paper. They are specified when
necessary.

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Printing guide
N9683
AMERICAN AIRWAYS
U. S . M A I L
CAM-1
TO BUILD THE AMERICAN AIRWAYS N9683 FORD TRI-MOTOR

USING WHITE CARDSTOCK, PRINT THE FOLLOWING PAGES:
Print all this pages:

65 - print on clear acetate sheet: Templates for clear acetate parts
66-73 - print on white cardstock: Structural black and white parts
78 - print on white cardstock: Cockpit interior
79 - print on white cardstock: Engine parts – grey gradients as chrome finish
Chose only one of the following two options:
74, 75 - print on white cardstock: Wicker seats – tan option
76, 77 - print on white cardstock: Wicker seats – green option
80 - print on white cardstock: Exhausts – grey gradients as chrome finish
81 - print on white cardstock: Exhausts – burnt metal finish
Chose only one of the following three options:
88-90 - print on white cardstock: Interior of the cabin – wood option
91-93 - print on white cardstock: Interior of the cabin – green option
94-96 - print on white cardstock: Interior of the cabin – metallic option
Print this pages for the American Airways livery for white cardstock:
109-121 - print on white cardstock: Parts of wings, fuselage, engines and other details
TO BUILD THE AMERICAN AIRWAYS N9683 FORD TRI-MOTOR

USING SILVER CARDSTOCK, PRINT THE FOLLOWING PAGES:

Print this pages on silver cardstock:
84, 85 - print on silver cardstock: Engine and exhaust parts – for silver paper
Print this pages for the American Airways livery on silver cardstock:
122-124 - print on silver cardstock: Parts of wings, fuselage, engine pods and other details

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Printing guide
NC9606
NC9606
CITY
COLUMBUS
OF TAT
TO BUILD THE TAT NC9606 “CITY OF COLUMBUS” FORD TRI-MOTOR


82, 83 - print on white cardstock: Engine pods, cabane struts and landing gear struts - grey gradients
Print this pages for the TAT livery for white cardstock:
TO BUILD THE TAT NC9606 “CITY OF COLUMBUS” FORD TRI-MOTOR


84-87 - print on silver cardstock: Engine, exhaust, and strut parts – for silver paper
Print this pages for the TAT livery on silver cardstock:
146-156 - print on silver cardstock: Parts of wings, fuselage, and other details

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Printing guide
N7584
ISLAND AIRLINES
TO BUILD THE ISLAND AIRLINES N7584 FORD TRI-MOTOR

(ONLY FOR WHITE CARDSTOCK) PRINT THE FOLLOWING PAGES:
Print this pages for the Island Airlines livery:
This livery is not available

for printing on silver paper
Island Airlines painted its planes white with color trims. This livery does not have bare aluminum surfaces,
that’s why it is only available to be printed on white paper.

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Printing guide
N9651
TRANS WORLD AIRLINE
CITY OF
TAT
PHILADELPHIA
U.S. MAIL
A.M. 34
TO BIULD THE TWA N9651 “CITY OF PHILADELPHIA” FORD TRI-MOTOR

Print this pages for the TWA “City of Philadelphia” livery:
This livery is not available

for printing on silver paper
This specific airplane does not have bare aluminum surfaces. That’s why this livery is not availabe to be
printed on silver paper.

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Printing guide
N9651
TO BUILD THE LAO CHE AIR FREIGHT * FORD TRI-MOTOR

Print the following pages to build the interior of the plane:
94-96 - print on white cardstock: Interior of the cabin – bare metallic option
Print this pages for the Lao Che Air freight livery:
173-182 - print on white cardstock: Parts of wings, engines and other details (common parts
shared with the “City of Philadelphia”)
183-185 - print on white cardstock: Parts of fuselage with “Lao Che” markings
Print this pages to build the detailed cargo:
97-105 - print on white copy paper: Crates, rugs and general cargo
106 - print on clear acetate sheet: Chicken cages (tops and sides)
* The Lao Che Air Freight Ford Trimotor appeared in the movie “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”.
Actually, it is the same “TWA - City of Philadelphia” Trimotor with some minor paint modifications.
To build this “Lao Che” version 3 pages of parts are provided with the “Lao Che” markings (without
the “City of Philadelphia” name). The rest of pages needed to complete the plane are identical to those
of the “Philadelphia” livery (see pages listed above for details).
Additional parts are provided to simulate the varied cargo that can be seen in the movie.

