Thanks to Steve, Rick, SP and Terri for the feedback. Much appreciated folks!
The spiders have had a beer or two Terri!
sp I'll be sure to do that. Plan 1 is always to cover them with decals where possible of course, but on a 2-bay aircraft that's not so simple!
I mentioned in the previous post about planning ahead and using one hole for ore than one wire. Another reason for planning, and constant checking, is to ensure that the wires don't foul each other. For instance, it's never possible in this scale to get holes perfectly aligned, so with the flying wires fitted I needed to make sure that the landing wires didn't pull them crooked when they were tightened. Dry runs are essential. For most of the landing wires it worked perfectly and the wire runs between the two flying wires without fouling. A couple had to be run behind the flying wires or they would have been pulled apart by the landing wire. The same applied when doing the drag lines yesterday, ensuring a straight run (does it go over or under the crossing wire?) is essential.
Of course before any of the threading can begin, the holes also need planning. I try to make the fewest number possible, both to aid cleanup, and also because there's not much room! I prefer to drill blind holes in the lower wing, but sometimes that isn't possible. eg for the lower drag wires, they are fixed into the fuselage sides so the only way to tighten them is by pulling them through the wing. The other reason I have so many holes going through on this is simply that the wings are very thin - they weren't intended to go through! Work out in advance which end of each wire will be fixed first and which end/hole needs to be a through hole and/or a shared hole. Sometimes a through hole helps as it enables one wire to be run for two purposes. eg on my Sopwith Tabloid build, the landing gear bracing wires ran through the skids, became drag wires to the lower wing, then ran up through the lower wings and became landing wires too!
If anyone wants further explanation please shout, I'll be happy to go into more detail
What that all means is that all the wires are now attached, taut, and secured!
Next job then is to tidy up all the ends and repair the wing surfaces.
Thanks for looking in, and stay safe!
Ian
