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Wishmaster

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Airco DH2 Eduard Weekend 1/48
« on: August 31, 2016, 05:08:27 AM »
Hi everyone. I'm currently building small DH2. This is my maybe sixth model so I'm pretty much beginner.

Kit is weekend edition from Eduard 1/48 http://www.eduard.com/store/Aircraft-and-helicopters/1-48/Airco-DH-2-1-48.html?cur=2

I've worked with what I have, so colors aren't 100% correct, but plan was - not to spent any additional money but only kit amount which was really small over ebay auction. There is some scratch done but not too much. I will soon post detailed pics when I finish100% weathering and base.

My question to you friends is about rigging. Should I do it simply so only Uschi's thread without turnbuckles or? Will that make model look cheap? Should I try to improvise turnbuckles in some way and in which? Keep in mind that I don't have now too much space for maneuvers and drilling holes for turnbuckles etc etc. It wasn't plan from the beginning because I'm not too experienced and it is still too small for my skills. Can I simulate them with some bronze and white glue or similar things?

Hope you will like my model and I will get some suggestions :)



Thanks!

Offline Edo

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Re: Airco DH2 Eduard Weekend 1/48
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2016, 04:53:57 PM »
Hey Wishmaster!
I saw your album on Photobucket and to me you are nothing as a beginner! so rigging should not be a problem!  ;)
Now, of course it should have been better to plan it in advance (as for all rigging, but for the DH2 in particular, as it is very elaborate): can't you "de-glue" the top wing? this would give you a bit more manouvering space...  ::)
I can't see haow you could do away without drilling (be it for turnbuckles or Uschi's thread, but I use only turnbuckles, so I cannot really tell for Uschi's). Turbuckles are not that nightmare to scratchbuilt (Des has  great tutorial on his site, you can follow his steps, or search here in the forum).
Anyway you MUST have a detailed rigging plan: have a look at Tim West tutorial (if you can't find it online pm me and I'll sento it to you).
Hope it helps
ciao
edo

Wishmaster

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Re: Airco DH2 Eduard Weekend 1/48
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2016, 09:50:44 PM »
Thanks Edo on reply. And thanks on nice words and advice.  Well I know planning wasn't best for this build! :) I can surely remove top wing but not sure yet. I have wingnut wings dh2 manual, windsock and squadron signal books about dh2 and also I have that T.L. West rigging plan. There are three different rigging lines used. Two different rounded and one like square. There are also double rigging line on some places on wings. Soooo not easiest rigging :)

I will probably finish all weathering work on other parts of plane and make a base and leave rigging as last part. And than I will make few lines only with rigging thread and will try to simulate it somehow and we will see how does it look :))))))

Thanks! Cheers 

Offline Dirigible-Al

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Re: Airco DH2 Eduard Weekend 1/48
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2016, 02:45:07 AM »
Hello Wishmaster

I have rigged pre constructed kits on a couple of occasions, I will first have to repeat what Edo said and that it is a lot easier to plan it before assembly so you can drill holes in the appropriate places and either put in turnbuckles or thread monofilament thru (the two methods I use, although there are more).

How I would go about it would be to use very thin copper or fuse wire, this can be found in phone charger wire or TV aerial coaxle, I have a drawer full of copper and fuse wire of all manner of widths. I would then straighten it, this can be done either by spinning a length in a drill chuck while the other end is fixed to something secure (it only needs to rotate about 20 times to get completely straight) or for short lengths place it between two plates of glass or two steel rulers and roll them backwards and forwards (I find that method quicker but a bit hit and miss). Using dividers find the lengths needed and cut the wire accordingly gluing in place with white glue. As for the double wires I rigged a completed Smer Avro 504K and for ease I did single wires all round (OK all you AMS sufferers chastise me if you wish) but it looked fine in my opinion, mainly because it was a vast improvement on having no rigging but also because most people other than AMS suffering WW1 modellers would not know any different anyway. As for the tail boom to be honest I probably would have done this method for them anyway because I would hate to have to drill that ultra thin plastic. If you wish to add a little realism but give yourself a bit more work you could always heat stretch a hollow plastic tube like one of those pen refills or cotton bud stalks and chop off lengths of about 2mm, slide them into the middle of the wire and then when it is in place slide the two shrunken tubes to either end so they look like turnbuckles. Paint copper wire dark silver and turnbuckles if you do them brass/bronze.

Hope this helps, Alan.
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Wishmaster

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Re: Airco DH2 Eduard Weekend 1/48
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2016, 03:47:03 AM »
Hi Alan. It does help. It is very interesting. Scary for me in any way but your proposal is logical and very interesting. I will see what can I do!!!

Thank you very much. Appreciate advice and help from my modelling colleagues.

Regards
Elmir