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Printing guide
TO BUILD THE MADDUX AIR-LINES 4532 FORD TRI-MOTOR

Print this pages for the Maddux livery for white cardstock:
TO BUILD THE MADDUX AIR-LINES 4532 FORD TRI-MOTOR


Print this pages for the Maddux livery on silver cardstock:

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Printing guide
NC 9637
US
MAIL
TO BUILD THE PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM NC 9637 FORD TRI-MOTOR


Print this pages for the PanAm livery for white cardstock:
TO BUILD THE PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM NC 9637 FORD TRI-MOTOR


Print this pages for the PanAm livery on silver cardstock:

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Printing guide
NC8407
TO BUILD THE EASTERN AIR TRANSPORT INC. NC8407 FORD TRI-MOTOR


Print this pages for the Eastern livery for white cardstock:
TO BUILD THE EASTERN AIR TRANSPORT INC. NC8407 FORD TRI-MOTOR


Print this pages for the Eastern livery on silver cardstock:

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Printing guide
NC-5493
NC-5493
TO BUILD THE SCENIC AIRWAYS INC. NC-5493 FORD TRI-MOTOR

Print this pages for the Scenic livery for white cardstock:
TO BUILD THE SCENIC AIRWAYS INC. NC-5493 FORD TRI-MOTOR


Print this pages for the Scenic livery on silver cardstock:

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Printing guide
U.S.ARMY
FORD - C-9
AC-29-226

CREW (2) 360 LBS.
BAGGAGE 221 LBS.
FUEL NORMAL
210 GAL 5.6 LBS. 1238 LBS.
AUXILIARY
90GA) 531 LBS.
OIL NORMAL
24/8 GAL. 25 LBS. 182.25 LBS.
GROSS WEIGHT 10.172
TO BUILD THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS AC-29-226 FORD TRI-MOTOR (FORD C-9)

Print this pages for the USAAC livery for white cardstock:
107-108 - print on white regular paper: Interior – additional radio equipment for the USAAC airplane
TO BUILD THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS AC-29-226 FORD TRI-MOTOR (FORD C-9)

Print this pages for the USAAC livery on silver cardstock:
107-108 - print on white regular paper: Interior – additional radio equipment for the USAAC airplane

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Printing guide
ZRN-PM
by
Peter A. Zorn, Jr.
TO BUILD THE WWW.PAPERMODELERS.COM ZRN-PM FORD TRI-MOTOR

Print this pages for the www.papermodelers.com livery:

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General paper model construction

General Paper Model Construction
In order to construct the model from the pages of this Scoring tools:
book, you will need a few tools. It is also recommended
that you carefully read all the instructions, the table of ?A blunt needle or an ink-less pen is useful for
contents and the printing guide before starting. It will scoring. A sharpless cutter or a pin can also be used.
save you time, paper, and ink. A more professional tool for scoring is an
embossing stylus.
Patience is recommended when building any paper
model. It requires time to assemble each part properly,
and the glue also needs time to dry. Don’t hurry or try to Other useful tools:
accelerate the process, as it will only be negative for the
model. ?Ruler, to help with straight scores and cuts.
?Cutting mat or any other cutting surface (you can use
Precision when cutting and glueing the parts will greatly a piece of cardboard or chipboard instead of a
improve the results. Study the instructions before cutting mat).
cutting each part and always dry-test them before ?Pencil colours or felt markers can be used to paint
assembly. the white edges of the paper and improve the
appearance of the model.
Try to cut as close as possible to the inside of the heavy ?Tweezers to hold the parts while drying, to fold small
darker lines. Special cuts, when required, will be tabs, or to handle small parts.
explained in the step-by-step instructions. ?A rod or a tube is useful to curve and curl
paper/cardstock when needed.
TOOLS
Additional materials:
You need a set of tools to work on this paper model.
Please note that the following list of tools is just a ?“T” pins for mounting propellers so they will spin.
recommendation. Not all of them are needed to ?Heavy black thread for control wires and rigging.
complete the model, but having the basic tools will help
you a lot in the process.
Cutting tools: FOLDS

?Scissors, useful for big parts. There are two types of folds that are used in paper
?Small scissors can be used for cutting and trimming. modeling.
?Craft knife for other parts, if needed.
?X-acto knife or scalpel, to cut out small parts or for Mountain fold is indicated with long dashed lines. You
inner cuts. must score, and fold the paper away from you.
?A drafting compass with cutting blade would be
useful for cutting circular discs for wheels and Valley fold is indicated with a dashed/dotted line. After
engine. scoring, fold the paper towards you.
?A hole puncher, useful for cutting out holes.
Look at the image below for a visual explanation of the
folds.
Glueing tools: ”
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?White glue (PVA) is useful for most of the parts. Be nta
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?Instant glue (cyanoacrilate) is useful for the fast
glueing of small pieces or to give strength to
structural parts. Always use it with the proper
security measures.
?Spray adhesive can also be used.
?Double-sided tape, for mounting outer skin panels
in areas where it is hard to exert pressure for glue.
?Masking tape, for holding parts for alignment
?Toothpicks can be used to apply glue in proper
amounts with accuracy.

