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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: Berman on July 12, 2020, 12:29:22 PM
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Attaching the "cable" to a control horn can be difficult. Also photoetch horns have minute surface areas for cementing to the aircraft.
Here is an alternative method. Cut out the upper and lower (left and right for rudder) horns from the appropriate thickness styrene sheet. You will need two halves. Bend a piece of tempered micro wire with two ninety degree angles and cement between the two laminates. Sand edges of control horns if desired. Saw a slot in control surface and insert control horns.
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I'm always looking for new methods and techniques for building.
Pictures showing an example would go a long way to explaining the process and end results.
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In 1:32 with the WNW kits, I usually try to drill a hole 0.2 or 0.3mm in the centre of the control horn tip. This is just wide enough for rigging material to pass through, and then tied off/glued, trimming one end and leaving a longer length free to rig to the aircraft later. Much easier to pre rig before fixing to the model. Attaching the thread by looping through the horn may not be strictly representative of the real equipment, but works ok. I haven’t got a pic to hand
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Sounds like a great idea, especially in smaller scales.
RAGIII