Aeromarine 75/Curtiss F-5-L (Finished)

[kkarlsen]

Rigging done. Man that was a lot of threading!!!  Went very well though, no 'incidents' or 'accidents'.  I made the wings detachable, that made it all a lot easier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really can't believe that I'm almost finished with the Aeromarine build, I'm so proud of 'her'.

 

Cheers: Kent

 

 

Edited April 11 by kkarlsen

[BiggTim]

Wow! I'm not even sure I can say how awesome that is, Kent! Just fantastic!

[Out2gtcha]

43 minutes ago, BiggTim said:

Wow! I'm not even sure I can say how awesome that is, Kent! Just fantastic!

 

+1!!

[Azgaron]

Excellent work with the rigging, Kent!

 

Håkan

 

[RLWP]

What a beauty, Kent. Bloody well done!

 

Richard

[Trak-Tor]

Wow, that's gorgeous!

I can't even make any jokes about it anymore...

 

Are you saying the top wings are detachable?
I guess you can't remove all the wings with the rigging on, can you?

 

Juraj

[monthebiff]

Wow Kent, a truly unique and amazing build and  you should be rightly very proud. 

 

Would be interesting to see her sat side by side with a Felixstowe.

 

Regards. Andy 

Edited December 14, 2019 by monthebiff

[LSP_Kevin]

Superb work, Kent!

 

1 hour ago, Trak-Tor said:

Are you saying the top wings are detachable?

I guess you can't remove all the wings with the rigging on, can you?

 

I had the same question as Juraj. Surely you can no longer easily detach the wings now that the rigging is in place.

 

Kev

[RLWP]

1 hour ago, LSP_Kevin said:

Superb work, Kent!

 

 

I had the same question as Juraj. Surely you can no longer easily detach the wings now that the rigging is in place.

 

Kev

 

We need some clarity. My assumption is each pair of wings separates from the cabane and central part of the wing. That way you could rig the cabane and centre, and each wing pair separately

 

@kkarlsen??

 

Richard

[LSP_Kevin]

44 minutes ago, RLWP said:

 

We need some clarity. My assumption is each pair of wings separates from the cabane and central part of the wing. That way you could rig the cabane and centre, and each wing pair separately

 

@kkarlsen??

 

Richard

 

But there's also rigging going from the outer wings to the forward fuselage and tailplanes, so I can't see an obvious way that you could detach the wings without messing that up.

 

Kev

[Troy Molitor]

Exactly the same comments that everyone else has already mentioned.  Simply stunning build here Kent.  I love those massive wings with rigging.  The wow factor is evident throughout your entire build.  

 

Well done.

 

Troy  

[RLWP]

10 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said:

 

But there's also rigging going from the outer wings to the forward fuselage and tailplanes, so I can't see an obvious way that you could detach the wings without messing that up.

 

Kev

 

Having rigged my DH.2 in stages, any simplicity you can create helps. So, no - you can't put all the rigging wires in place. You could rig the bays of the wings though

 

And I'm guessing - only Kent knows @kkarlsen?

 

Richard

[dodgem37]

What you do is just so over the top, Kent.  This is remarkable.  I can't believe how square the wings are.  With their length I was sure there would be some drop.  Congratulations on another wonderful build.

 

Sincerely,

Mark

[kkarlsen]

Thank you guy's for your kind comments.

 

This has been fun... here is the solution to 'the mystery of the 'detachable' wings':

 

 

The six wires that hold the wings in place are only fitted with a hook-like turnbuckle ending...

 

 

Much like the real thing, Aeromarines stowed for winter.

 

Cheers: Kent

 

 

 

 

Edited April 11 by kkarlsen

[RLWP]

That's very clever!