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Detailed instructions to build this model

Detailed Instructions to Build This Model
1 2
Cut out and fold all twelve wicker seats (1). Two extras
are provided for practice. Glue and gently curve the Cut out and fold toilet (2) and sink (3).
inner and outer seat backs, holding the curve until the Glue side tabs to back panels.
glue dries. Glue inner and outer armrests together and
glue the sides of the seats to the tabs as shown. Run a bead of glue along the top edges of sides
(Wicker seats- tan or light green.) and glue tops in place.
Choose the interior for your model from the available options: light green, wood panels,
or bare metalic finish.
Cut out and fold cabin floor (4) and sides (5), (6).
Glue floor to left wall, as shown, starting with the rear wall. Make sure flaps are outside.
Glue toilet to rear wall and sink to right wall.
Cut out, fold, and glue bathroom bulkhead faces (7). When dry, glue in place as shown, flaps to rear.
Bulkhead –light green, wood, or metal. Glue all twelve seats in place as shown.

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Glue right side in place as shown, making sure to keep cabin square.
Cut out and fold rear ceiling (8). Start gluing with side flaps (A) at the rear of the arched roof section. Next
glue top flaps (B). Glue rear flap. Using a toothpick, run glue under small arch flaps. Adjust the curved roof to
fit and tack with tape. Press flaps against curve and check through windows to ensure alignment. Cut out and
fold front ceiling (9). Glue side flaps (C). Run glue under curved roof seam and front curve flaps and hold in
place from underside. Sight along sides to square cabin. Glue top flaps (D).
7 8
Cut out and fold front bulkhead (11) and angle

Cut out and fold cockpit assembly (10) as shown. support (12) Glue bulkhead to front of cockpit,
Glue areas marked “A” together. Glue sides to floor lining up side flap bottom edges as shown. Glue
tabs, checking alignment. Glue front flaps to rear of angle brace under front of floor.
front panel.

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9 10
Cut out and fold pilot/copilot seats (13). Glue seat to Cut out and fold engine control console (15).
rear tab. Curve and glue back sections together and to Glue together with flaps inside as shown.
rear flap, as shown. Glue inner panels to back. Cut out
and glue seat back cushions (14) in place.
* For steps 10-13 you can choose to use the
optional interior cockpit parts provided.
11 12 13
Cut out and fold control

Cut out and fold instrument levers (17) and control Glue seats, control console, instrument
panel (16). Glue folded wheels (18) Glue together, as panel, and control levers in place as
sections together, as shown, shown. Make sure wheels are shown. Glue triangular top panel flaps in
to make spacer. at the same position. place against bulkhead.
14
Glue rear cockpit wall (10a) to cabin bulkhead. Be careful to line up door window.
Glue side flaps of cabin assembly to cockpit sides as shown. Check alignment.

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15 Cut out and fold cockpit windows (19) and roof (20).
(Both parts - aluminum or colored per diagram.)
It is better to score and fold before cutting out window

areas. Glue window flaps to roof section as shown.
If you wish, you could carefully glue pieces of acetate

inside to simulate windows.
The roof glass would be tinted green and can be done

with a green marker.
16
A
Check the alignment and fit the roof/window unit Glue triangular flaps (B) through ceiling openings to
to the cockpit You may need to crimp the top nose inside of bulkhead. Apply glue to flaps under side
sections at point (A). Start gluing along the top of windows and hold in place. Glue flaps under
the bulkhead, aligning the side windows, and windscreen and hold in place. Glue small flaps to
holding until glue dries. front bulkhead.
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Cut out and fold fuselage outer skins (21a) and (21b). Carefully line up all the windows and press the skin
Cut out all windows (marked ). Check each piece to firmly to the tape. Repeat for the other side. Glue the
see that all the windows line up with the cabin walls. front curved top sections together and to the flap at
The easiest method for securing the skin to the the rear of the cockpit roof. This will resemble a
structure is to use double-sided tape. Apply the tape flattened curve at the rear. DO NOT GLUE the rear
to one side of the structure as shown. You might also curved surfaces together at this time.
use the tape to hold strips of acetate for windows.

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18 19
Cut out, fold, and roll front engine mount (22). Cut out four small slits as
Glue the sections under the shown. Cut out form discs (23), long spacers (24) and short spacers (25). Glue
cockpit together and to the engine mount together and fold base flaps inward. Apply glue to inside of
front bulkhead flap and flaps and insert one disc. Push inward paper below the four slots. This
glue the combined folded becomes a support for the upper disc. Push a pin through center and insert
flap at the rear to the cabin disc as far as stops. Run glue around edge of top disc. Glue long spacers where
floor as shown. indicated. Glue short spacers on top of long spacers where indicated.
20 21
Glue motor mount to front bulkhead lining up top Cut out and roll nose fairing (27). Glue to flap on
cylinder. Cut out ring support (26). Glue bottom fuselage skin and engine support ring, starting at the
edge to bottom of bulkhead and glue ring to motor center of the windscreen and working to each side.
mount and spacers as shown creating a slightly flat- Finish at bottom seam as shown.
sided circle.
22
Cut out and fold lower rear fuselage former (28) and upper rear fuselage former (29), as shown.

