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Des,
A rapid and comprehensive reply to all my questions. Thanks mate.
A few comments if I may...
"I drill a very small pilot hole..." A great idea of course to ALWAYS drill a smaller pilot hole for ANY drilling project of any size in any medium...just sounded funny to drill a VERY SMALL pilot hole to help you drill an accurate hole with a 0.20 mm drill bit! I bought some drill bits from Hobbyco (#71 & #72 - four of each) and yesterday I bought two "Microbox" Drill bit sets of 20 bits each, the first was 0.3mm to 1.6mm, and the second was 20 pieces #61 to #80.
I plan on using .14mm (4lb breaking strain) as that was all I could get - well...also .20mm 8lb (but that might be too thick for scale accuracy). I couldn't get Chameleon like you use...apparently brown in colour. But also like you, I plan to colour it silver either by colouring it with a silver pen or dragging it through a drop of silver paint.
Des, I know that there is no right way or wrong way - just "my" way...but I need IDEAS and METHODS from others to try (maybe to fail, maybe to succeed) before I figure out what is the best for me. Like I have said, I'm just starting out making WW1 aircraft models, so I've never rigged an aircraft before. ANY ideas are gratefully accepted. I'll try them ALL and decide for myself what works best.
And you have provided me with some great ideas. Thanks again mate. Check your "Private Messages" please.
Steve
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