dodgem37 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Master Modeler. Master Angler. Master Videographer. I need to shake your hand so some of your Masterfulness rubs off on me. Nice scenery. What a relaxing time. Thanks for sharing the video. It appears you took up sport fishing some time ago. Sincerely, Mark Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 Thanks Mark! Yes, fishing is one of those interests that I picked up when I was a kid, just like modeling. Don't consider myself a master at any of those things but I do enjoy them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Looks very real .Great work. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obersauce Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Hey Thunnus, I know this thread is really old now but I'm working on the same build right now and I'm nearing the end of the road. My question was around the rigging and what you use to get all that great detail on the lines. I'm usually just an attach some ez line from point to point guy but I really want to up the detail. Any insight into how you do your rigging you would extremely helpful. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) Hey Obersauce! For my recent builds, I've been using Uschi's rigging thread (Standard size) for my aerials. In the past I've used EZ Line as well. But for this particular build, I wanted a particular drape to the sagging aerial so in this case I used stretch sprue for the main aerial and posed some thin copper wire for that secondary wire between the canopy and tail. I made a little tension spring by wrapping thin strand of electrical wire around the shaft of a micro drill bit. Sections of brass tubing were used for the resistors and little blobs of white glue finished off the details next to the tension spring. I hope that helps! Edited January 27, 2021 by Thunnus replaced "isolators" with "resistors" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obersauce Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Very helpful thanks so much! What size wire and tubing do you use? Just want to make sure I get something that will be in the proper scale. Thanks again your builds are always inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 The wire was just a strand salvaged from an old electrical cord. The brass tubing will be determined by the aerial. I use the smallest size that I can get my aerial wire through. Using the Albion Slide Fit brass tubing sets, I can't thread the smallest sizes (0.3 or 0.4mm OD) so I usually use the next size up (0.5 or 0.6mm). And if you are really particular, it helps to round off the ends of the little sections of brass tubing to match the resistors found on the real plane. Sasha As 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashotgun Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 just beautiful Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Thanks guys! I had to give Barrett Lake a miss in 2020 due to the pandemic restrictions. Hopefully, it will be operating normally this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 This is my favourite FW190 build Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 23 hours ago, crobinsonh said: This is my favourite FW190 build Thank you sir! I appreciate that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha As Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Well done! Really liked the model! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 Thank you Sasha! I appreciate the comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicciuzzo Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Stu stu stu stupend Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Viewing two seperate builds of your's is always a treat John. Especially notable is the (for lack of a better way to discribe it) pre-chipping on areas of the paint work. That looks both very good and realistic. Truely a feast for the eyes - respect! Ernest Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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