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23 24
Glue 28 and 29 together as shown. Start with the two rear flaps (A) and Cut out, fold, and glue
curved support rib (B). Glue side flaps (C), then front flaps (D). Glue the together tail block (30),
forward rib support to rib and back onto the top of the former as shown. as shown.
25
Glue tail block to rear fuselage former, as shown, being careful to keep the sides straight.
Apply strips of double-sided tape as shown, but do not remove backing.
26
Cut out and roll rear fuselage skin (31). Test fit to former until the rolled section matches the ribs
and the bottom edge matches. If necessary, trim ribs slightly. When skin fits, remove backing from
tape and apply. Glue rear end flaps to rear of tail block.

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27 Glue rear fuselage section to cabin. 28 Run glue under rear fuselage top
Insert tabs from upper curved cabin skin and glue front top curved
skins between rib and skin of rear sections together, adjusting the
section. Be sure that the sides and seam for a perfect straight line all
bottom maintain alignment and along the top.
don't twist.
29
Cut out and fold stabilizer (32) as shown.
30
Cut out and fold stabilizer spar (33) as shown.
31
Glue rib to inside bottom
of stabilizer as shown.

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32 33
Cut out and fold rudder (34). Glue tabs (A) and hold
Fold all end tabs (B) inside. Glue along top of spar
together till dry. Apply glue under lower edge to flap
and tabs (A) and close stabilizer top. Hold flat on
(B) and glue together as shown, making sure that the
table till dry. Apply glue under edges to tabs (B) and
base is perpendicular to the height of the rudder.
hold ends together until dry.
Glue flap (C). Put stabilizer and rudder aside until
after wings are attached.
34
Cut out and fold rear wing plate (35) and front wing plate (36).
Glue together, overlapping main spar bottom.

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35
Cut out and fold right-hand ribs (37) and left-hand ribs (38).
Glue to wing plate as shown.
36
Cut out and fold main spar (39).

Glue in place as shown, end flaps and front center flap going under wing plate.

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37
Glue rear panels to rib flaps and panel fronts to rib insides and plate, as shown.
Curve front panels back to match rib contour and glue to top and back of spar, as shown.
38
Turn assembly over. Cut out, fold and glue in place port engine cabane support plate (40)
and starboard engine cabane support plate (41), as shown.

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39
Cut out and glue together port wing sections (42-43a), as shown.
40
Cut through the inboard points of the black triangles. Turn wings over and draw pencil lines
between the marks. Fold flaps as shown. (Instruction drawings are for the port wing assembly.)

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Cut out and fold port wing spar (44) and starboard wing spar (45).
Glue bottom tabs (A) and outboard end tabs along pencil lines, as shown.
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Cut out and fold port wing rib (46) and starboard wing rib (47) as shown. Glue wing ribs in
place as shown. Be sure the bottom flap (A) is parallel to the edge of the wing skin. Glue
diagonal brace tab (B) flat to wing skin.

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Cut out, fold, and glue in place port wing diagonal (48) and starboard wing diagonal (49).
The flat side goes to the bottom. Hold wing flat until dry.
44
Glue wings to center section as shown. Apply glue to matching rib faces and rear of main spar.
Make sure that the main spar and wing spars line up perfectly flat across the top. Hold until dry.

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45
Hold port wing bottom flat against table and prop up opposite wing. Apply glue to all top flaps
and top of main spar and close top of port wing in place. Hold flat until dry.
Test-fit wings to fuselage. The center plate should rest flat on the two sides and center of the
46 curved roof. When properly positioned, the plate should be 90° to the sides of the fuselage.
Check fit with triangle. If necessary, glue shims of paper to the bottom of the wing plate on
the low side. When the wing fits, apply glue along side edges, curve of cabin roof, and front
of spar and attach wing.
47 Cut out, roll, and fold wing skin (50). Fit top section 48
with flaps folded around trailing edge and check to
see that the panel lines line up. If not, slide backward
The outboard engine pods, cabane
slightly or trim some away from the wing trailing
edges to slide forward. When it fits, hold in place at struts, and landing gear assemblies
the spar with small pieces of tape. Smooth the skin are best constructed one side at a
toward the trailing edge and glue rear flaps to bottom time.
of center plate. When dry, untape, lift skin, apply glue
to rear plates, rib tabs, wing edges, and top of spar and The instructions are for the port
smooth skin back in place. When dry, curve leading side assembly. Build the starboard
edges to match ribs, turn plane upside down and parts accordingly.
apply glue to cabane support plates and wing edges,
lower trailing edge plates, and smooth skin in place.

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55 57
Cut out, roll, and glue port engine pod front Cut out, fold, and glue port engine cabane struts (55).
section (51) and center section (53) as shown. Cut (57), (59), (61). (63), and (65) as shown.
out areas marked .
51 58 56 60 59 55 57
68 67
A
64 62 66 65 61 63
Glue cabane struts (55 and 57) together and to engine pod center section, as shown.
When dry, glue strut apex (A) to port cabane support panel (67). Refer to numbered diagrams.
52 53
Glue cabane struts (61 and 63) to pod Glue cabane strut (59) to pod and support
and to support panel as shown. panel as shown.

