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Re: Is that a Camel in your pocket?!
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:27 pm
by Manny1943
I'd walk 2.29 miles for that camel.
Is that rigging stretched sprue?m
Re: Is that a Camel in your pocket?!
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:56 pm
by Fermis
Duke Maddog wrote:Awesome job on that DH-2! I also built one of those in 1/72 scale, but I rigged mine after it was fully assembled. It was pretty tricky in some places, but I managed to get it done. I don't think mine is as clean as yours though.
This stuff is so frustrating, I really had no desire to rig the whole thing at one time. Nice to have the majority out of the way!
Re: Is that a Camel in your pocket?!
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:01 pm
by Fermis
Manny1943 wrote:I'd walk 2.29 miles for that camel.
Is that rigging stretched sprue?m
Yup, all stretched sprue.
I cut each piece a bit long and CA one end where it goes...let it set a minute, trim the other end close, but still just a touch long and CA that end.
For the Camel, I put all in place...rigging was still "loose"...I held the whole model about 12" above a candle, the rising heat tightened the sprue up real nice.
Tried that with the DH-2...it took care of a few...a few got too hot and had to be replaced...I finished off the rest that were still loose, by holding an old exacto blade in the candle flame then held it under each "wire" till they tightened up.
Re: Is that a Camel in your pocket?!
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:43 pm
by Stikpusher
That sounds like an easy enough method, if time consuming, to rig up a bipe... Thanks for the quick how to Fermis.
Re: Is that a Camel in your pocket?!
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:12 am
by Manny1943
Stikpusher wrote:That sounds like an easy enough method, if time consuming, to rig up a bipe... Thanks for the quick how to Fermis.
I love your camel and want to see its toe...
Re: Is that a Camel in your pocket?!
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:45 pm
by Fermis
Manny1943 wrote:
I love your camel and want to see its toe...
...I should have seen that one coming!!!
Re: Is that a Camel in your pocket?!
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 3:27 pm
by wing_nut
Fermis that is some nice work.
Manny1943 wrote:Stikpusher wrote:That sounds like an easy enough method, if time consuming, to rig up a bipe... Thanks for the quick how to Fermis.
I love your camel and want to see its toe...
Heh, I've missed that.
Re: Is that a Camel in your pocket?!
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:34 pm
by lawdog114
CallSignOWL wrote:rigging is what scares me away fome bipes....
Excellent work...
Joe
Re: Is that a Camel in your pocket?!
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:29 am
by BsYamato
Another perfect one and one on the way
Re: Is that a Camel in your pocket?!
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 9:01 pm
by Manny1943
Fermis wrote:Thanks guys!
Borg...the only thing extra I did on this was the rigging and replaced the tail skid.
I really wasn't intending on rigging it, but figured it would be good practice for this one....
Eduards 1/72 Airco DH-2
Main structural rigging for wings is done. Figured it'd be a lot easy to knock these ones out before installing the tail.
Hmmmm...these pics still have me intrigued...