Construction Manual
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Before Starting Assembly
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 new, 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.
Refer to Appendix A of this manual as a reference to what all the
laser cut parts look like and are called.
For each step, we highly recommend that you dry fit the parts in
each step first. Lightly sand as needed to ensure a good fit. Once
you’re satisfied with the fit, then and only then, glue the parts in
position.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ASSEMBLE THIS
WAYFARER 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.
Closely inspect the supplied laser cut parts for damage. If you find
any damaged or missing parts, contact us immediately.
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/wyfr
Let’s begin construction by working on the right (starboard)
wing of your Wayfarer.
Prepare your work area
You’ll need a flat building surface that is a minimum of 36” long.
Position the right wing plan over the surface and tape into position.
Tear off a length of waxed paper long enough to cover the left
wing plan and tape that into position, over the plan.
Step 1 - Alignment triangle
Pre-cut into LP2 is a triangle. This
can be used to vertically align any
of the parts in the construction of
your Wayfarer. LP2 also includes a
foot piece that can be used with
the triangle to hold it vertically,
hands-free.
Step 2 - Wing Assembly (bottom sheeting)
Locate one BS1 and one
BS2 from sheet BP9. They fit
together as shown, with the
tabs on BS1 fitting into the
notches on BS2. Glue together
as shown here.
Step 3 - Wing Assembly (bottom sheeting)
Pin the BS1&2 assembly
from the previous step in
position over the plans.
Locate two lengths of the
laser-cut 1” strips that are
cut into several of the 1/16”
sheets (BP5, BP6, and BP7).
These two pieces will need
to be joined together to
make a long enough strip to form the trailing edge. The joint
should be on an angle, not a 90° butt-joint. Measure and trim to
length, then pin and glue into position.
Step 4 - Wing Assembly (leading edge)
Locate one 5/16” x 1/2”
balsa strip to use as the
wing’s leading edge.
Measure and trim to length,
then pin and glue into
position.
Step 5 - Wing Assembly (lower cap strips and spar)
Locate a couple lengths of the laser-cut 1/4” cap strips that are
cut into several of the
1/16” sheets (BP5, BP6,
and BP7). These are used
to make the cap strips.
These strips run from the
trailing edge, to the
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