Scratchbuilding a Pfalz D.III & D.IIIa in 1/144 scale

[lone modeller]

That really is something different. Rigging a biplane in the braille scale has sent my head reeling. Brilliant work.

Like Rick I wish that my much larger models looked as good as yours close up.

Stephen.

[Alexis]

Can I have it !???   Pretty please .....


Alexis

[KiwiZac]

Just utterly beautiful.

[William Adair]

Thank you everyone for the kind words and encouragement.  It definitely helps keep me going! 

Day 2 of rigging.  The Australian summer finally arrived and my model building room over the past week has been too hot for close up work.  The PVA was drying before I could get it into position, so I had to keep the little huns under wraps until a cool change came.

Today we're back into the low 20's so I was able to repeat the rigging on the other wing.  Making template lengths for each wire was one of my better ideas it seems. It let me do the other wing quite efficiently.  I'll have to remember that for future jobs.  Still more to do, but here's a few shots of the D.IIIa as it stands today.

[RAGIII]

That is absolutely stunning work! IN any scale! Could you perhaps explain more about the templates, or have I missed something?
RAGIII

[William Adair]

Hi Rag, I’m glad you like it 
Perhaps template isn’t the best word, but what I do is use a straight piece of thick/oversized wire to determine the length for each piece of rigging.  The thick wire is comparatively easy to hold so I trim pieces of this to the exact size of each rigging wire. On the previous page there’s a shot of these taped into a notebook with labels next to them.  When I do the actual rigging I can trim the fine wires to the same length, which avoids lots of trial and error compared to making every one a custom fit.  I hope that makes sense.   

[RAGIII]

Hi Rag, I’m glad you like it 
Perhaps template isn’t the best word, but what I do is use a straight piece of thick/oversized wire to determine the length for each piece of rigging.  The thick wire is comparatively easy to hold so I trim pieces of this to the exact size of each rigging wire. On the previous page there’s a shot of these taped into a notebook with labels next to them.  When I do the actual rigging I can trim the fine wires to the same length, which avoids lots of trial and error compared to making every one a custom fit.  I hope that makes sense.   

Thanks for the explanation ! I just went back and looked at the templates. A good idea and I may borrow it for My SPADs.
RAGIII

[lone modeller]

Where do you get those giant matches? Are they related in some way to those giant worms which are endemic to your continent?

I completely agree with Rick: that would be super in 1/32 scale....

Stephen.

[kensar]

Wonderful job on the whole build, William.
When finished, I'd like to see both of these sitting in the palm of your hand for a sense of the scale. 

[William Adair]

Wonderful job on the whole build, William.
When finished, I'd like to see both of these sitting in the palm of your hand for a sense of the scale. 

Well they are still some ways from finished, but will this do? 



Maybe I should take a photo of me holding a beer too so you can see how big my hand is.   

[RAGIII]

Amazing!
RAGIII

[kensar]

Yes. 
Absolutely astounding that you can rig in this scale.
I surmise that photo etching parts would also be of value, but you haven't used that either.

[lcarroll]

   ......... and I moved up to 1:32 Scale because I was having difficulty dealing with the smaller bits and details of 1:48!! They are absolutely amazing in their detail AND RIGGED! Spectacularly impressive model building William, this work is truly in a league of it's own!
Cheers,
Lance

[Alexis]

  New pair of ear-rings !


Alexis

[lone modeller]

Is your other name Gulliver?

Stephen.