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Offline coyotemagic

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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #30 on: April 23, 2012, 04:54:08 AM »
Excellent start to the rigging, Sean.  As Des said, it looks to scale.
Cheers,
Bud
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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #31 on: April 23, 2012, 02:31:55 PM »
You are doing Great work Sean! The detail and Rigging is great and you are producing a great Gotha indeedy! ;D



I keep looking at the Gotha I own, in it's box.. I'll start soon enough I think.. ;).. (a little more "prodding" from you with your updates on this Gotha you're building ougtha do it nicely.. ;))

Thanks again!,

DEAN ~~~~ 8) 8)
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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #32 on: April 23, 2012, 05:37:44 PM »
Ah- now that's just a lovely thing!
Keep us posted Sean!
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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #33 on: April 23, 2012, 10:29:26 PM »
DEAN Looking forward to seeing you make a start mate! I'm finding the rigging easy going Just taking my time! Managed to get all the rigging within the parameter of the inner engine nacelles completed tonight , I'll update with more pics tommorrow.

PAUL Thanks for the compliment mate ! Coming from you I'm chuffed! I'm going to bring it to the Adelaide Comp this year...won't do any good with it with the likes of builders like yourself but what the heck it'll look impressive on the table all the same!

I'm working towards getting the thing completed for the NSW Scale Model Comp held at Woolongong next W/end.

Sean
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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #34 on: April 23, 2012, 10:39:07 PM »
Quote from: modelmaker on April 23, 2012, 10:29:26 PM
I'm working towards getting the thing completed for the NSW Scale Model Comp held at Woolongong next W/end....

If I manage to get down there Sean - I'll be keeping an eye out for this beauty that's for sure!!

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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #35 on: April 24, 2012, 12:10:14 AM »
Nice work Sean, big aircraft, big work. Cheers Vladimir
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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #36 on: April 24, 2012, 01:44:23 AM »
Quote from: modelmaker on April 19, 2012, 06:23:59 AM
Chris in answer to your question I was following a WNW Gotha G.IV build over on Amourama some time back where he got to the point in his build where he begun rigging his model. He was explaining then that it's best to rig the wings if not using an elastic type line like Ez line while the model isn't resting on it's wings or upside down as it will effect the rigging taughtness!
I will find the Build thread and post a link here for all to read.

I think I'd find that very challenging as up to now, I've always rested the model's wings on a couple of sponges while doing the rigging just so I can flip it back and forth to ease the task a bit. I always use monofilament, so that should be okay, but the thoughts of trying to rig a model with such a long wingspan when she's standing on her legs gives me the willies. It calls for considerably more dexterity than I have.

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Chris
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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #37 on: April 25, 2012, 06:45:55 PM »
Well the rigging is completed so I'm on the home run to have this build finished for next weekend! I'll try and get some pics posted either tonight if not tommorrow night . Now it's onto the guns and ordinance then shes finished Next challange after that is to pack the thing for the 1000km trip to the show without damaging it during the trip!

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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #38 on: April 25, 2012, 06:50:59 PM »
Quote from: modelmaker on April 25, 2012, 06:45:55 PM
Now it's onto the guns and ordinance then shes finished Next challange after that is to pack the thing for the 1000km trip to the show without damaging it during the trip!

Sean

Good luck with the trip Sean, I hope the Gotha makes it undamaged.

Cheers

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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #39 on: April 25, 2012, 06:52:22 PM »
Wow! She`s a beauty! I like wings shading. It`s going to be a real beast... a leviathan or Moby Dick of your world in scale. Congrats captain Ahab;)I`m looking forward to see some more.
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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #40 on: April 25, 2012, 09:08:21 PM »
Heres the progress pics as promised. All the rigging now completed , I really need to work on my Photography trying to get everything in focus is hard!

Sean
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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #41 on: April 25, 2012, 09:10:12 PM »
Some more ;)
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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #42 on: April 25, 2012, 09:11:43 PM »
last two next lot of photos will be of the finished model and I promise I'll take better photos .

Sean
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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #43 on: April 25, 2012, 10:00:43 PM »
Excellent work on the rigging Sean, you are on the home straight now and I am looking forward to seeing the finished photos.

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Re: WNW Gotha G.IV build
« Reply #44 on: April 26, 2012, 01:26:01 AM »
The rigging's nice and tight and crisp.  Very well done.
Cheers,
Bud
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