Author Topic: J H Models wooden biplane jig.  (Read 7777 times)

Offline Chris Johnson

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Re: J H Models wooden biplane jig.
« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2013, 10:53:53 PM »
Chris, so far the very best jigs I've ever seen are the ones that come with some of the Pheon sheets.  I've used Rowan's jig on my Dolphin and I'm fixin' to use his jig on the Halberstadt twins.  The jig that comes with the Biff sheet is brilliant and, in 1/48 scale, can be used with either the Eduard or Roden kits.  Not sure if any of the 1/32 scale decal sets come with a jig.  Maybe someone else can chime in on that one.  At any rate, once you've used one of the Pheon jigs, it's a simple matter to apply that same style to any aircraft using Datafile drawings as a guide to make your own.
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Bud

I wasn't aware that Pheon included jigs in some of their decal kits. It definitely wasn't in the 1:32 Biff decal package but maybe Rowan will consider adding it in the future as it would be a tremendous help.

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Chris
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Offline Chris Johnson

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Re: J H Models wooden biplane jig.
« Reply #16 on: May 07, 2013, 10:58:08 PM »
That is absolutely brilliant engineering Rizzo! Let me second the motion to ask you to post further information on its assembly. I know we still have tons of Lego stored away in the basement but it's pretty old stuff. Guess whose going to be digging through it to see what I can find.

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Chris
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Offline Rizzo

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Re: J H Models wooden biplane jig.
« Reply #17 on: May 08, 2013, 03:17:30 AM »
That is absolutely brilliant engineering Rizzo! Let me second the motion to ask you to post further information on its assembly. I know we still have tons of Lego stored away in the basement but it's pretty old stuff. Guess whose going to be digging through it to see what I can find.

Cheers,

Chris

Information on it's assembly... to be honest it's mainly based on what pile of lego I had to hand (it was part truck and part combine harvester in a previous life). Efficient engineering it is not  ;D

There must be a million ways to make one with lego, but I based it on three worm screws, two of which move rack and pinions for the wing supports (forward/back for the lower wings, up/down for the upper wings). The third just rotates a lever at the back for the tail to rest on.