Not sure on the Brodak Are's but...
Back when I built my Brodak Viking I'd initially planned on following the instruction book, just for a fresh routine and thought it might be fun. This was an extremely rare decision for me, I usually just build/modify/update as desired. Using the book I barely got into the build before some sequences just didn't make sense or even seemed omitted altogether. I ended up tossing the book aside before things derailed and went back to my normal "figger it out as you go" routine.