Arc's Aircraft Repository

[Arcwelder]

OK, the Albert Ross is about as far as I can take it for the moment (I'll paint the fuse and get the nose on) because I'm waiting for Naval Lozenge decals from Karaya before I can do anything with the wings etc.





So it'll go onto the famous back burner for the moment.

Luckily I'll hardly be bored:

Revell 1/72 Spad XIII



and Revell 1/72 Stearman Kaydet



The Spad is a nice little kit. The Kaydet, on the other hand, is one of those kits that needs to be lead out the back and given a quiet "Old Yellering" (see what I did there?). It's not that it's basic and aged: it's that the moulds are no longer fit for purpose: flash everywhere, ejector pin marks the size of the Tycho Crater in very obvious places and a general fuzziness. Still, we'll make, if not a silk purse, then at least a reusable shopping bag out of this particular sow's ear.

[Stuart]

And another biplane hits the bench - great stuff!

[TobyC]

Good to see Albert taking shape. The engine looks pretty good for that scale as well.
You could of course go for this option
http://www.smallstuffmodels.com/p/produ ... p/39654033;

[Arcwelder]

Good to see Albert taking shape. The engine looks pretty good for that scale as well.
You could of course go for this option
http://www.smallstuffmodels.com/p/produ ... p/39654033;

29-part resin engine in 1/72? My eyes just started watering reflexively. It's nice though... *bookmarks page*

[TobyC]

I've just bought 4 of their 1/48 range and another 3 from CMZ. All other forms of modelling are on the back burner this year apart from a couple of GBs. I'm also unloading a lot of other stuff during the year on eBay. Hope to get my stash of about 500 kits down to a manageable 150

[Arcwelder]

Lots of rigging today. Some of it quite small and fiddly.




Not finished yet, obviously.

[Stuart]

Nice! So do you favour the drill holes and feed the thread through method of rigging?

[Arcwelder]

Thanks!

I used to drill into, but not through, the top wing and through the bottom wing. Attach the line in to the indent on the top wind and feed through the bottom, leaving all the cleanup on the underside. Lately I've experimenting with druilling straight through the top and bottom and feeding it through after assembly. It means more cleanup but my cack-handed self finds it a bit easier.

[Arcwelder]

The Repository has mostly been occupied with a couple of blitzes.. and not occupied with my Secret Santa Lightning, that I really need to get back to work on

Anyway, Spad and Kaydet are in the rigging stage. The Spad has proved to be a pig to rig, for some reason. It should be dead easy, what with the top wing not being on, but the CA is refusing to grip the monofil for some bizarre reason.








Ho hum. Moar soon.

[PGAS]

Did you use the monofilament for all your rigging? They look great by the way. How do you get the filament straight after you glue it in?

I love seeing how people do this. Biplanes, gotta love them

Cheers,

Paul

[VickersVandal]

So much biplane goodness here!

Rigging is a pain in the glute!
After various monofilament and EZ-line (mis)adventures, I am coonsidering going back to stretched sprue (despite its weakness and inconsistent thickness).

[Arcwelder]

Did you use the monofilament for all your rigging? They look great by the way. How do you get the filament straight after you glue it in?

I love seeing how people do this. Biplanes, gotta love them

Cheers,

Paul

Thanks..

Feed monofil through the holes in top & bottom, then tape it loosely in place. Tiny drop of CA into the top holes, let that cure then repeat with the bottom, this time holding the line under tension (or weighting it with bulldog clips/hemostats etc). When it's cured it should be plenty tough.

[Arcwelder]

So much biplane goodness here!

Rigging is a pain in the glute!
After various monofilament and EZ-line (mis)adventures, I am coonsidering going back to stretched sprue (despite its weakness and inconsistent thickness).

I suppose it's a lack of practice, but I cannot stretch sprue thinly and evenly to save my life.

[TobyC]

Good to see this progressing well. I use a mixture of EZ line and mono for my rigging.

[iggie]

Knitting-in elastic for me. 3 miles for a quid