Old School Model Works RAVEN Construction Manual page 4

Let's begin construction with something easy and warm up
for the bigger assemblies.
Let's start with the tail surfaces of your Raven.
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Prepare your work area
Position the part of the fuselage plans
with the V-tail on your flat building surface
and tape it into position. Tear off a length
of waxed paper long enough to cover
that portion and tape it over the plan.
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Step 1 - V-Tail (EV1, EV2)
Locate both EV1s from BP2 and
four EV2s from BP8s. Glue one
EV2 to each side of an EV1 as
shown, being careful to line
them up along the edges. Note
that they only align correctly in
one way.
When finished, do the same to complete the other elevator half
and set these pieces aside.
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Step 2 - V-Tail (V1)
Locate V1 from BP2. Pin this in place
over the plans, forming the leading
edge of this half of the V-Tail.
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Step 3 - V-Tail (V2, V3)
Locate V2 and V3 from BP1. V2 is
glued into the outer notch in V1 to
form the outer edge of the tail. V3
is glued into the next slot, paying
attention to it's orientation.
Pin these in position to make sure
they stay where they should.
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Step 4 - V-Tail (forward support)
Locate the 1/8" x 1/4" x 36"
basswood strip. Measure and cut the
forward support to match the plans.
Glue this piece in place, making sure
it's firmly inserted into the V3's notch.
It also needs to be glued to where it
touches V1.
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Step 5 - V-Tail (V4, V5)
Locate V4 and V5 from BP1. V4 is
glued to the forward support you
just installed, paying attention to the
orientation of it's cutout.
V5 is then glued in place to the
support, forming the inner edge of
the tail frame. Pin these in place so they don't wander off.
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Step 6 - V-Tail (rear support)
Locate the 1/8" x 1/4" x 36" basswood
strip you just used to make the forward
support. Now you'll measure and cut
the rear support to match the plans.
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Glue this piece in place - firmly seated in the V4's notch and up
against V5.
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Step 7 - V-Tail (V7)
Locate V7 from BP1. Glue this short little
guy in place, "elongating" the inner
edge of the tail frame as shown here.
Stab it with a pin too - just because you
can.
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Step 8 - V-Tail (V6)
Locate V6 from BP2. Lots of notches
in this one that will help it form the
trailing edge of the tail's frame.
Pay attention to V6's orientation and
make sure all of frame's pieces are fully
inserted when gluing V6 in place. Also
make sure it's flat to the building surface along it's entire length.
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Step 9 - V-Tail (V8)
Remove the pins from the
frame you've just assembled.
You can leave it on the board,
as it's probably tacked in place
to the waxed paper.
Lightly sand this side of the framework to make sure it's completely flat.
Then, locate one V8 from BP7 and glue the sheet to the framing as
shown here. Apply pressure over the entire surface to keep it flat
and bonded to the internal framing.
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Step 10 - V-Tail (V9)
Locate one V9 from BP7 and glue
the piece to the framing as shown
here, to complete the surface.
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Step 11 - V-Tail (V8, V9)
When the glue has cured, remove
this assembly from the board, flip it
over and lightly sand the exposed
framing. Then locate another V8 and
V9 from BP7. Glue these in place just
as you just did, again making sure
these pieces are perfectly aligned.
This completes the assembly of the first half of the V-Tail.
Set this piece aside. Now jump back to step 2 and repeat
everything to make the other V-Tail half. When it's finished,
you'll be back here again, and only then can move on to the
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Alignment triangles
Pre-cut into LP4 is a triangle. Punch out
the 90° triangle as it can be used to
vertically align any of the parts in the
construction of your Raven. LP4 also
includes a "foot" piece that can be
used with the triangle to hold it hands-
free vertically.
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