Originally posted by dbow
After reading them over a few times and going back to the box to look at some of the parts, it got clearer and clearer each time.
This is another GREAT idea regardless of how ever many kits you've built, but especially for a rookie.... READ THE BOOK!!!!
I don't mean read it as you go, I mean take it to bed with you, take it to the bathroom with you, sit in the living room with it and read it cover to cover, over and over. If theres something you don't understand, stop, go to the workshop, look at the plans or the parts and figure out what they mean. If you still can't figure it out, make a note right there in the book and see what happens when you get to that step. If it STILL doesn't make sense, call a buddy, or ask here on line. You may have to wait a day or so to get an answer, but it may save you from having to tear things apart. THAT sucks! (Don't ask me how I know!)