maltadefender Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Hi all, Well I'm taking the plunge and doing a couple of 'bipes' for the Malta GB - a Fiat CR42 to play myself in and than all being well a Gladiator, both in 1/48. While I should doubtless be buckling I think I'm going to go for the drill-and-fill route on this occasion, but what should I use to get the right scale look for the wires? Is it fishing line and, if so, what gauge is the best? All guidance, experience and encouragement gratefully received! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 This should help http://www.ww1aircraftmodels.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcn Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 you'll get away with 2lb fishing line but be better off with 1lb. Some might say even that could be too heavy. Alternatively I saw modelsrgo doing some of the ez line thin 3m spools for £1.29 that could be worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Invisible mending thread in BIG spools, both in clear and smoke for a couple of quid for two bobbins, available from the funny end-of-isle bits-and-bobs shelves in most super markets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltadefender Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Thank you all chaps - knew it wouldn't take long to get some expert help on this fine forum! I think I'm going to try and hook out some invisible mending thread first. Cap'n Butterfingers here needs a degree of flexibility. So then: CR.42 first and then, if that goes well, the Gloster 'birdcage'! Rock'n'roll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greased Lightning Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Thank you all chaps - knew it wouldn't take long to get some expert help on this fine forum! I think I'm going to try and hook out some invisible mending thread first. Cap'n Butterfingers here needs a degree of flexibility. So then: CR.42 first and then, if that goes well, the Gloster 'birdcage'! Rock'n'roll! Did a walkaround of the CR.42 at Hendon recently which may or may not prove useful: http://www.airshowmodels.co.uk/airshowmode...termsofuse.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltadefender Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Did a walkaround of the CR.42 at Hendon recently which may or may not prove useful: http://www.airshowmodels.co.uk/airshowmode...termsofuse.html Brilliant stuff, thank you. What a wonderful resource! And how did you manage to compensate for the ****** awful lighting in there, it always gives my shots a revolting gunge-green tint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullardino Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Brilliant stuff, thank you. What a wonderful resource! And how did you manage to compensate for the ****** awful lighting in there, it always gives my shots a revolting gunge-green tint! The pictures are nice, the plane not so much. The camouflage is totally wrong, no R.A. plane has ever shown such pattern. It must have been repainted by someone who didn't know how to paint it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) The problem with fishing line in my (limited) experience is that you really need to drill the holes at the correct angle otherwise you really have to pull the line tight - probably too tightly for comfort - to avoid a short "vertical" length as it exits the hole & a resulting unnatural look! I used it on my Woodcock & if you look in the area of the starboard main struts, you can see what I mean. I'm going to try eeze line on my Ninak! Edited February 23, 2012 by Graham T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greased Lightning Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Brilliant stuff, thank you. What a wonderful resource! And how did you manage to compensate for the ****** awful lighting in there, it always gives my shots a revolting gunge-green tint! Thanks, I'm building it up so please feel free to have a look and download what you want. Access to all walkarounds can be found here: http://www.airshowmodels.co.uk/airshowmode...alkarounds.html The light, yes, what a headache that was! I hate flash so didn't use any, I basically wound the ISO right up so I could get sharp images hand-held. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzH Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I use EZ line all the way.. The beauty is that it is very stretchy, you drill and glue one end, thread the other, hold it under a little tension and glue that end as well. No different from fishing line I hear you say… When you forget its there and grab your model in the wrong place, it will give and not snap like fishing line will… Some simple to a bit more involved!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltadefender Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 I use EZ line all the way.. The beauty is that it is very stretchy, you drill and glue one end, thread the other, hold it under a little tension and glue that end as well. No different from fishing line I hear you say… When you forget its there and grab your model in the wrong place, it will give and not snap like fishing line will… Some simple to a bit more involved!! Thanks OzH - where do you find this miracle substance??? Is it expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelmaker Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Did a walkaround of the CR.42 at Hendon recently which may or may not prove useful: http://www.airshowmodels.co.uk/airshowmode...termsofuse.html SUPERB pictures!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little-cars Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) Thanks OzH - where do you find this miracle substance??? Is it expensive? Unfortunately miracles aren't cheap. I import ezline into the uk. It's £12 for a 100 foot reel. Paul little-cars Edited February 23, 2012 by little-cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcn Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Graham if you use the turnbuckle and brass tube method you don't need to angle the drilling holes, just bend the turnbuckle. MD if you read my post you can get a trial spool of ez line that will be more than enough to do one bipe for a small fee. You could try knit in elastic (ebay) which has the same stretchy properties as ez line or you could try a spool of Alex's line et voila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 The problem with fishing line in my (limited) experience is that you really need to drill the holes at the correct angle otherwise you really have to pull the line tight - probably too tightly for comfort - to avoid a short "vertical" length as it exits the hole & a resulting unnatural look! I used it on my Woodcock & if you look in the area of the starboard main struts, you can see what I mean. I'm going to try eeze line on my Ninak! Exactly the same with me on a Gladiator build. So bought sowing elastic with the theory that it will avoid that "vertical" problem and provide a taut line. Also have some ca accelerator which should help. All this is theory at the moment of course! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25-Metres-Clear-...a#ht_2477wt_952 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcn Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 0.5mm to me sounds on the thick side. I've got this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greased Lightning Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 SUPERB pictures!! Thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pte1643 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 0.5mm to me sounds on the thick side. Yep. 0.1mm is about right for 48 scale. Gives a full size measurement of 5mm (or just under, obviously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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