USMC DH-9a

[KONG]

Gday Mike

She's looking the part mate  Keep up the good work and I have to
say that I am suitably impressed . . . . Good one

Cheers

Dave

[Dal Gavan]

That's looking very nice, Mike, particularly the way you added some depth of colour to the grey.

Cheers.

Dal.

[mike in calif]

Triple Ds, (Des,Dave, and Dal,
 Thanks for the comments. I just finished pre-rigging the upper wing. My theory is to mount the wing, and be able to just pull each line down as needed. The turnbuckles will be on the lower wing. I'm really studying the drawings to make sure I have all the points pre -drilled at a close to correct angle. The rest should be straightforward....I'll try to get some pics up soon.

[Gisbod]

Cracking job Mike..

What could be easier than rigging a DH-9? 

Guy

[RAGIII]

Nice work on the shading process. I am looking forward to your progress!
RAGIII

[mike in calif]

Thanks for your comments! I've begun the rigging. Trying to work from the inside out. The gaspatch turnbuckles look good. It was fun trying to estimate the angles for the turnbuckles to glue into; some tweaking will be done. I'll paint the ends with some thick paint to simulate the crimps that hold the cables. I hope EZ line can handle enamel paint with out separating! Again, the upper wing has been pre-rigged, hence the loose lines; I'll pull them down as needed. Apologies for the clutter!

[Ernie]

Nice start on the rigging, Mike.  The turnbuckles look good.  I think the
tubing to the pitot looks great.   Looking forward to more progress shots.

Cheers,
Ernie

[PrzemoL]

It is going to be a great model. Looking forward to see more... rigging! 

[KONG]

Once again my friend, it's awesome
I really like what you have done, and look forwared to the finished lady.

Good one, most impressed 

All the very best

Dave

[Ernie]

As I already mentioned Mike, dandy job on the DH, but I wanted to send
my congratulations on being our featured modeler.  Well earned, Mike!
Take a bow, my friend.

Cheers,
Ernie

[mike in calif]

Thank you for your comments on the DH. I appreciate them!
Ernie, thank you, I'm in some pretty awesome company I can tell you that!

[GAJouette]

  Mike,
She's coming right along my friend. Excellent work for certain.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[mike in calif]

Wow! I almost fell off the page! It's been awhile, but I've been plugging away at the rigging. The lines look to me to be seized, as with ships. So, to try to duplicate that look, I bringing a line back on itself, and using a needle to apply a drop of CA, the a wee drop of kicker, to set the whole deal. I'm not real happy with the look, but figured out a refinement towards the end. So, here are a few pics, which look moody, but show off the lovely gaspatch turnbuckles. All holes were pre-drilled at as close to the angle as I could get. I CA the little cut-off end of the T/Buckle, pull the line with tweezers, and then sort of wiggle it into some sort of alignment. When the T/B sets, I pull through and complete the rig. I hope this makes sense. I have not found a clear pic of the very front of the cabane strut rigging, which makes an "X"; I just need a pic of where to attach. Pretty happy to be at this point though.

[RAGIII]

Your rigging is AWESOME! Well done all around. This one is really Looking Like a Beast of War now !
RAGIII

[Ernie]

Wonderful job on the rigging, Mike!  The turnbuckles look great and worth the
extra fiddling to get them aligned.  Super progress, my friend!

Cheers,
Ernie