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54 55
Glue cabane strut (65) to pod and support Cut out, fold, and glue port landing-gear strut (69)
panel as shown. as shown.
56 57
Cut out, fold, and glue port wheel rings (71) as

shown. Cut out and glue together 18 wheel discs
(73), as shown. Glue inside and outside discs (75
and 77) to 18 wheel discs with drawings to outside.
Glue wheel rings to wheels and blacken outer
Glue landing-gear strut through diamond-shaped edges with a marker. Glue port wheel hub discs
cutout and to inside of center section using (81) together and to outside of wheel. Glue 4 port
landing-strut alignment gauge as shown. brake drum discs (79) together with drawn disc
facing out, and glue unit to inside of wheel.
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A
B
Cut out and fold port fender/strut mount (83) as shown. Glue top flaps together and curve. Glue
rear diagonal support flap (A) as shown. Glue front diagonal support flap (B) to rear diagonal
support as shown. Fold up and glue bottom plate as shown.

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59 60 61
Repeat steps
Cut out, fold, and glue port shock- 51 through 62
absorber cover (85), as shown. Slide for the starboard
cover strut until it contacts the pod. assembly, the
Glue in place. Glue wheel fender remaining even
assembly in place, as shown, using numbered parts
shims if required to assure that the (52 through 86).
wheels are lined up straight. Glue
Glue fender to matching front pod section in place as shown,
drawing on brake drum make sure cutouts for cylinders are
and hub, as shown. aligned so one is at the top.
62 63
When both assemblies are dry, glue the port and

starboard cabane strut panels to the underside wing Cut out and fold front and rear landing-gear
blank areas, as shown in diagram. brace mounts (87 and 88), as shown.
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Cut out, fold, and glue port landing-gear main brace

(89) and diagonal brace (91). Glue brace mounts in
position as shown, arrows forward. Glue port brace
and diagonal in position as shown. The fuselage ends
of the brace and diagonal fit over the extended brace
mounts. The wheel end of the brace fits into the joint
where the strut and plate meet. The wheel end of the
diagonal fits over the rear corner of the plate as shown.
Work extra glue in and around all joints. Repeat
operations with starboard brace and diagonal (90), (92).

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Cut out front bottom skin (93).
Glue to tabs.
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Cut out rear fuselage bottom skin (94). Fit the stabilizer elevator assembly into the cutout
at the rear of the fuselage. Sight along its top
Glue in place. surface. If it is not parallel to the top surface of
the wings, shim the low side with pieces of paper
and glue in place to tail block.
68 69
Cut out tail wheel outer discs (97). Cut out and glue
Cut out, fold, and glue together port and starboard together 6 main wheel discs (98), as shown.
stabilizer braces (95 and 96). Glue supports in Glue rim discs (99) in place followed by outer
position to diamond locations, as shown. Be sure wheel discs (97) as shown. Glue hubs (100)
to maintain alignment with wings. together and to rim discs as shown.
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Cut out and fold tail wheel support (101), shock absorber (102), and 2 yoke pieces (103). Roll shock
absorber tightly together starting at the big end. When rolled, glue the small end around on itself
and hold until dry. Wrap one yoke piece over tail wheel and glue to top of wheel and hubs. Glue
second yoke piece on top of the first. Glue large end of shock on top of yoke as shown. Glue
shock/wheel assembly to tail wheel support as shown. Glue finished unit to tail block as shown.

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Glue rudder in position to top of fuselage as shown.

Punch hole through rudder and stabilizer, where
shown, with a "T" pin. Thread a needle with 12
inches of heavy black thread through holes in rudder
leaving 6 inches on each side. Apply a dot of glue to
each side. Thread each end down through stabilizer Cut out, fold, and glue control horns (104) as shown.
and through sides of fuselage as shown. Pull firmly When dry, cut to shape.
and place dots of glue at each hole. When dry, trim
off ends.
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Thread needle with 6 inches of heavy black

thread. Glue one end of thread to dot in upper
aileron horn. When dry, thread through black dot
on wing and out bottom side. Pull firmly and glue
Cut out rectangular slots in rudder, each side of to dot in lower horn, as shown. Trim when dry.
stabilizer, and wing ailerons. Glue control horns in Repeat for other wing.
slots as shown.
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Punch holes in black squares in rear of wings, near fuselage. Work three 12-inch pieces of thread into
each hole and dot with glue. When dry, run to rear of plane - one to upper stabilizer horn, one to lower
stabilizer horn, and one to rudder horn. Pull firmly and glue. Trim when dry. Repeat for other side.

