Items Needed - Old School Model Works Raider Construction Manual

ITEMS NEEDED

Hardware needed (not included in the kit)
For some of these items there is more than one option which will
require a bit of decision making ahead of time. There isn't a right or
a wrong choice, so choose the items that work best for you.
We strongly recommended supporting your local hobby shop.
• Powerplant: 900+ watt electric, 5-6s lipo, 90+ amp ESC
(or .45-.61 2-stroke glow engine)
• Propeller
• Engine/Motor mount and mounting hardware
• Fuel tank and fuel tubing (if glow)
• Transmitter - (4 channel minimum, 5 if using flaps)
• Receiver - (4 channel minimum, 5 if using flaps)
• Servos: 4 standard-sized (electric), 5 (glow) - high quality, 60+
in/oz of torque or higher servos are recommended.
• Servo extensions: 2 for aileron servos (8-12")
• Y harness for ailerons (another for flaps if used)
• Pushrods - two 5.5" for ailerons, two 28" for elevator & rudder,
one 16" for nose gear, one 18" for throttle, (if glow powered),
(two 5.5" for flaps if used)
• Clevises for the pushrods.
• Wheels: two 2.75" for mains, one 3" for nose
(Du-Bro Chromies look great - hint, hint).
• Covering: If you're using simple color scheme, two or three
rolls of iron-on covering will be enough. You will need more if
applying a more complicated livery.
Additional Required Building Tools and Adhesives
• Drill & assorted drill bits
• Hobby knife and new blades
• Sandpaper: coarse (80 or 100 grit) & medium (150-200 grit)
• Pencil or pen
• Ruler
• T-Pins
• Waxed paper
• Building board
• 2-part epoxy (15 or 30 minute), brushes and mixing sticks
• Wood adhesives of your choice. We use medium viscosity CA
(cyanoacrylate) , but aliphatic resin and/or carpenter's glues (used
correctly) will work just as well and give longer working time.
• Thin CA for attaching the included hinges
We advise the following:
Closely inspect the supplied laser-cut parts for damage. If you
find any damaged or missing parts, contact us within 60 days of
purchase (not your dealer).
When removing the laser cut parts from their sheets, you'll notice
the parts are held in place by several small "tabs". These tabs
are uncut pieces of wood and can sometimes make it difficult to
remove a part. Rather than breaking and/or splintering the wood
by forcing out the part, we recommend removing any laser cut
parts from their sheets by using a hobby knife with a sharp blade.
A quick cut of the tab will allow the piece to be removed with no
damage. Sand any tab remainders flush with the part so there will
be no problem aligning them later.
It's best to not remove parts from their sheets until they are needed.
Construction Manual
Refer to Appendix A of this manual as a reference to what all the
laser cut parts look like and are called.
You'll notice a check box next to each step. Check these off as you
go along so you don't miss a step. Some steps (building the wing)
have two boxes - this means the step will be done twice - once now
and once later (when told to repeat) for each wing half (or other part).
There could be a step or two which leaves you a bit puzzled. If this
happens, step back and study the photo(s) for that step - both in
this manual and on-line.
All photos shown in this manual are of different Raider prototypes.
Several pieces may have changed slightly with improvements
we've made so parts may look a little different in some steps.
Online Supplementary Photos
We realize that the smaller black-and-
white photos in this manual might not
show some of the steps as clearly as you
might want. So we've anticipated this
and made these photos available on our
website. You can either scan the QR code
or type this address into your browser:
www.oldschoolmodels.com/mpics/raider/
IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE
IN THIS MANUAL, PLEASE
READ THESE FIVE POINTS.
#1 - We've done everything we can to make the Raider a
fun and easy-to-assemble kit. That being said, THIS IS NOT
A BEGINNER KIT. If you've never built this type of balsa
kit before, you will probably experience many challenges
along the way. This manual is not written for beginners; it is
assumed that the builder has the skills and techniques needed
for these steps.
#2 - PLYWOOD HAS SLIGHT BOWS IN IT 93.48% OF THE
TIME. We don't like it, but that's the way plywood is. Because
of this, we engineered the Raider to eliminate these warps
whenever possible - we'll make recommendations on how to
overcome them as we go along.
#3 - BALSA HAS SLIGHT BOWS IN IT 81.53% OF THE TIME.
We don't like it, but that's the way balsa is. We'll make
recommendations on how to overcome them as we go along.
#4 - It is very important that you assemble the Raider in
the order described. Skipping forward in the steps could
leave you without the proper lengths of wood to finish
the kit. We've included enough wood to easily complete
this kit, but you must take care to properly measure and
not waste wood when cutting.
5 - Save ALL of the wood scraps as you build - ends of
sticks, left over sheets, punchouts, etc. You will use some of
this in assembly, and can use other parts if you need repairs.
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