billn53 Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, Marklo said: Personally I tend to work in the basis that if you can’t see it it’s ok. Yeah, that’s pretty much my philosophy, too. Nearly all of my builds have “mostly hidden unless one looks closely” flaws. They bug me when I think about it, but would be more work to correct than I’m willing to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 1 hour ago, billn53 said: Yeah, that’s pretty much my philosophy, too. Nearly all of my builds have “mostly hidden unless one looks closely” flaws. They bug me when I think about it, but would be more work to correct than I’m willing to do. Seconded! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 This is seriously good work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 Woohoo! Upper wing is on! And she's looking more like an airplane! Now comes the part I've been dreading from the start . . . rigging the beast! 😱 😱 😱 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 Rigging has begun! My eyes are killing me, and my fingers are trembling, but I've built confidence that I can rig this thing. This is how far I have progressed so far: By my estimate, I'm about 20-percent done with the wings, not counting the various control cables. I cheated a bit on the flying wires (the wires that run from lower left to upper right in the above photo)... On Jennys the flying wires were doubled-up. Instead of running separate wires (which would have increased my rigging effort by twelve lines and a same number of eyelets), I instead installed two eyelets side-by-side on the upper wing, but only one at the lower attachment point. I tied a single, long string to one of the upper eyelets, threaded a turnbuckle through it, passed the line through the lower eyelet, added another turnbuckle, and terminated the line at the second upper eyelet. Here is a photo of the lower eyelet, with the flying wire passing through it and two turnbuckles in place either side of the eyelet: I've already made a couple of mistakes. First, I pre-colored the rigging with a silver marker. Unhappily, because the rigging line is elastic, most of the silver has already flaked off. What's left on isn't pretty 😭. Not much I can do about that now, other than re-silvering the lines after they are in place. Here is my other error, which I will not repeat. The landing wires (running from upper left to lower right in the first photo above) should pass between the two flying wires. I knew that but simply forgot to do it in my excitement I'll try to remember when I rig the rest of the wing. At this rate, I should have the wings rigged in a couple of days. Stay tuned! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Looking great so far, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 Left wing's rigging done: Well, except for the control cables and kingposts . . . 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Very nice! I love the advertising decals, they really make this different! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Looking fantastic, I love the cheat on the double wires. With so many wires to attach I think it's a very sensible Idea! Richie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Great to see thetop wing on and the rigging progressing. Looking rather splendid. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 After getting home from class I managed to finish up the rigging on the wings. All that is, except for the kingposts and upper-surface aileron cables. I want to postpone those until later so that I can, if necessary, put the Jenny on her back without worrying about damaging anything on top of the wings. I did run the aileron control wires that go from the fuselage to the pulleys beneath the wing. Here are a couple of pics: Some touchup painting is still needed, but I'm pretty burned out and getting prone to clumsy mistakes, so I plan to shift gears and work on this, instead: Yes, it's a 1/48 1925 Ford Model T, which should fit in nicely alongside Howard Morey's Pennco Flyer (flown in the 1925-26 timeframe). 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Wonderful work, as ever. Nice switch with the Model T also, do I sense an idea for a small(ish) diorama starting to formulate? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 4 hours ago, clive_t said: Nice switch with the Model T also, do I sense an idea for a small(ish) diorama starting to formulate? Could be . . . 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 I assembled the tail feathers "off-model" for ease of access: I had to fettle the mounting area to get the horizontal stabilizer to sit horizontally 😉 That meant, sanding down the left side and adding a shim on the right: Tail feathers glued in place: I also spent some time with the propeller. The kit's prop is much too broad, what I want is to model this Jenny "toothpick" propeller: I re-shaped the kit propeller to match the photo above. I'm also trying my hand at scratch building a prop from laminated wood (middle) and, as well, laminated paper, per this article: https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=8688.0 We'll see how that goes Last, but not least, the companion Model T is coming along nicely: In 1925, Model T's were still available only in black. My challenge is to keep this from looking boring. So far, I have about a half-dozen different shades of black in play! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 The Jenny looks beautiful, and is really coming together splendidly. It is wise to take it steady at this stage.the Modrl T is really coming on too, should look great with the plane. Prop experiments look interesting too, good luck with those is the real prop shown in your marvellous mancave ? Great work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 6 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: is the real prop shown in your marvellous mancave ? No prop in my mancave, but one would certainly look great there. Hmmm... 💲💲💲 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, billn53 said: No prop in my mancave, but one would certainly look great there. Hmmm... 💲💲💲 Yes certainly would be, I don't have room in the mancave but was lucky enough to inherit a Tigermoth propeller from SWMBO'S step grandfather who was an assault glider trainer, he cut it into three to get it into his case when demobbed. It's lovely and will be mounted on the wall in the dining room. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) I find paper works best. The problem with laminated wood is in getting a scale grain and also in getting the right layer thickness. I find if I use 80gsm paper I can layer the colours to get the correct thickness easily. Edited October 28, 2021 by Marklo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 The excellent work continues. Love the Model T as an addition. A good source of such period vehicles is the O-scale section of Wiseman Model Services. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 29 minutes ago, dnl42 said: A good source of such period vehicles is the O-scale section of Wiseman Model Services. That’s a great link! Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 Speaking of which, I finished up the Model T this afternoon. Built nearly entirely out-of-the-box, my only changes were to thin-down some of the overly-thick pieces (fenders, windshield frame) and/or replace with scratch items more in scale (windshield, engine crank): Right now, the "T" looks showroom-clean. I may decide to give it a bit of weathering, later on. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 Tail feathers are rigged: and then, the next few steps went really quickly. Added the drag wires, engine, engine cowl, and radiator: That's obviously the kit propeller test-fitted in place. I've started carving the laminated wood prop, liking what I see so far... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 16 hours ago, dnl42 said: The excellent work continues. Love the Model T as an addition. A good source of such period vehicles is the O-scale section of Wiseman Model Services. 16 hours ago, dnl42 said: The excellent work continues. Love the Model T as an addition. A good source of such period vehicles is the O-scale section of Wiseman Model Services. Another good source is the Renwal series of 1/48 vehicle kits. Produced in the ‘60s, they can now be found on eBay at reasonable prices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Galloping down the home straight now, Bill! Nice work on the prop too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Wow, the rigging is incredible! This build has started to inspire me to dig out my busted-up Lindberg Jenny, but I'm not sure if I could do the rigging (or even how to do it for that matter...). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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