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Cut out, fold, and glue together port and starboard Cut out single cockpit control horns and spacers
wing tips (105 and 106), as shown. Glue to each wing (107) and double cockpit control horns (108). Glue
as shown. together and to cockpit sides.
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3
2
Punch holes located under wings next to fuselage

as shown in numbered diagram. Work a 6-inch Cut out, roll, and glue all 27 cylinders (109). Cut
piece of thread into each hole. When dry, glue out and fold all 27 head-pushrod assemblies
numbers 1 and 2 to the top and bottom of double (110), as shown.
horn. Glue number 3 to the single horn as shown.
When dry, trim ends and repeat for other side.
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Insert cylinders, seams to the rear, but DO NOT

Cut out, fold flaps, roll and glue 3 crankcases (111). GLUE. Glue the head-pushrod assemblies to the
Glue crankcase support discs (112) to inside of cylinder tops. Align the cylinders and glue
crankcase tabs. Glue fronts (113) in place, as shown, pushrod ends to white spaces on crankcase
with white spaces lined up with cylinder holes. Use a fronts, as shown. After final alignment, glue
"T" pin to punch center holes for propellers. cylinders in place from inside by applying glue
around joints.
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Cut out and glue together front shields (114). Cut out port exhaust manifold rings (115F and
(Aluminum or colored to suit.) Punch centers with 115R) and starboard exhaust manifold rings (116F
"T" pin. Glue shields to crankcases by applying and 116R) and 2 connecting strips (117). Fold tabs
glue between cylinders and bending flaps down, as and curve strips and glue together, as shown.
shown.
84 85
Cut out and fold outboard exhaust pipes (118)

and tips (119). Glue together and glue exhaust Glue manifold ring-exhaust pipe assemblies to
pipes to manifolds as shown. tabs at the rear of the cylinder heads as shown.
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NACA rings, which surround the cylinder heads,
were optional equipment on most Trimotors.
Passenger carriers elected to use them as they hid
the dirty engines and made the overall aircraft look
cleaner.
Transport companies usually removed them and Cut out, fold, roll, and glue NACA ring fronts
left them off in order to make engine repairs (120) and rears (121). Glue together as shown.
easier.

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87 88
Press out board engines into NACA rings from the Cut out, roll, and glue engine pod rear
front and glue exhaust manifold rings to NACA sections (122). Glue in place as shown.
rings flush with rear edge, as shown.
89 90
Cut out, fold, and glue center exhaust unit (124)

Cut out center engine manifold rings (123 F and R) and heat shield (125). Glue together as shown.
and connecting strip (117). Glue together as before.
91 92
Cut out propeller blade fronts (127), rears (128),

Cut out and roll propeller hubs (126). Insert "T" and fillers (129). Glue together as shown.
pins through hole. Roll hubs and glue as shown.

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93 94
Glue blades into hubs, twisted as shown. Insert finished propellers into engine fronts.
Black sides to the rear. Slide propeller retainers (130) over pin from
inside engine, and glue.
95 96
Glue exhaust pipe to center manifold and glue

Outboard engines can be glued to wing pods. Pass manifold to engine as before. Glue center engine
exhaust pipe through cabane struts and locate in position, exhaust at bottom, and glue heat
cylinders in pod notches as shown shield to body skin.
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Cut out, roll, and glue port wing landing light (131)
and starboard wing landing light (132). Glue to
wings as shown, seams down. Cut out lamps (133)
and glue inside. Enjoy your finished model of the Ford Trimotor.

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Templates for parts in clear acetate

Templates for parts in clear acetate
print this page on clear acetate
Template for finding the
Templates for transparent passenger windows
Templates for transparent passenger windows

center of the circular parts
Use this template to find the center of
any of the circular part of the kit
and mark to drill holes when needed.
Templates for transparent cockpit windows

(The roof glass would be tinted green
and can be done with a green marker.)
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Templates for wing landing lights
Use according to your preferences.

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Black and white inner structural parts

Black and white structural parts
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Wicker seats - tan option

This pages contain the optional part #1 (wicker seats) recoloured in tan according to the
suggestion of the original instructions.
You will need 12 of this seats, but 14 are provided to let you use 2 as practice.
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Wicker seats (tan)
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Wicker seats - green option

This pages contain the optional part #1 (wicker seats) recoloured in green according to the
suggestion of the original instructions.
You will need 12 of this seats, but 14 are provided to let you use 2 as practice.
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Wicker seats (green)

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Wicker seats (green)
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Cockpit interior
Additional safety belts for the pilot
Cockpit interior parts and co-pilot seats
Inner seat panel
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Inner seat panel
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Exhaust parts (grey gradients - chrome finish)
Exhaust partss (grey gradients)

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Exhaust parts (burnt metal finish)
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Engine pods, cabane struts and landing gear struts
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Interior - wood option

The following pages contain the interior parts,
coloured with a wooden texture as suggested in the original kit.
5
89

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C C
D D

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B
8
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Interior - green option

coloured in green as suggested in the original kit.
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D D

