Britman Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Very nice indeed and so Glad you enjoyed the build. Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Wonderful Gladiator Stew, I especially like the shots of both this one and your Sea Gladiator taken from "1/32 scale observer" height, makes me feel that I'm in a museum with them. Off to see how you managed the collector rings and exhausts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Great job, Stew! I get the shakes when I look at all that rigging - I cringe doing just one aerial wire! Do I have to do all that when I get around to my Airfix 1:72 kit? Yikes! Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Navy Bird said: I get the shakes when I look at all that rigging - I cringe doing just one aerial wire! Do I have to do all that when I get around to my Airfix 1:72 kit? Haha But yes, Bill, yes you do It can be done Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyBob Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) Nice. I would like to know about the rigging. Did you drill holes for the rigging? How deep? Did you assemble completely then rig or did the top rig assemble then the bottom rig? I have a Gloster Glad iator and some EZ line coming and any tips you might offer would be swell. Thanks and Thanks for not ruining your display with photobucket watermarks. It is easier to get help from a picture when it can be seen Edited March 27, 2021 by RudyBob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Well that turned out a real stunning build Stew,great work and love the scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 11 hours ago, RudyBob said: Nice. I would like to know about the rigging. Did you drill holes for the rigging? How deep? Did you assemble completely then rig or did the top rig assemble then the bottom rig? I have a Gloster Glad iator and some EZ line coming and any tips you might offer would be swell. Thanks and Thanks for not ruining your display with photobucket watermarks. It is easier to get help from a picture when it can be seen Thanks RudyBob I drilled the holes all the way through the upper-halves of the lower wing, and the lower-halves of the upper wing before assembly, the same for the upper tailplanes then drilled through the forward hole in the upper tailplane to get a single matching hole in the lower tailplane once they were assembled. The fit of the lower wing to the fuselage was good enough to do most of the lower rigging prior to fitting the wing, after the upperwing was attached the model was inverted and the thread inserted into the holes in the upperwing and secured with gel superglue which I put in the holes before poking the thread into the hole and holding it for a few seconds. The build thread is here, you might find something useful in it as you progress with your build: Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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