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Posted: 12 Jan 2021

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Rigging complete. After 24 hours (to be sure cyano has set) I will trim and sand the rigging holes as required.
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 Blue rubber octopus
Blue rubber octopus club
How do you clip the lines off precisely at the surface? And do you repaint the entire model after you clip the lines? How do you glue the lines? What side?
4 years ago.
 Elias_K
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I drill holes 0.3mm before assembling the model. The wires are fishing line 0.07mm. I glue it with Zap thin CA from lower side of bottom wing, stretch and glue at the top side of upper wing. After the glue sets I trim the lines and fill visible holes with liquid filler only on top side of upper wing and lower side of bottom wing. I repaint locally with airbrush. After the model is finished I paint the lines dark gray.
Thanks for your comment :)
4 years ago.
 Blue rubber octopus
Blue rubber octopus club
I guess you have to paint first and touch up rather than do the rigging and then paint. Because if you did it the "easy" way you wouldn't get good paint coverage on the bottom of the top wing and the top of the bottom wing. Thank you for the tutorial, I'm always interested in learning more - as you can see from my photos, I build some models as well, and I have a couple biplanes I'd like to build, like a tiger moth trainer.
4 years ago.
 Elias_K
Elias_K club
Yes, definatelly you paint first, and then do the rigging, otherwise the wires will be a hurdle, especially if you have to paint a complex scheme. But, some holes have to be drilled before painting, and use a piece of copper wire to prevent clogging from paint. It is about careful planning above all.
See my Potez 25 album for pictures of a more complex rigging subject with photo etched wire attachment points and turnbuckles.
4 years ago.

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