Hello from the Isle of Man
More than fifty years ago I put together several Airfix 1/72 Sopwith Camels. They needed rigging. Cotton thread was hopeless, fuse wire not much better and stretched sprue was iffy. A satisfactory rigging material proved to be my own hair, although I never got each line right on the same model.
I am a returning kit builder, moving towards WNW.
Currently I am building cheaper and simpler subjects to re equip my toolbox, relearn rusty techniques and improve my skills, particularly spray painting and acrylic finishes. There are a few 1/48 Great War subjects, bought many years ago, in my build queue. I hope rigging them will produce better results than my hairy Camels.
I have been pleased to rediscover that kit construction is more engrossing than ever. While the essential attractions of making miniatures abide, changes in kits, mail oder shopping and online communications are astonishing, especially in communities like this one, where knowledge and encouragement are so generously shared.
It is a joy to join you all.
Christo