Darius at Home Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Stretched sprue gives way to Aeroclub stretchy rigging thread... Darius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Wow... miles of rigging. The corner of my eye's twitching just thinking about that Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potato Pete Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Love the Fury. Are they the kit decals - I've got the Pyro version in the stash but the decals are shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Love the Fury. Are they the kit decals - I've got the Pyro version in the stash but the decals are shot Hi Pete - welcome to the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius at Home Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 Love the Fury. Are they the kit decals - I've got the Pyro version in the stash but the decals are shot Pete They are the kit decals - I gave them a couple of coats of Microscale Liquid Decal film before I used them to make sure that they didn't disintegrate - as the original decals for the Bulldog did when they made contact with the water. Darius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Nice one Darius. Love the Bulldog. I have the the venerable old Airfix in the stash, and always wonder what that'd be like to build. The Pup's coming along nicely. Just sprayed the green fabric, and will be getting on with the undercarraige over the weekend.. Cheers, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs_Buckles Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 The Bulldog is "top spuds" Well done & thanks for sharing. Regards. Bob Von Buckle DFC & Bar FOS & some My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroslav Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 Hi Darius AH, yours biplanes are very interesting and lovely. I have one question:what is used for "wire between wings"( :ph34r: ) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius at Home Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 Hi Darius AH,yours biplanes are very interesting and lovely. I have one question:what is used for "wire between wings"( :ph34r: ) Cheers Miroslav For the wires on the Stearman I used stretched sprue - old kit sprues held near (but not too near) a candle flame until the plastic goes soft and shiny and then stretched apart to form plastic "wire". This can be cut and glued in place as rigging. The disadvantage with stretched sprue is that it is brittle and breaks easily. I don't use it any more, instead I use a "stretchy" rigging thread that is available from Aeroclub Models (here). This can be fixed with cyano glue and doesn't break if you accidently twang it. Being elasticated it will not add any strength to a rigged biplane so the struts etc. have to be fixed well. Darius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHP Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 There is a product that is available at all good fabric stores, called Lycra Knitting Elastic. It stretches and can be glued in place by CA or white glue. You get 200 metres for about...doing the conversion mentally... 2 quid. Should last a lifetime.. and you can paint or colour it.. Have sent spools to Japan, LA, West Virginia and Montreal !! Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroslav Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Thanks gents! Thanks gents! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdxtnt Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Love the Bulldog Darius. Looks really pugnacious (that's a good word for this time of the morning!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Red Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Hi Darius I see you must be a rigging god, I have a 1/48th gloster gladiator MKI but I have never done any rigging before any advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius at Home Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 (edited) Hi Darius I see you must be a rigging god, I have a 1/48th gloster gladiator MKI but I have never done any rigging before any advice Hi Johnny I have to date only built four biplane models and three of them are pictured on this thread. My advice would be to invest in a set of high strength steel microdrills and a pin vice (to drill the rigging holes), use the aforementioned stretchy rigging thread (as stretched sprue breaks and sags easily) and take it slowly when rigging. I use cyano glue applied with the tip of a sewing needle to secure the rigging in the pre-drilled holes as I go. I also drill the rigging holes in the wings, tailplanes and fusleage before assembly as it is easier that way. Darius Edited August 29, 2007 by Darius at Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p-26luvr Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Stretched sprue gives way to Aeroclub stretchy rigging thread... Darius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p-26luvr Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I am a new member & seeing all these truly beautiful Fury, Bulldog, Gladiator & PT-17 models has made me set new priorities for the same models in my building schedule. I am 77 years old & had open heart surgery last October. I plan on doing a lot more model building now as aresult. Also I did not realize so many people made these particular models. For me it is just great to see so many. Carl T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Love that Bulldog...now that's a mans aeroplane :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Martian Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Nice work! I just love the Stearman. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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