Cut

Measure and mark your cuts on each piece of wood. Be precise and remember to do this to ALL pieces before cutting. Think Assembly Line… Cut all wood pieces at the same time. I am using a scroll saw to make all of my cuts. If you are using a bandsaw or miter saw, you'll save even more time.



The body has the most cuts. Look at the template to follow along - Cut a 9" peice. Make a diagonal line that is 2" from the top on one side and 2" from the bottom on the other. Cut along this line. You now have 2 peices to work with. Cut off the small triangle and then rip off the the bottom.



Sand

Same method… Do all before moving on.



Paint

I’m using red, green, gold, silver and black. I am painting the wing red, body and aileron green, struts, axel, prop nose will be gold. Prop will be silver. SO.. everything of the same color gets painted at the same time.



I found and easy way to get the sides of each piece to paint. Using a clamp, I get all of one piece together and clamp. Then you can easily paint all the sides easily without any mess.



After finishing the painting, we added a small Christmas message to the underside of the bottom wing. We kept it tight on the top and bottom to stay away from the wheel to be added later.