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Interior - metallic option

coloured with a metallic/corrugated texture as an additional option.
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D D

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Interior - additional cargo parts for the Lao Che airplane

print this page on regular (copy) paper (75 gsm)
These pages are designed to be printed on regular copy paper, not card stock. If pieces need
to be heavier for structural integrity, they have been designed to include a second layer for
lamination. The last page (chicken cages, pg. 106) is to be printed on clear acetate.
Aside from the normal paper modeling tools, you will need a spool of beige thread for the
various lashings required.
After step 3 of the building process (page 42), you can build and install the parts on these
pages.
M G BIRD SINKS RUG 6 BIRD POT

CAGE D CAGE
RAFT
E
K
A BC
MAP
PIN-UP GIRL H J 1
CAGES
BIRD
2 BIRD
G
N
BIRD CAGE RUGS RU 2 2 BIRD L
CAGE G F CAGES
3, 4 & 5 RU
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1 2 3
1
2
4
5 6
Cut out, fold and laminate three sinks (1), creating a four ply
lamination. Cut out individual sinks and fold up where indicated.
Cut out edge strips (2) and glue around edges, as shown.
Trim edge strips
Cut out, fold and laminate upper sink crate (3)

creating a two ply lamination.
Cut out, fold and glue crate as shown.
Glue one sink in place and lash randomly
with beige thread.
1 2 3 4

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1 2
4 5
6 7
Cut out, fold and laminate lower sink crate (4), creating a two ply lamination.
Cut out, fold and glue crate as shown, leaving top open.
Cut out, fold and laminate platforms (5), creating a two ply lamination.
Glue lower platform in place and glue one sink in place, as shown.
Glue upper platform in place and glue second sink in place, as shown.
Close and glue top of crate. Randomly lash sinks to crate with beige thread.
Glue top sink and crate in position as shown and lash sinks together.

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9 6 1 2 3
7 10
11
4 5 6
Cut out, roll and glue pot bottom (6). Cut out and laminate former (7), creating a two ply lamination.
Glue former inside pot bottom. Cut out, score and glue pot side (8). Glue tabs inside pot bottom.
Cut out, roll and glue pot top (9), Glue over side tabs. Cut out roll and glue top return (10).
Glue return into pot top. Cut out pot cover (11) and glue in place.
Cut out the yellow life raft.

Turn over and fold once in each direction,
EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY
establishing crossed center lines.
Fold ends to center. Fold sides to center.

EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY
Fold in half. Fold in half again.
Tack together with glue and wrinkle final piece

slightly.

101

Cut out, lightly score and fold acetate strips forming

chicken crate sides (12). Cut out tops (13).
Fasten sides together with a small strip of transparent tape.
Edge glue top in place.
(Chicken crates and tops are on page 106 to be printed on
clear acetate sheet)
Cut out fold and laminate chicken strip (14) and
base strip (15). Cut out individual chickens and bases.
Glue chicken to base, parallel to edge and edge glue side top
assembly to base.
15
14
Cut out map of China (16)
Cut out pin-up girl (17)
and glue to rear wall
and glue it above the
to the right of the
17 bathroom door.
bathroom door.
16
A
Crates A through K are similar in

construction.
Cut out, fold and laminate each crate
panel making a two-ply lamination.
Cut out,score and fold crate.
Glue together, as shown.

102

C
F
D
G

103

H
I J
K

104

Artifact crate L is slightly different.

Cut out, fold and laminate crate panel making a two-ply
lamination. Cut out and fold crate, leaving top open.
Cut out and crumple the tan piece of paper. Flatten it
out and roll loosely to about 1/2“ (12mm) diameter.
Tack outer edge with glue. Crumple top over and
tack in place. Randomly wrap beige thread around
the finished piece. Trim the bottom reasonably
flat and glue the piece inside the crate. Close the
1 2 3 4 top and glue to side flaps.
M N
Cut out, fold and laminate fruit crates (M and N),

Cut out, score and fold the individual crates and
glue the sides to the end tabs.
Fold inward and glue onto itself each upper flap.
Fill the crates with whatever dried beans or
peppercorns are handy, painting them green.

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RUG 2 RUG 3
RUG 6 RUG 4 RUG 5
Cut out, fold and laminate RUG 1,

creating a two ply lamination. Cut rug
to shape and roll to about 5/16” (7mm).
Randomly tie up with beige thread.
Cut out, fold and laminate RUG 2,

Cut rug to shape, fold in half and
roll to about 1/4” (6mm).
Randomly tie up with beige thread.
Cut out RUGS 3, 4 and 5. Roll each to about 3/16” (5mm).

Randomly tie up with beige thread. Tie all three together
and allow two threads for hanging.
Poke two corresponding holes in the flat area next to the

curved ceiling. Insert the two hanging threads, adjust the
height and glue from the back.
Cut out, fold and laminate RUG 6, creating a two ply

lamination. Cut rug to shape and fold as indicated.
Make a second fold and glue in place on top of crate D.

