Voisin III

[Ian from Doncaster]

Wow.. My gob is perpetually smacked with this build!  A masterpiece Des, no mistake.  Almost will be a shame to paint the booms, they look stunning as they are.

I can see why you prefer not to weather your models.

[modelmaker]

And what he said  that is amazing Des what more can I say!!

Sean

[Jose Chaica]

Looks like a spider´s web... Des has his own army of spiders, for sure...
Magnificient work!

[pepperman42]

Stunning!!!! Your patience would make me a patient.......

Steve

[GAJouette]

   Des,
Well my old friend yesterday I said I was prepared to be amazed. Today I am truly amazed with your rigging abilities and your craftsmanship in total. Outstanding Master Level work Des. One question though do you have a rough idea of the number of hours it took to rig your Voisin so far?
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Chris Johnson]

Stunning work here Des! It’s good to hear that those temporary braces work to keep everything square and taut. Now that you’ve broken trail on that technique, I won’t be nervous about using it in my eventual DH-2 and Fee builds. Your rigging mounts look very professionally done and certainly add an element of interest to the aeroplane.

By the time you’re finished this masterpiece, the amount of rigging you’ll have installed will put a DH-2 or Fee to shame. I found that the tip of a soldering iron worked quite well for me in tightening one of my S.E.5a lines too. It’s good to see that you didn’t allow the barrel of the iron touch anything like I managed to do.    I think you probably have just a wee bit more dexterity than I do.    Even though I managed to fumble the ball a bit with the soldering iron first time around, I think it gives me an even, steady heat and more control where I apply it, so I plan on using it from here-on in on my builds.

This aeroplane is really starting to take shape now and I'm looking forward to future updates.

Cheers,

Chris

[Whiteknuckles]

That's some mighty fine work Des!!
I'm with Steve - I'd be a patient by now

Andrew

[sobrien]

Wow! I can't believe the work you do. It looks amazing!

Sean

[NinetythirdLiberator]

I....Don't......know......what......to......say....

Brain on overload 

Geez that's lovely, Des.  Nothing more to say!

Dan

[Jamo]

Des you are the King of Rigging. Faultless work and eye candy for the rest of us. Beeyutafool 

[phs Paddy]

What an extraordinary gift you have Des. A marvelous creation and each step is a pleasure to see and read about as we follow along. 

Paddy 

[Des]

I would like to thank everyone for their very kind comments, they are much appreciated.

Gregory - it is hard to put a figure on the time I have spent doing the rigging, it is not a job that can be tackled in one go as it is very tedious, hard on the eyes and back, so I need to take plenty of breaks. Add to this the inclusion of turnbuckles, there are 28 just on the tail booms and it takes time to fit each one. As a rough estimate I would say I spent about 12 - 15 hours doing the wings and 5 - 6 hours doing the tail booms, I still need to add all the rigging under the bottom wings which will include another 12 turnbuckles, then there is the control rigging for the rudder and elevators, luckily for me I love doing rigging, it is my favorite part of building these WW1 aircraft models.

Des.

[Ian from Doncaster]

20 hours!  That amount and nowhere near that standard of rigging would take me 20 days at least!!!

[Vladimir Ziska]

Des, it is first class... very impresive works with plastic, wires and other materials. For me, number one.

Cheers,

Vladimir

[lcarroll]

Des,
  Every time I look it just keeps getting better..........Masterful!!
Cheers,
Lance