Marklo Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 That looks great. Somehow that rigging looks insanely complex. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 20 hours ago, Gorby said: Excellent job Clive! And thanks for reminding me why I don't do biplanes. Thanks Gorby, and you're welcome! I am now reminding myself why I shouldn't do biplanes! 21 hours ago, Brandy said: Very nicely done! See? Rigging is simples! Ian Thanks Ian, yes I had a feeling it would be... As if to underline that, I then had the sting in the tail - literally! The rigging of the control wires and the stabilising wires for the elevators and rudder: One casualty - the rudder fell off as I was fitting the second rudder control wire! To be fair I was half expecting it, as the joint was identified as being quite weak when I cut and fitted my custom 'Canuck' style rudder. Still, some CA glue appears to have given it a little more stability. Here's how it looks overall right now: Still to do: Fit the wing skids (for the avoidance of any unpleasantness arising from a non-level landing, apparently) - I can find nothing to suggest what they were made of, so I am going with wood Fit the undercarriage and tail skid Fit and rig the king posts on the top wing Fit the engine and the cowling Finish off the remaining rigging from the wings to the nose Fit prop I guess that could be construed as 'rounding the final bend'! 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 17 hours ago, Marklo said: That looks great. Somehow that rigging looks insanely complex. Apologies, Marklo, for missing your comment! Old age is a burden that does not sit well with me I'm afraid. But thanks! Sorry, what was your name again? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, clive_t said: ! Sorry, what was your name again? Close enough. I’m dangerously middle aged and I do this all the time. Edited July 20, 2020 by Marklo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Sorry I missed the beginning of this one last year as I have a book with the J Nieto drawings and you might have been interested. Anyway, I’ve certainly enjoyed catching up and I think you’ve got a real winner going there. I expect I probably built one or two of these those many, many, years ago. All tube glue and wonky wings. Cheers Dennis 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Looking fabulous, great work on the rigging. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Brilliant all the way around. I am looking forward to the king posts. They always seem to finish the rigging of this aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Looks fantastic! Regarding the rigging, I read somewhere that the test was - put a bird in-between the wings, and if it can find it's way out, the rigging isn't complete! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Thanks, all, for your comments and inputs. Definitely in the final straight now, with the undercarriage, wing skids and tail skid now fixed in place: This afternoon, I fitted the king posts in preparation for some rigging tomorrow: Only the engine, the cowling, the prop, and some final nose rigging to go! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Fantastic to see the final bits going on you have done a cracking job on an old kit and turned it into a real beauty. Great work. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Thanks, Chris, much appreciated. Well, here she is in all her finery, fully rigged (as far as I am concerned, anyway!) with engine, cowling and prop all in place: Finally, a close up of the engine in situ: The moulded on securing straps were removed, and replaced with thin strips of Tamiya masking tape painted a leather colour. The cowling has been left loose, as it won't come off unless I want it to, and I think I would like to have the opportunity to show off the engine detail should the fancy take me! I may try and put the suggestion of an exhaust stain but I am not in the mood for that at the moment. Thanks for watching, and your comments of course 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Great conversion. Nicely detailed and weathered too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggu Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 What a MASTERPIECE, Clive !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Wow, great result. You really transformed this old kit and gave it a new lease of life 👍 Cheers Markus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/24/2020 at 1:08 PM, Ted said: Great conversion. Nicely detailed and weathered too. Thanks Ted, much appreciated. On 7/24/2020 at 5:17 PM, Biggu said: What a MASTERPIECE, Clive !! Thanks Jeff! On 7/24/2020 at 10:23 PM, Shorty84 said: Wow, great result. You really transformed this old kit and gave it a new lease of life 👍 Cheers Markus Thanks Markus Well, I think I am going to call this one done now. A little light weathering using some weathering powders around the exhausts and here and there, and that's that. RFI can be found here. Thanks again for everyone's interest! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Looks wonderful, particularly impressed with the rigging and the double wires. I see you’ve used eyelets, but can’t quite make out how you’ve finished the lines. Are they just looped back in themselves and stuck or are you using tube/hestshrink etc ? A few close ups would be appreciated. I might just point out that since I sometimes go by m-lo my daughter is thus J-lo ( not the famous one) so the thread title always makes me smile. Edited July 26, 2020 by Marklo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Lovely. A real gem! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Absolutely stunning, what a fantastic job, rigging looks great and your paint finish is superb. Good idea with the removable cowling too. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 That is wonderful Cliff, far better than the original deserved. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 6 hours ago, stevehnz said: That is wonderful Cliff, far better than the original deserved. Steve. Thanks Steve, most kind 12 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Absolutely stunning, what a fantastic job, rigging looks great and your paint finish is superb. Good idea with the removable cowling too. All the best Chris Thanks Chris, of course it only now occurs to me that I missed the opportunity to take an RFI photo with the cowling off... maybe I will remedy that later 12 hours ago, John Masters said: Lovely. A real gem! Thank you John! 13 hours ago, Marklo said: Looks wonderful, particularly impressed with the rigging and the double wires. I see you’ve used eyelets, but can’t quite make out how you’ve finished the lines. Are they just looped back in themselves and stuck or are you using tube/hestshrink etc ? A few close ups would be appreciated. I might just point out that since I sometimes go by m-lo my daughter is thus J-lo ( not the famous one) so the thread title always makes me smile. Thanks, I keep looking at them and wondering if I should pinch the metal loops together so that the double lines are closer together, but the fear factor is real now! The lines are just looped back and twisted round once, and glued with a dab of CA before cutting off the excess. The knitting-in elastic seems to take that very well without my usual trauma associated with glueing EZ Line. Here's as good a close-up as I can get with my not-very-smart phone! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I reckon it looks good just the way it is Clive , sometimes it's best to fear the fear. Steve. (Sorry for the name slip before, I was on my smart phone, pity about the no so smart driver. ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, stevehnz said: (Sorry for the name slip before, I was on my smart phone, pity about the no so smart driver. ) No worries, I've been called worse things - mainly by the wife - so I must be doing something right 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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