Construction Manual
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• 2-part epoxy (6 or 15 minute)
• Epoxy brushes and mixing sticks
• Wood adhesives of your choice. We use medium CA
(cyanoacrylate) viscosities, but aliphatic resin and/or carpenter’s
glues will work just as well and give longer working time.
• Thin CA for attaching the included hinges
Before Starting Assembly
Although an easy to build kit, our Quickie 500 kit is not for the
novice builder. We are assuming the builder is used to constructing
balsa kits and has the techniques and skills necessary to do so.
Closely inspect the supplied laser cut parts for damage. If you find
any damaged or missing parts, contact us immediately.
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 #10 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.
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. Note that some steps (in
building the wing) have two boxes - this means that the step will be
done twice - once for each wing half.
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 online.
All photos shown in this manual are of different prototype Quickie
500s. 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/q500
Let’s begin construction by working on the starboard (right)
wing of your Quickie 500.
Prepare your work area
You’ll need a flat building
surface that is a minimum of
30” long. Position the starboard
wing plan over the surface and
tape into position. Tear off a
length of waxed paper long
enough to cover the right wing plan and tape that into position,
over the plan.
Step 1 - Alignment triangles
Pre-cut into LP1 are two triangles,
one inside the other. These can be
used to vertically align any of the
parts in the construction of your
Q500. LP1 also includes two foot
pieces that can be used with the triangles to hold both triangles
vertical hands-free.
We recommend using the smaller triangle in the wing construction
as it’s small enough to fit between the ribs.
Step 2 - Wing Assembly (position lower spar)
Using a length of 3/16 x 3/8” basswood,
measure and cut it to form the lower spar.
Attach it over the plans, using a few small
drops of medium CA along it’s length (or
you could use t-pins).
Be sure it is aligned properly and is
straight over it’s entire length. The
alignment of this spar is critical as
the rest of the wing panel is based
off this single piece.
Use a yardstick or long straight-
edge to ensure this piece is straight.
Step 3 - Wing Assembly (R6)
Locate one of R6 ribs from BP9/
BP10 and one of the SB4 sheer
webs from BP12.
We find it easiest to glue SB4 to
BP10 first with a touch of thin
CA; making sure it's 90° as
shown in the first picture. Then
position R6 in place on over the
plans as shown, making sure it
is completely pushed onto the
bottom spar.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ASSEMBLE THE QUICKIE
500 KIT 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.
