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Wing nut Wings FE2b Finished

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That's using the old noodle, Paddy! Now just ask yerself, where would the spiders put it all? ;)
 
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this could take some time ..... :laugh:

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all work has to be done under a magnifying glass using two pairs of tweezers....if you have poor eye sight and fat fingers like me :gogo
 
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But it's oh so worthy the effort!!!

Love how you got the double lines so nicely separated. Mine were too close and wanted to stick together.

(y)
 
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Amazing work Paddy!!

Would you mind explaining (briefly) how the lines are connected to the clips? I don't get it...or I missed it.

Thanks,
Tom
 
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Oh man this is going to look cool when you're done. :ro:

B)
 
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Tom
I use method 2 here
http://www.bobsbuckles.co.uk/how_to_buckle.html
 
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It's easy!

You put your left foot in
You take your left foot out
You put your left foot in

and you shake it all about...

See! East!

Truly impressive, Paddy
 
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I've used the same technique on the Mast of the PBR, so Bob's Buckles can come in handy in all sorts of applications. (y)
 
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I keep stopping to take photo's...it breaks the monotony :) :laugh:

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I'm about a 1/4 of the way there now. another wing to go, then the tail section which i haven't worked out how to do yet as it doesn't have turn-buckles.Then all the control wires.
slight problem i have is the wings flex very easily. 18 inch span is rather a lot for thin plastic, so my lines go slack and taught as they flex.
Note to self.....buy WnW own rigging thread if I am ever stupid enough :gogo to do something like this again as theirs is elastic so will stay taught. :) I'm using .0128 mm fishing line which i can tighten later with a hot blade.
I have snapped one of the rigging lines on the short strut behind the cockpit and i dont know gow i will replace this as its almost unreachable behind other rigging.
 
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Shhhh....don't say anything about the one that snapped...

When I was working the Pup, I could not help to thnk that Scale Hardware or someone could make actual turn buckles that allow tightening. But elastic would work also! (y)
 
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Don't know MP. It sounds good till I remember trying to adjust bicycle spokes to true up a wheel.

AND THEN :fencing :fencing :fencing I remember what it's like . Elastic sounds much saner to me making it possible to do it without the for PBR.

Cheers, Christian B)
 
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Okay my desire to build a Fee has been terminated. No way I could do that.So I will enjoy every sigle pic you post. Fantastic work Paddy. And the broken rigging is easy.Pose the a/c with a rigger.He can be staring at it grimacing :D

James
 
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Come on James, dont be put off by other peoples efforts or we would all look at chuks work and never build a model again :) Glad to see i am not banned here, lasted less than 24hours on the last site :)
 
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