nickdanger Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) Wing rigging is mostly done: Now need to flip the plane over, install the underside aileron control horns and rigging, flip it back over and do the top control horns and rigging. Then it'll be installing the tail assembly and rigging it, then just finishing touches (adding guns, windscreen, underside floats, bombs, etc). Light at the end of the tunnel. Edited December 4, 2014 by nickdanger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Wow! That was some amazing amount of work to get all of those bits aligned! While I normally wouldn't expect EZ-Line provide structural integrity, I wonder if it does in this case? There's so much, and the wings otherwise look so flimsy... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 @David - Tell me about it. Hands down the hardest modeling task I've ever dealt with. Other things have been more tedious, some have been more time consuming, but the sheer amount of time and mental energy it took to test, retest, and strategize and to deal with the occasional bump, dropped piece, etc....exhausting. Got the center spars in and the center rigging: Added the underside aileron control horns: Started the process of cleaning up the underside. Cutting off the excess wire, filling the hole w/CA, painting over, and adding a dab of Future. Before Future: After Future: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) Grrrrrrr. Realized that I installed the underside aileron control horns backwards (they're supposed to lean forward). Had to uninstall and redo. Got the top horns and those weird panels (have no idea what they are called) that rise from the top of the upper wing installed.: Edited December 10, 2014 by nickdanger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Finally ! All of the wing rigging is on. Control horns are properly installed. Now there really is light at the end of the tunnel. A fair number of little pieces to add, and of course the tail assembly with a little bit of rigging there as well. But no more than a few hours if all goes as planned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Wow, that's stunning work! I'd be fearful of moving that beast! I hope you have a large, safe, and non-dusty home planned for it :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 My house is neither large, safe, or non-dusty. Fortunately my office is! And since I work at a museum, I have access to all kinds of plexiglas, shelves, lights, and other display aids. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Found a great resource for F2A rigging. Scans of the original manuals ! Felixstowe F2A manual Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 OMG. Wingnut Wings 1/32 F2a Three foot wingspan! Wow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Control lines for the tail assembly are on but not yet rigged. Just need to steel myself for a fairly tricky operation: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Added the supports for the tail before hitting the riging: Little tricky to combine the four control lines from the elevator control horns, but managed alright: Last rigging lines! Drag cables from the wings to the nose: Rigging complete ! Final installations left to complete: fuel pumps gun platforms instrument panel windscreen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Oh yeah, forgot about the bombs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) Finished ! More pics in the Compleated Thread. Edited January 2, 2015 by nickdanger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 That is an amazing job! Bravo! How many yards of rigging did that beast consume? I had enough breath-holding with my Albatros--I'm certain I would have passed out doing your bird Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickdanger Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 @dnl42 - Well I started the project with a spool of EZ-Line that I figured would last me the rest of my modeling life. Juuuuuust managed to finish the model with some line left on the spool. Was touch and go by the end. I was being a little wasteful to keep from having to think too hard: lots of excess got cut off from the undersides of the wings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spectre711 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Great job! That's a massive amount of rigging going on there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 absolutely stunning! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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