Wingnut Wings DH.2 1/32

[Oeli]

Hi George,

sorry, what is a boom? 

And then I indeed glad I have the elastic line from "Uschi"!

Regards


Jörg

[Pgtaylorart]

Jörg,

The boom is the section on a pusher airplane that connects the front of the airplane to the rear. "Boom" is a long rod or pole. The rods and struts that are braced with wire as shown in the photo.



George

[Oeli]

Thank you so much George, now everything is clear.

Have a nice weekend! 

[gedmundson]

Great work on the DH2 George!

I also had a bit of trouble with a slight misalignment of the tail due to a twist on the boom assembly. It happened after the glue had set on the rudder & elevator assembly. EZ Line was used for the rigging. I ended up routing a stronger line of invisible thread from the tail through to the elevator control horn by the cockpit, pulling just the right amount of tension to align the tail, then securing the line with drops of cyano at the wing pulley and control horn.

Cheers,
Gary

[Pgtaylorart]

Thanks, Gary!

I'm hearing a lot of stories about the boom. I really appreciate all the advice. Now I'm going to take every bit of precaution to line everything up properly and hopefully not twist it out of shape with the rigging!

George

[Rob]

I agree that the elastic line should prevent twisting the boom out of shape. It's also more forgiving when you bump it with tools or fingers
Have fun!,
Rob

[Alexis]

Beautiful work on the paint finish George 




Terri

[Des]

George, are you using the kit booms or are you replacing them with brass tube?

Des.

[Pgtaylorart]

Thanks, Rob and Terri!

Des, I am using the kit booms, but after hearing about all the issues, it might be a good idea to replace it with brass. It would be a very easy job to knock together with a bit of solder in the right places. If I have too much trouble, I'll switch it out.

George

[Ernie]

Great progress on the DH, George.  As for the rigging, I think I tend
to go with Przemo, especially with this amount of lines.  I am edging
closer to building one of these beasties so I am following your excellent
example closely.  Really beautiful work, my friend.

Cheers,
Ernie

[Pgtaylorart]

Thanks Ernie!

[pietro]

George, this is absolutely stunning work! Your wings look great! As for the booms, I went with brass tubing on that scratch-built 1/28. I love your treatment on the metal panels.
Pietro

[dr 1 ace]

Moving along nicely !!

Ed

[WarrenD]

Nice work George. Sounds like you're making good progress.

Warren