Migrant's stringy-things

[Migrant]

Inspired by T-Bolt's excellent biplane thread, here's a selection of my own wire-braced subjects. First up is Gavia's 1/48 Bristol Scout 'C'.

[Lucky13]

Very Nice!

[Gnomey]

Nice one!

[T Bolt]

Very nice Migrant! I really should rig mine, It makes a difference!

[Airframes]

Beauty! I really like the 'show through' effect of the upper wing roundel - sorry, cockade - the term roundel hadn't been coined then!

[otftch]

Very nice,
Ed

[hawkeye2an]

Yes, the see-through effect is very realistic for that era. How did you achieve it? VERY NICE BUILD. Also, what did you use for rigging?

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

WOW!!! He takes Stupendous photos and builds spectacular models!! What's next! Very nice build Migrant.

[Migrant]

Yes, the see-through effect is very realistic for that era. How did you achieve it? VERY NICE BUILD. Also, what did you use for rigging?

Thanks guys. A pale version of the markings and ribs were painted on the underside of the top wing:-


On this model I used monofilament (fishing line) for the rigging.

[vikingBerserker]

I have to admit, that's one nice touch, nicely done!

[Crimea_River]

Absolutely beautiful, pristine work Mike. I agree with Terry that the see through effect looks very convincing.

[Night Fighter Nut]

Excellent. So what did you use for the rigging?

[Migrant]

Thnaks guys.

Excellent. So what did you use for the rigging?

I used monofilament (fishing line), coloured black with a marker.

[Migrant]

This is Eduard's 1/48 Airco DH-2. Lovely little kit, it's the Profipak version so came with all the photo-etch etc. The main modification I made was to replace the booms with carbon-fibre rods, as I thought the delcately-moulded plastic parts would probably start to bend with the weight. Rigging was... interesting, I used a combination of fishing line, ceramic fiber and heat-stretched sprue.

[Gnomey]

That is a fair amount of wiring. Excellent work!