[BobE]

Recently rigged a Sopwith Camel using the DURAS method.Muddled through it but am curious if any one has an easier way.Talking about rigging the elevator in the following example. Theoretically, using DURAS, you glue at the start point in the upper fuselage starting point,run the line to the control horn, (I find you must pull it taught and glue here),through the elevator hole,back to the lower control horn (again, I have to pull taught and glue here, holding it in place until dry) then you end up back at the lower hole in the fuselage with no way to pull it taught. I find I have to start A second line from the lower fuselage hole and run it to the horn,cutting the excess off both lines at the control horn.
How do you guys attach your lines to the control horns? In 1/72nd, if they are even close to scale,they are extremely narrow and glueing a monofilament to them while maintaining enough tension to get a taught line is not an easy task.
Second question. When you start a monofilament from a hole and run it at a right angle from the hole ,it has a tendancy to curve out of the hole rather than make a sharp,crisp angle. I find I have to glue it flat at the hole after I have run the line. Any suggestions? Thanks to anyone who takes the time to figure out what I just said and has a helpful bit of advice.
* * * * * * * * * * *Bob E