Murdo Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Hi all, Some of you might remember the resin Airco 1/144 De Havilland DH-2 I had started on a previous post. I was given it as a birthday present by my sadistic brother in law & fellow modeller (Rince) who demanded that it be fully rigged. The parts, decals and what you could laughingly refer to as "instructions": The "cockpit" was just a round hole drilled into the fuselage, not that there’s much of a fuselage to speak of. I bored and gouged it out to the edge of the resin and fitted a seat, floor compass, pedals and joystick. There was no gun in the kit so I had to scratchbuild one, it's not great but it will do. Unfortunately it is all so small that it can barely be seen but it is there! Starting the rigging: I used invisible thread and had a horrendous job getting it to stick to the CA glue and anything else but no surprise there. The original resin boom parts fell apart so I had to make new ones from styrene. And the finished item (plus gun), painted in Tamiya Acrylics: It's not very big: I've lost count of the number of bits I've broken or lost. There is a crazy amount of rigging on this model and the rigging spiders are now fully on strike and point blank refusing to do any more modelling for me in this insane scale... And so are my eyes. I hope you like it. Constructive comments and criticisms welcome. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcclure Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I have nothing in the way of constructive critique, just admiration of your staying power! Sadistic brother indeed. That's a really cracking job, regardless of size. The picture of it resting on the paint jar did make me laugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 You mad bugger Murdo! I love that We are not worthy Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 You're brilliant; thats a cracker of a job. I've seen flies bigger than that. you; 1, bro-in-law ; 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Cool !! Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzH Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Wow, I thought 1.48 rigging was tricky...! Amazing piece of work you have there, very nice indeed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Holy crap! That realy is awesome verging on insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Fox Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Lovely build, challenging! I have the new valom Pup in 144 to build. I have same problem getting shiny thread to stick when rigging. I have tried every CA on the market but think it comes down to the surface of the rigging material. I use 1 lb fishing line on my 1:72 rigging and I am sure it's too smooth for glue to take, spend many a frustrating hour gluing everything but the lines!!! I ha e ordered some 0.003 EZ line as I here it glues way better but not sure of its suitability for 144 Anyway, lovely build sir and proof anything is possible. very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Well done that man: Respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) TangoFox: may I suggest GoldZack elastic thread as rigging material? I tried many and this is currently my number one choice Murdo: That thing seems challenging - I'm impressed Edited June 28, 2013 by Pin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Amazing work, can't believe how much detail there is in that tiny little thing! Great model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbru1 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Love it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acky190 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Hell's teeth, that is a piece of work! I wouldn't even attempt something that size, let alone rigging it! Really well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 nutter! that is insane well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpiomikey Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 SOMEONE ON HERE IS SELLING LILLIPUTIAN BUILDERS!!!! WHO IS IT???? Fantastic work, i wouldn't even attempt something that small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 What a stunning build - Just Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Genocide Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Mad as a bag of balloons! Seriously, I admire your patience, perseverance and skill. A superb effort on every level, and an excellent result to boot. Gotta love that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 fantastic for such a small build , flip i cant do1/72 lol amazing wpork and patintce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianm2 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 That is AWESOME!! Really like it! Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 "It's not very big". Arf! Lovely job and the patience of Job. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rince Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Okay, I concede.... well done! However (always has to be a however), it is only by challenging yourself you can truly reach pinacles of performance Now to find something smaller that needs rigging..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEEBEE Z Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 May I point out that it should have double flying wires........................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 May I point out that it should have double flying wires........................................ It has. Can't you see them? My thanks to Rince for this wee beauty!!! And thanks to all that liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 OK that's just plain nuts! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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