Rigging Control Horns in 1/72nd

BobE · 7 May 2003, 12:04 PM

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

BobE · 7 May 2003, 12:54 PM

Taut. T-A-U-T. Taut!
Bob E :-[

edmondthieffry · 7 May 2003, 01:19 PM

Dear Bob,

To put the CA on the horns, I use a toothpick hewed as a needle (see below). *With these wood needle, I've a better control than with a regular *(metal) needle. *To make them, I use a grinding wheel mounted on a drill.

To glue the rigging line on the horns or at the ending point, I use a fine tweezers and hold the line very near the horn. *These job require just a steady hand *;D and a very fast CA.

Usually, I bore holes not perpendicular to the fuselage or the wings, but at an angle in alignment with the future line. *To made these job without the drill bit slip, I made a pre-hole with a sharp needle and use only hand drill bit.

You can see the result below or on my site.

FWIW, HTH, ...

Best regards from Belgium

Barker · 7 May 2003, 01:20 PM

Go 48 - you can see what you're doing.

Then it's a proper quextion.

edmondthieffry · 7 May 2003, 01:20 PM

Sorry, but the scan of the result was not joined on my first post.

Now, you can see the result.

Rob_Owens · 7 May 2003, 03:56 PM

ET, with recognizable turnbuckles; Tres Impressive!! Rob

Copperhead · 7 May 2003, 07:47 PM

Damn! Just when I thought it was safe to go back in the water! How'd he do that? With mirrors I'll bet! I'm into the LARGE scale stuff, and it busts my nads to even be close! Damn ET! That is so GOOD! JW :-[

jamo · 7 May 2003, 07:49 PM

Edmond
I like your turnbuckles very much.
How do you do them?
Cheers
James

BD · 8 May 2003, 12:15 AM

I use stripped cat5 cable (it's the stuff you use for installing lan network points.) stripped and painted its fine enough and is ridgid.

BobE · 8 May 2003, 04:40 AM

Yes,that really is very nice,Edmond. I read your method and more or less do the same thing except I was having a hard time drilling the holes at an angle due to drill slippage. I was hoping someone would come up with a less tedious method but I guess we are stuck with this one. Now,if I could just match your degree of skill.