HOW TO BUILD AIRCRAFT DIORAMAS

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Jenny at home.

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Originally Posted by pat1066

Hi John
I was wondering if you could tell me a little about your use of beading wire for your rigging. At work I have hung more light fixtures than I really care to think about using aircraft cable. For this I use compression crimp connectors to seize the cable. Do you employ a similar method with the beading wire? My less than perfect eyes can't quite make this detail out in your otherwise excellent photos.
Thanks
Pat

Hi Pat! First may I suggest you get yourself a good Optivisor,they really are a necessity for this work.Even if you have good eyesight this work can be very tiring for the eyes.
Yes ,I know what you mean about crimping aircraft cable but in miniature work it is a little different.What I do is use the plastic coating from telephone wire ,paint it silver and slip it over the cable and around the eyebolt and tighten it up by pulling it through this plastic sleeve.The bend in the wire naturally keeps it tight.
I probably will be taking some new pics today and I will try to take a close-up of this for you.
Cheers! John.

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New pics.

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This is a pic of Harley the company mascot sitting on his chair in the office module.
These new pics were taken just today but I think the light was a little too strong.I plan to take more tomorrow using only the interior lighting.
This view of the office is from the side that normally faces the hangar and would not normally be seen without removing the module.The swivel chair is scratchbuilt,the rest is modified dollhouse furniture.Harley is a pewter casting that I found in the dollar store,the rest is a combination of scratch and modified stuff.

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Unfinished office module.

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Unfinished workshop and WC modules.

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"Hi C'mon in! The boss is out right now.I hope you dont mind a little dog hair?"

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