Martian Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Fantastic work! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hi Ian. Great! Forward to continuing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Great to see further progress on this build. I saw a nicely built one at SMW and the guy behind the table, thought Aeroclub were still planning to re-release this kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 It's coming along very nicely Ian. Keep up the good work!!!!! Cheers Shalako Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamwalker Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I have to ask Just how on earth does the pilot see where he is going with that great big radiator in front of him? Cracking build btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 grahamwalker, on 14 Dec 2015 - 09:25 AM, said:I have to ask Just how on earth does the pilot see where he is going with that great big radiator in front of him? Cracking build btw Since the primary mission of this aircraft is to fly directly at warships at extremely low level it would seem to be an advantage not to see the target shooting back at you... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Great work there. Rigging looking good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) Thanks for all the positive comments, they are much appreciated! I think there was some very restricted forward vision through the radiator as the cooling fins were arranged longitudinally...good job they didn't need a fixed runway to land on! I finished off the structural rigging today, including the much dreaded outer bay with its very unusual crossed-over rigging, and tied-up landing wires - Very pleased with the result! The landing wires were done by adding one line top-to-bottom at the outer struts, then tying another line around them at a measured distance from the bottom (fixed) point. A dot of ca to secure the knot in the correct place, then the wires were tensioned, held in place with my little dolls-house pegs, and secured with CA. Seems to have worked so I'll use a similar technique for the aileron rigging. Ian Edited July 3, 2017 by limeypilot 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 That looks suitably impressive! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Beautiful and impressive work Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 That rigging is a work of art. Superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Thanks all, much appreciated! I made a start on the port wings today. Got them together one hell of a lot quicker than the other side, painted the struts, and added the incidence wires. I hope to finish the rigging tomorrow, then I can clean up the upper wings, touch up the paint and get the decals on. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) I finally managed to get the structural rigging completed today. It took a lot longer than anticipated, mainly because I kept having completed lines pop out and would then have to remove them, redrill the holes, and refit them. Hopefully they are all now secure.... Now on to tidying up the upper surfaces, repainting as necessary, and adding the decals. Then it will be the floats, and aileron rigging to complete the wings.... Ian Edited July 3, 2017 by limeypilot 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Master rigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 This is just one beautiful build! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) Hi all, I've finally managed to finish tidying up the wings after the rigging without pulling out any more lines (well, ok, I pulled out 3 more and fixed them, but no more since.....) The upper surfaces have been cleaned up and given a light spray over to hide any trace of the holes, and the decals are on. Tomorrow should see a bit of dulling down on the upper surface of the top wings, then a dull coat. Then it's "just" the aileron rigging to do..... Ian Edited July 3, 2017 by limeypilot 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 And I`m having trouble rigging my Airfix Tiger Moth,.......blinking heck,......that rigging is awesome! Brilliant work, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 That is a work of art! Deeply impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Great work, I love the "just" bit about the rigging! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Can I please borrow your spider now you're finished with it? Seriously, this is one stunning piece of modelling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Great stuff, Ian! Bookmarked for future reference. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Remarkable. I'd give it a check each morning for flies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbondoni Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 That rigging is just amazing. Hats off to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) I got back to this again today...I've been putting it off because I really wasn't looking forward to this job! I punched out 12 1mm discs and then bent some PE control horns to make the pulleys for the aileron control cables...shown here next to the end of a toothpick.... These were then fitted, along with unbent (I hope!) control horns and I am going to leave those overnight to ensure they are secure before a dab of paint and a start on threading them all to rig the things! (the spider has been called back from leave). One thing's certain, designers back then had NO sympathy for future model makers! The ailerons on this aircraft were a little unusual as they had no upward movement! The pilot could deflect the upper ailerons downwards, and these, via cables and pulleys, would pull the lower ailerons down also. Rubber bungees attached to the lower ailerons would then return the whole setup back to the neutral position when control pressure (probably considerable) was released. Thanks for looking in, time for a pint after that lot! Ian Edited July 3, 2017 by limeypilot 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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