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Chicken cages (sides and tops)

print this page on clear acetate sheet
12 13
12 13
12 13
12 13
12 13
12
Spare cages in case any of the 6 above gets damaged
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Interior – additional radio equipment for the USAAC airplane

You can use some or all of the parts on the following page to add a military aspect to the interior of
the USAAC 29-226 airplane as it was in his final days of service before being retired and used as
target.
Assemble the radios and tuning units in a classical "box-type" assembly. The table and shelves are
assembled according to the fold lines. Extra flaps are folded and glued inside the panels to add
strength to the parts. Trim if necessary, and color edges to improve appearance. Two auxiliary seats
are provided for the radio operator, though standard wicker seats for additional crew or passengers
were also used in the Army planes.
After step 3 of the building process (page 42), you can build the additional parts of the following
page. Add all the desired changes to the interior before proceeding to step 5 of the building process
(page 43).
Equipment for the front part of the cabin. Auxiliary seats
Equipment for the rear part of the cabin.

108

Fold this
flap to the
inside to
give strength
Fold this flap

to the inside
to give strength
Assemble the shelves and glue them

to the side wall behind the co-pilot.
Assemble the radio, antenna and
tuning unit, and glue them to the
Fold this flap to the
inside to give strength shelves.

inside to give strength

inside to give strength
Assemble the table and glue it to the side wall,

opposite the cabin door. Adjust the left legs of
the table if necessary to compensate for the
slope of the rear floor.
Assemble the antenna and the tuning units and
place on and below the table.
Fold this
flap to the
inside to
give strength
Fold this flap Fold this flap

to the inside of Fold this flap to the inside of
the legs to give to the inside the legs to give
strength and strength and
trim afterwards to give strength trim afterwards

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landing-strut alignment gauge
This is not a part.

Use this gauge to align the landing strut
as explained in step 56 of the assembly instructions.
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Use the part on the left if you assemble

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If you use the clear acetate template,

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Island Airlines livery (print on white cardstock)

Island Airlines livery
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21a
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A I R L I N E S
ISLAND
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ISLAND AIRLINES
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TWA “City of Philadelphia” livery (print on white cardtsock)

TWA
“City of Philadelphia” livery
19
PHILADELPHIA
CITY OF
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TWA “City of Philadelphia” livery (print on white cardstock)

B
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Lao Che Air Freight livery (print on white cardstock)

Lao Che Air Freight livery
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Maddux Airlines livery (for white cardstock)

Maddux Airlines livery
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Ford Trimotor 5-AT, scale 1:33 ©1982, 2011 Peter A. Zorn, Jr.

FORD TRIMOTOR 5-AT

Model built and photographs by: Billy Leliveld

This is a free download - available exclusively from: http://www.papermodelers.com

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Credits, copyright information, and edition history

FORD TRIMOTOR 5-AT

Originally released by Crown Publishers a division of Random House Inc.

This new digital version is released on September 2011 as a free PDF

Special thanks to the community at http://www.papermodelers.com for their

This is a not-for-profit project by enthusiast modelers and for fellow modelers.

This electronic document must not be edited, modified, sold, reproduced,

Even though the kit was released in 1982,

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INFORMATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND COMMON PARTS

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PARTS TO BUILD THE DIFFERENT PLANES

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Trimotor back story

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Trimotor back story

I’m proud to be in such august company –

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The restoration of a historic model

I hope I honored Mr. Zorn's original kit properly.

Rubén Andrés Martínez A.

Samples of the original printed 1982 edition of

Right: the front cover of the book.

Bottom left: page #12 with the general

Bottom right: one of the pages of parts. Notice

The size of the book was 23,5 cm X 31 cm (9,25

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The Ford Trimotor 5-AT

The Ford Trimotor 5-AT

The Ford Trimotor 5-AT

The Ford Trimotor was also an extremely practical

The Ford Trimotor, and its ability to carry a large

Interest in commercial flying had been stimulated by

The Ford Trimotor was also the workhorse of

Although the Ford Trimotor was among the most

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The Ford Trimotor 5-AT

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Scale of this model: 1:33

This paper model of the Ford Trimotor is

The finished model built from this kit

Finished model: 71,8 cm (28,25 in) Finished model: 46 cm (18 in)

1m of the real plane is reduced to:

1cm of the model represents:

1 ft of the real plane is reduced to:

1 in of the model represents: 1/8 3/8 5/8 7/8

TO BUILD THIS MODEL AT OTHER SCALES

Scale Print pages at Built model will measure

*For scales larger than 1:33 use bigger paper

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same template, and according to photos and

TWA “City of Philadelphia” N9651

The “City of Philadelphia” livery was

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Lao Che Air Freight

The Lao Che version was probably a U.S.ARMY

predictable livery to be added, but it was not SERIAL NUMBER