Rigging.....

[Brad Cancian]

I've only built one 1/72 biplane, and I rigged mine with the elastic core form a product called "knitting in elastic". All you have to do is remove the cotton portion of the thread to get to the elastic core. It is very thin, glues instantly with superglue, and because it is elastic it is very strechy, meaning there is no way fat fingers will break it. I usually colour it black with a felt tip pen. Here's what it looks like on my 1/72 SPAD XIII.




This one I actually rigged before I put the top wing on....

BC

[crankcase]

ok, you guys have motivated me to dust off my collection of revell 1/72's (built in the 1970's) and add rigging to the bi/triplanes. the monoplanes (fokker and morane) were already done because they look awfully naked without it. this forum is indeed challenging!
crankcase

[Kitboy]

"knitting in elastic"

Sounds very interesting never heard of the stuff, can it be bought at a hobby store?

Greetings, Nico Teunissen

20 minutes later: found it on the internet where to buy it:

http://www.stitch1knit1.com/shop/gol...d_crochet.html

There is even a reference from some one who uses it for rigging

Greetings, Nico

[Tom L.]

Originally Posted by buzz1941

With stuff like invisible thread, if you drift smoke up from a cigarette into the rigging, it tightens. Which is why I've had the same pack of cigarettes in my toolchest for 30 years.

You can also use incense sticks, a heated X-acto blade held in tweezers, or the heat coming off a light bulb, I've found.

[baclightning]

Originally Posted by Paul_J._Fisher

Hello. I may be the only person on the planet to do this, but I use strands of hair from a synthetic wig. At a cost of only $3, there is enough supply for a lifetime. Here's a recent example on a two-seat Sopwith Camel in 1/72nd scale:

Wouldn't Camel hair work better?

Seriously, very nice work there.

[Ross_Moorhouse]

I have tried human hair to do the wires inside the fuselage. Depending on the moisture in the air the hair can hang loose. I took the hair out. No not from my head.

[Kitboy]

I did my first rigging yesterday with this "Knitting in plastic" on my 1/48 Bristol Fighter. So far it looks and works great, but still got plenty of rigging to go. I can recommend it. Works far better then fishing line (thanks Paul )

Greetings, Nico

[Sreiko]

I use nylon from womens suck and detail could be seen on this sketch.

[Barker]

Originally Posted by Sreiko

I use nylon from womens suck and detail could be seen on this sketch.

You'll want to change that.