Toby's table top turmoil

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...and the Tiger-moth and Yak 9! :-D
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More rigging continues well. The bit I'm dreading doing,as I've already cocked it up twice, are the cross braces above the nose as it's not a regular X but one where the centre is a lot higher to clear the machine guns. I'll probably use a non flexible line for the top and an elastic one for the bottom to pull the centre into position. Well that's the plan.

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That's looking really good so far! I'm deeply impressed.The cross braces sound rather fiddly - good luck!
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...what is already done looks very good. As Blueberry says, the centre brace sounds a fiddly one...

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Looking good! :)

I have the same "No modelling when tired" rule and also broke it last night. The camo on the Spitfire is now a bit "artistic" :)
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:). Also don't try modelling when wearing beer goggles. Not sure which one is worse?
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Enjoy your liquid lunch Toby :)
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I always do now that protocols have been set. :)
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:) :) ;)
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Depending on what I'm about to do on the workbench, alcohol will indeed be handy. A double Cognac sure steadies the hand doing canopy frames. :lol:

Happy to see the rigging goes smooth! :)
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Jeez, rigging is hard - keep at it Toby, looking good so far. I usually finish the modelling before having a beer as what I laughingly refer to as my brain soon goes to jelly when confronted by alcohol :ha:
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I now know how the term frigging came about
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TobyC wrote:I have some mini bulldogs on order as they have a bit more weight and will be using them for where extra tension is required. 
I hope the RSPCA doesn't get to hear about this! :ha:
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Your Camel is looking good. Looking forward to seeing the rigging complete.
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Checked the centre rigging on the web, and it looks like the joint had a small bullet holding the wires together. Maybe you can do the top 'V' out of wire, and then run a flexible line over it for the bottom 'V', and keep a small drop of CA at the joint? (my 2 cents! :grin: )

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