[WWI] Added:Nieuport 17

[Jim Landon]

Thanks Bud for the detailed reply !

 

Your method is far more complicated than I expected for a 1:48 model. ... it wasn't too long ago (2 yrs) that I was pushing the idea of adding tb's, and most listees said (as I recall) that it was not worth the trouble for something barely visible. ... Some people applied a dab of paint to indicate the tb's (as I recall).

 

Have you ever seen this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/landoni/2412349982/in/set-72157604984202028/

 

... and the seven photos preceeding and the three photos following that one.

 

Your method sounds quite similar.

 

Here's my idea for rigging that's already been installed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/landoni/2526404889/in/set-72157604984202028/ ... with spheres instead of actual loops.

Later,

Jim

 


Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 03:24:23 +0000
From: coyotemagic at comcast.net
To: wwi at wwi-models.org
Subject: Re: [WWI] Added:Nieuport 17





Thanks, Jim.  I start by making a loop of copper wire, clamping both ends in a hemostat.  I then put an 80 drill bit

in the loop and spin the hemostat until the ends break.  I then slip a 1/8" length of micro tubing over the twisted end and push it up to the loop and cut it to length.  That's the first half of my turnbuckle.  I glue the end into a pre-drilled hole.  I do that for as many rigging connections as I have on the plane.  Then I stretch plastic stemmed Q-tips to just big enough to feed 2 lengths of 1 or 2 lb monofilament through.  I cut a length of monofilament a little long, run it through the stretched tubing then through the 1st half of the turnbuckle then back through the stretched tubing.  I secure it with a drop of ca, then cut off the loose end.  I stretch the monofilament over to the other turn buckle for that line and repeat the process, pulling it tight.  Sounds much more complicated than it is.  Really pretty easy once you get the hang of it.

Cheers,

Bud

 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Landon" <thegreatlandoni at hotmail.com>
To: "WWI Models" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 7, 2010 6:23:57 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [WWI] Added:Nieuport 17



"... this is my second attempt to make turnbuckles and I went a little overboard..."
 
The model looks fabulous to me. ... How did you make the TB's ? ... I like them, from what I can see in the photos.
 
Jim

> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 22:25:12 -0500
> From: gm-admin at wwi-models.org
> To: wwi at wwi-models.org
> Subject: [WWI] Added:Nieuport 17
> 
> Bud Pearson sent in photos of his
> Nieuport 17,
> See http://www.wwi-models.org/Images/PearsonBud/Allied/index.html#Ni17
> or see news.
> Sincerely,
> WWI Web Admin

 		 	   		  
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