Thanks for the encouragement everyone!
Mark, you are so right--it will be very cool having a Camel on the shelf, particularly this one with the Belgian Air Service markings of Lt. Olieslagers.
Thanks again to Des for his build log on the main site--it has been an invaluable reference for building this kit!
I finished rigging the tail, then added the rigging lines to the bottom of the top wing. I got the interplane struts out of the drying box and painted the fittings and added BvB's eyelets and a new pitot tube. The top wing actually went on to the cabanes very well, and after that was dry I added the interplane struts. All went well!
I spent yesterday doing the rigging without serious incident other than the usual attrition of tiny brass tubes sacrificed to the carpet monster.
It came out really well, I think, even the little teardrop vibration dampener above the MGs. I used monofilament for most of the rigging, but will try EZ-line for the aileron control cables (still to be added), to reduce the pressure on my homemade control horns. I'll take pix once I have the wheels on, maybe tonight.
Once I add the landing gear (and rig it) and the prop, the aircraft itself will be done. I still have to assemble and paint the mechanic swinging the prop, which must await the properly sitting aircraft in order to position the hands correctly on the prop. I have the materials for the base, so the vignette should not take too long to assemble.
Almost there!
Regards,
Bob
