Cheers, Zac.
On with the structural rigging. As mentioned before, I cannot see any wires to stop the wing cellule falling forwards onto the cowling: everything is braced to prevent backwards or sideways movement. There are no cross braces on the struts otherwise this would inhibit the wing warping mechanism. Everything appears to have depended on the two rear cabane struts, which seems awfully optimistic to me. I haven't read of too many wing collapses on these early Fokker biplanes so perhaps my fears are unfounded - but give me ailerons anyday!
I'm using chameleon coloured fishing line so it doesn't show up too well untinted as yet - but it is there!
Also I'm at the stage where I start to look for a suitable pilot. I don't have a Jacobs figure but he wouldn't have won his medals to wear, or much recognition, at this stage anyway. He was quite short so a 1/35 ICM figure will do nicely. Here an Infantry officer body with a capped head (rather than a picklehaub) and pistol arm swapped for another. He was blowing a whistle but I'm going to give him an ersatz cigarette to cup in his fist. It should impart the nonchalance needed for anybody crazy enough to fly one of these things in combat!
Sandy
