[WWI] Scale rigging color?

[Allan Wright]

I like gunmetal, not the kind with blue in it though, the antique kind
that is just black with some silver component.


On Mon, 2008-02-04 at 22:01 +0000, Jim Landon wrote:
> My answer to almost any model question is: study photographs, then
> study more photographs, then study even more photographs. (See
> attached photo)
>  
> Even though rigging is in fact made from steel, it often looks black
> or dark gray in photos.
>  
> I think it's twisted rather than woven.
>  
> If you only have bronze or black to choose from, black would be WAY
> WAY better than bronze. 
>  
> Natural steel or gray would be best if you can find some.
>  
> Just avoid anything that has any color to it other than the silver to
> black range.
>  
> I like to use music wire on my models because it is real steel and I
> like it. I just bought some .005' music wire to rig my 1:48 Nieuport
> 11.
>  
> Jim
> 
> 
> > From: dr-i.417.17 at cox.net
> > To: wwi at wwi-models.org
> > Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 05:18:07 -0600
> > Subject: Re: [WWI] Scale rigging color?
> > 
> > Not bronze, not black either, natural steel color.
> > 
> > MTC 
> > 
> > YMMV
> > 
> > MrT
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org]
> On
> > Behalf Of PJ Wright
> > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 3:06 PM
> > To: wwi at wwi-models.org
> > Subject: [WWI] Scale rigging color?
> > 
> > I'm looking at either bronze or black braided stainless steel
> fishing leader
> > 
> > to rig my radio-controlled DH-2 .
> > What's the verdict, gang?
> > PJ 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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