Chris L Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) Hello everyone ! I'm looking for an adjustable airplane jig . Does anyone know of a retailer besides UMM ? I need something for smaller scales 1/72 to 1/48 . Regards, Christian Edited August 7, 2012 by Chris L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
breadneck Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) Yes, i know of one but i am having a hard time googling it, not to mention uploading pictures of it. It is a very practical and inexpensive jig. It`s plastic and some metal and it is also selfcontaining/pressurelocking. I`ll check back when i manage to locate it, or manage to upload a picture of mine :-) Edited August 12, 2012 by breadneck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scapilot Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 By jig, are you referring to something that holds the plane for things like painting or decals??? I too have been looking into something like what I mention. I seen on Amazon that Tamiya has something like that for around $20.00 bucks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billb Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 something like this? http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SRAMACC2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pin Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) I was lucky to buy Aeroclub jig from fellow modeller on BritModeller forum after I wrote to "wanted" subforum http://www.internetmodeler.com/2006/march/aviation/aeroclub_jig.php Now I have both - SRAM, mentioned above bought on Hannants, and Aeroclub bought privately via BritModeller forum. Guess which I prefer ;) Edited August 31, 2012 by pin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billb Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Pin, i'm interested to know which you do prefer & why. I've got the Aeroclub and, while it's a bit fiddly it works well. The SRAM does look a lot simpler. Is it rigid enough? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pin Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Pin, i'm interested to know which you do prefer & why. I've got the Aeroclub and, while it's a bit fiddly it works well. The SRAM does look a lot simpler. Is it rigid enough? That's why I was looking for Aeroclub - it is not rigid at all, you may only rely on tightness of the bolts. There are no marks to make the arms parallel to each other, no angle meter to set up top wing offset. Its undeniable merit - simplicity Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billb Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) Thought that might be the case. Glad I picked up the Aeroclub one when I did. Thanks :) Edited September 2, 2012 by billb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithery Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Hello everyone ! I'm looking for an adjustable airplane jig . Does anyone know of a retailer besides UMM ? I need something for smaller scales 1/72 to 1/48 . Regards, Christian Out of curisoity, is there a problem with the one from UMM? I just bought one, and UMM was dead easy to deal with. The jog took about an hour to assemble and glue, and I was good to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Will Benton Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I built one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scapilot Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 http://www.micromark.com/modular-work-holder,8324.html Just ordered this one tonight. Looks like it'll be able to help out with all the things that are left to frustrate me in the construction phase of building planes. Hopefully it'll be worth the money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CanadaMoe Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Hey Will, Care to share your plans for the one you built? Looks good, but too much of the model is blocking the view. Moe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris L Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Hey Will, Care to share your plans for the one you built? Looks good, but too much of the model is blocking the view. Moe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris L Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 My apologies to everyone. I have not checked for posting on this thread for a while ., believing it was dead after a few days. Looking at the Jig at UMM, it looks very clunky built . Since my primary scale is 1/72 I'm not sure I would enjoy it. What I am looking for is a jig that will hold the wings to the correct dihedral to the fuselage. That said, I might feel differently if I saw it in person instead of looking at it on the internet. The aeroclub version looks interesting but it seems there would be a need for placing the fuselage in the correct position prior to adjusting the wings. I think trying to get Hannan to ship it to the US would be a problem as well since they have a minimum $$ amount . Am I asking for too much ? I miss brick and mortar hobby shops. Cheers, Christian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billb Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 (edited) ahhh, looks like the aeroclub (& SRAM) aren't what you're looking for. Those 2 are designed to get biplane upper wings in exactly the right position compared to everything else. Very useful if you don;t have 4 hands. edit - or the top wing on a triplane for that matter: Edited September 5, 2012 by billb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 (edited) The aeroclub version looks interesting but it seems there would be a need for placing the fuselage in the correct position prior to adjusting the wings. I think trying to get Hannan to ship it to the US would be a problem as well since they have a minimum $$ amount. Hmm, I think there are two counfounded subjects here. 1) The Aeroclub wing jig. While this looks like an exceptional piece of equipment, it's OOP. 2) The Sram jig that Hannants stocks. Given my druthers, I prefer the Aeroclub. Considering availability, it's Sram or DIY. BTW, Google helped me find the Sram jig at West Coast Hobbies. I have no clue about them, so caveat emptor. Edited September 5, 2012 by David N Lombard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris L Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 Well yes, I occasionally build biplanes which is my main reason for searching for a jig. However, it seem that it would need ( in my mind ) some reference point for the fuselage . As an example the 1/48 Tamiya Swordfish has four separate wings. Looking at the size of the displayed pictures it seem awfully large for 1/72 scale ( correct me if I'm wrong ) . Cheers, Christian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billb Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 yep, first you'd attach the bottom wings normally without using the jig. Then you'd put the jig on a piece of graph paper, mark your references, set up the plane in the jig and then tighten everything down. You can then use the marks on the graph paper as the reference from there on in. It's actually easier to do than it sounds. The articles referred by Pin explains it. http://www.internetmodeler.com/2006/march/aviation/aeroclub_jig.php http://www.internetmodeler.com/2005/december/new-releases/Aeroclub_Jig.php & David, it is OOP which is why Pin said he had to hunt it down 2nd hand through britmodeller. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris L Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 Thank you, that was a very informative post. It sounds like it would work for 1/72 scale although some of them would be challenging as they are quite small. The Fiat CR.42 certainly was. Somewhere in the fuzziness of my memory bank I seem to remember a metal one that had adjustable pieces for the fuselage. I guess it could have been home grown or long OOP. Thanks, Christian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pin Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) Looking at the size of the displayed pictures it seem awfully large for 1/72 scale ( correct me if I'm wrong ) . It is perfectly OK for 1:72 1:72 Pup in the jig: taken from here http://www.internetmodeler.com/2006/march/aviation/aeroclub_jig.php SRAM jig is much larger however it may be used for 1:72 or even 1:144. For example, this is my 1:144 HP42 in SRAM jig: Edited September 7, 2012 by pin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billb Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 that first pic is a Martinsyde Buzzard, noticeably bigger aircraft than a Sopwith Pup. That HP42 looks very cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pin Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) that first pic is a Martinsyde Buzzard, noticeably bigger aircraft than a Sopwith Pup. Of course, I should have read more carefully. But take my word for it - there will be no problems with smaller biplanes. That HP42 looks very cool! Thank you. That's how it is looking now: Edited September 7, 2012 by pin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billb Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 That is lovely work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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