I took Ross's advice and made a jig for my Roden Alb D III. I used it really to find out if the cabanes were too long or short for the V-struts.

In the end I scraped the jig, used the shorter cabanes supplied with the kit and scratch built the interplane Vs.

Much easier for this kit. She is all done and I'll be shooting some pics of her and Pessi's SPAD VII tomorrow for my 'latest build' post: Pessi's SPAD VII and von Szepessy-Sokoll's Oeffag D III 153-54.
I agree with Barker. Hands and eyes and some paint tins to keep everything straight while I begin breathing again.
Next up--Aero-Club Bristol Scout.
From the Factory on the hill,
John Masters