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1/48 Eduard SSW D. III and Fokker D.VII

Started by John Healy · 96 ≡ · ↻ 2 hours ago

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Spiros Pendedekas said 17 hours, 24 minutes ago:

Great rigging, my friend @j-healy! Great wire, does the job well.
John vd Biggelaar said 16 hours, 20 minutes ago:

The rigging looks superb, John @j-healy
IAN Convey said 16 hours, 9 minutes ago:

I am guessing you use 1mm TIG wire as it is straight and no curves, or something else John.?
Carl Smoot said 8 hours, 28 minutes ago:

The more I see this approach to rigging, the more I like it. I don't do biplanes often, but when I do, the rigging is always a challenge and I am definitely open to other approaches for this particular task.
John Healy said 2 hours, 35 minutes ago:

Ian, 0.008 IN. stainless steel wire. Yes it is straight and comes shipped in plastic tubes, 30IN long. I purchased a lifetime supply of it from a Florida company called Small Parts that I believe is now defunct. I’m pretty sure Albion Alloys in the U.K. makes a metric equivalent.
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John Healy said 2 hours, 31 minutes ago:

Hi Carl. It’s simple and durable. I’ve also used EZLine but really prefer this method for the aforementioned reasons. I don’t try to replicate turnbuckles in this scale because they usually look overscale and quiet frankly I don’t have the eyesight or skills to do them reasonably well.

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