andymoore 646 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Here is my collection of biplanes so far, all 1:72 Revell Spad - my first attempt, all brush painted, rigging is with de-stranded picture wire Airfix Bristol fighter - again using de-stranded picture wire Revell Hawker Fury, using slightly thinner wire The same picture super-imposed onto a photo I took in the lake district... Revell Sopwith camel, also with the thinner wire A Revell DH2 - my first plane rigged using ez-line And finally a Gloster Gladiator, also rigged with ez-line 1 Link to post Share on other sites
burncpt 148 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Nice, the DH. 2 is lovely especially! I haven't used EZ line before but it certainly looks the part. Link to post Share on other sites
andymoore 646 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Nice, the DH. 2 is lovely especially! I haven't used EZ line before but it certainly looks the part. I did enjoy building the DH2 - and ez-line is simply awesome, it is actually elastic & will stretch to well over 6 times its' original length - so to get it tight enough to look right needs hardly any tension at all - if you check the control wires on the ailerons, those wires had the ends dipped into a drop of CA & were then simply held against the wing surface for 10 seconds. Link to post Share on other sites
stevej60 37,342 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Great collection but that DH2 is outstanding! Link to post Share on other sites
Winenut 1,835 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 What a great collection of biplanes. I really like the Fury and what you did with that picture looked amazing. Well done Link to post Share on other sites
batcode 3,536 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Some nice work,ive yet to attempt rigging ,lol,love the dh2 Link to post Share on other sites
wyverns4 807 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Hi Andy, A lovely collection! If you were to put a small dab of accelerator were the rigging line is to go and a small dab of super glue on the wire it will take 10 seconds less! Christian the Married and exiled to africa Link to post Share on other sites
Meatbox8 2,771 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Great work, especially the DH2. Just goes to show what can be achieved with these older kits. Hope mine turns out as nice! Cheers, Tim Link to post Share on other sites
Nutmeg 2 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Loving the little Gladiator. I'm in the process of making the MkII just now with the floats rather than the wheels so it's nice to see a finished kit! How did you tackle the rigging? I'm considering leaving mine unrigged as I'm reasonably amateurish with all of this and the prospect is a little daunting, to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites
andymoore 646 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Great work, especially the DH2. Just goes to show what can be achieved with these older kits. Hope mine turns out as nice! Cheers, Tim I can assure you that from some angles it looks pretty poor. I look forward to seeing your pictures Link to post Share on other sites
Martian 25,909 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 A nice line up the DH2 and the Gladiator are particularly good. Martin Link to post Share on other sites
Richard B. 55 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) Nice collection. I agree the Gladiator is especially good. Because EZ line is elastic, if it is accidentally bumped, it stretches, no problem. It is nice to meet another biplane aficionado. Keep up the good work. Edited January 21, 2014 by Richard B. Link to post Share on other sites
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