Thanks to all of you for your support.
The elevator and rudder are now fully rigged with control wires. I used EZ-Line for this, as it puts less pressure on the delicate control horns and is easier to get taught without misshaping near the attacment points on these short runs. The interplane rigging is all monofilament with Bob's Buckles for strength and support, particularly for the bottom wings.
The undercarriage is partially rigged and now cemented in place with CA on the brass pins and epoxy applied carefully with a dental tool to fill gaps. I used mono to rig the lateral and rear rigging, and EZ-Line for the front cross rigging, since I was not worried about strength, but was concerned about puling the "horns" of the landing skids inward, since there is no lateral support member forward of the axle on this undercarriage, and lateral pressure from rigging lines forward of the axle could tow in (or out) the skids. I will be using EZ-Line for the wires running from the forward outside edge of the skids to the bottom of the lower wing, for the same reason.
I expect to have the undercarrige rigging completed tomorrow night, and will post some pics then. Only thing after that is the footstep and the bomb rack and Hales bombs, liberated from a WNW Fee kit.
Speaking of which, I need your help with one point on which I am unsure.
The Fee kits (and perhaps others) indicate a bomb release cable running from the cockpit OUTSIDE the fuselage and underneath to the rack. I suspect this was the case with the Tabloid, since it was jury-rigged for bombing missions. However, it is certainly possible that mechanics could have run the cable from the cockpit through the bottom of the fuselage covering to the rack, a much shorter run ( and one which would look much better for display of the model, IMO). Does anyone have any information or thoughts on this issue? Since I have no information on this, I may end up just doing what I want.
Regards,
Bob
