DeHavilland DH 4, Airfix 1/72, No. 50 Sqd., USAAS, France 1918, interior detailed, rigging, Blue Ryder decals

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[Tommergun]

Beautiful work, and inspiring. I've been reading about WWI aviation lately and have a couple aircraft kits in the queue I want to get to.

 

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Thank you! The WW1 planes have interested me from my early days of modeling

 

[mustang1989]

That's quite the build .......especially when you factor in what scale it's in. Well detailed out and painted.......and rigged.

 

[ambivalentmaybe]

I can hardly believe the intricate rigging on a 1/72 plane--well done! I've tried myself a few times but found it too frustrating to complete. Paint looks awesome as well.

 

[BarleyBop]

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... inspiring indeed!
Amazing to see what can be accomplished (by some people) at 1:72!

 

[kevin]

I'll say again what's been said......well done sir, well done.

 

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I can hardly believe the intricate rigging on a 1/72 plane--well done! I've tried myself a few times but found it too frustrating to complete. Paint looks awesome as well.

Thank you. You should try the EZline elastic thread. A lot easier to work with with super glue to attach it.

 

[Edbert]

the intricate rigging on a 1/72 plane--well done! I've tried myself a few times

Understood!

I've been putting off doing it in 1/48, which is still a pretty small model considering the size of the average WWI aircraft. While this bomber is a bit larger than my fighter, the rigging itself is not at all. I think EZ-Line's smallest size is still too thick.

 

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Understood!

I've been putting off doing it in 1/48, which is still a pretty small model considering the size of the average WWI aircraft. While this bomber is a bit larger than my fighter, the rigging itself is not at all. I think EZ-Line's smallest size is still too thick.

They have several sizes one is almost invisable.

 

[wjbrandel]

I love WW1 planes but I always fail on the rigging, so I have a tendency to avoid them because of the rigging.

You have don a fantastic job, well done.

 

[Edbert]

They have several sizes one is almost invisable.

Totally admit to being a newb, but I bought these two, and the "fine" is a bit heavy for 1/32 scale aircraft aerials. Since failing with the EZ-Line "fine" on my recent 1/32 Spitfire, I've switched to "invisible thread" from the sewing store. It is just that..."invisible"...so I have to paint it to see it

If you have any advice or the dirty word...criticism, I'm all ears!

 

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Take alook at Aero Rigging Super Fine to see if it meets your needs. .055mm
https://www.amazon.com/Infini-model...761695381&sprefix=aero+rigging,aps,142&sr=8-1

 

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Beautiful work, and inspiring. I've been reading about WWI aviation lately and have a couple aircraft kits in the queue I want to get to.

Thank you! WW1 aviation was really an exciting and interesting time.

 

[mustang1989]

Totally admit to being a newb, but I bought these two, and the "fine" is a bit heavy for 1/32 scale aircraft aerials. Since failing with the EZ-Line "fine" on my recent 1/32 Spitfire, I've switched to "invisible thread" from the sewing store. It is just that..."invisible"...so I have to paint it to see it

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If you have any advice or the dirty word...criticism, I'm all ears!

That stuff is amazing. I've got a couple of rolls of it myself. Although, I've recently gotten pretty comfortable with my ability to stretch sprue I limit only to single strands on the newer WWII monoplanes. I can't imagine trying to rig a bi-plane with stretched sprue.

 

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I used to use stretch sprue but the elastic is so forgiving when I put my fingers in the wrong place where the sprue just snapped