Radub Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 After plenty of testing and experimenting, I finally managed to get the 1/32 British rigging wires done. These are suitable for any RFC, RNAS and RAF aircraft. These come in two "sizes": 9/32"BSF and 1/4"BSF. You will need to research what applies to your model, but most RAF aircraft used both 9/32"BSF and 1/4"BSF wires at the same time (they were placed in different places to take different loads). The best source of info is "British Military Aircraft of World War One, The Official Technical and Rigging Notes for RFC and RNAS Fighting and Training aeroplanes, 1914 - 1918" by John Tanner et al. Each pack contains 25 wires, each 200mm in length. The wires are made from stainless steel. These are available from my store, http:// www.radubstore.com http://www.radubstore.com/index.php?main_p...products_id=323 http://www.radubstore.com/index.php?main_p...products_id=321 Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Nice work Radu. These should go down well with all those Wingnuts kits out there. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spads57 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Radu, Are your RAF wires scaled to fit 1/32 scale WWI kits? Highest Regards, Gregory Jouette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 Radu, Are your RAF wires scaled to fit 1/32 scale WWI kits? Highest Regards, Gregory Jouette Hi Gregory, Yes, they are 1/32. Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 What a great idea Radu. May I ask, is the stainless steel a rectangular section or oval section? It's hard to tell on my monitor from the photos. Also, would anyone know if these sizes are suitable for a DH Tiger Moth please? Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 What a great idea Radu. May I ask, is the stainless steel a rectangular section or oval section? It's hard to tell on my monitor from the photos. Also, would anyone know if these sizes are suitable for a DH Tiger Moth please? Cheers, Hi geedubelyer, It is hard to describe, but the cross-section is mostly "rectangular", with the edges slighlty rounded. It is "hard to tell" on your monitor because it is hard to see the cross section in real life too - these are very fine wires. Yes, these will work on the Tiger Moth. HTH Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Would either of these sets be of use on the SE5A, and Swordfish, if so do you know which ones would be needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Would either of these sets be of use on the SE5A, and Swordfish, if so do you know which ones would be needed? These wires are suitable for the SE5a and the Swordfish. In fact, these types of wires were used on every single British biplane. It is impossible to "tell" where exactly they were used - there are complex diagrams showing what goes where, with infinite variations from type to type, and the best thing to do is to study the literature on the type. As I already said, the best source of info for WW1 aircraft rigging diagrams is "British Military Aircraft of World War One, The Official Technical and Rigging Notes for RFC and RNAS Fighting and Training aeroplanes, 1914 - 1918" by John Tanner et al. In as far as I know, the SE5a diagrams are also shown in a number of books on the type, such as the Windsock Datafile. There must be a diagram for the Swordfish rigging in some book also, but I do not know anything about that - I have nothing on the Swordfish. Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Thanks Radu, sounds good. Do you have any suggestions for the best way to use these wires? On my Sopwith Camel I used fishing line and tiny brass eyes so I was able to tie the line off at the attachment points and keep it taught. I was just wondering if you have devised a method of attaching the stainless steel strip to a model to avoid sag? I've not used photo-etched rigging before so don't know if drilling a hole in the wing for attachment points and then using super-glue would work. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Thanks Radu, sounds good. Do you have any suggestions for the best way to use these wires? On my Sopwith Camel I used fishing line and tiny brass eyes so I was able to tie the line off at the attachment points and keep it taught. I was just wondering if you have devised a method of attaching the stainless steel strip to a model to avoid sag? I've not used photo-etched rigging before so don't know if drilling a hole in the wing for attachment points and then using super-glue would work. Cheers Hi geedubelyer, The "tiny brass eyes" that you describe sound an awful lot like turnbuckles. These wires were not attached to turnbuckles. The adjustment system at the end of the wire was a bit more complex than that. To get an idea, please have a look here: http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/993B01A0F6A...4AC15294A8B3FD2 The best way to attach these wires is to measure them, cut them to size and superglue them in place. To measure the length of wire needed, the best thing to do is to use a divider caliper to measure the distance between the attachment points. Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Ah I see,...... Thanks for the link Radu, I'll see what I can come up with .......(eventually) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 will these work on my Me-109E? just kidding Radu, I'l be in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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