Group Captain Canada's thread

[Captain Canada]

All the gang so far....Gladiator, Siskin, Peashooter, Spitfire and Hurricane.



The rigging mostly done on the P-26.

[zenrat]

Interesting how different people build in different ways.  I leave the rigging right until the end.  I've never thought to do it before the paint.

[NARSES2]

What did you use for the rigging Capt ?

[Captain Canada]

It's just black thread. I drill holes and feed it through, and then pull it tight and glue in place. Not a great representation but it adds to the overall look ! I have some of that stretch nylon from WEM somewhere, I think it's ship rigging, but no idea where I put it....

[Captain Canada]

A little more work done last night.

[The Rat]

It's just black thread.

Might want to try some braided fishing line. Less chance of it going fuzzy.

[Captain Canada]

Good call Davey ! I'll try that on the Gladiator...lots of rigging on that one !

[KiwiZac]

How about - for the B-17 - you buy a quartet of Academy early P-40s (they're plentiful and cheap over here) and use the noses for the Fort? Retain the nose guns in at least two of the cowls.

[Captain Canada]

lol there I was thinking it was my big idea, and it's already been suggested here twice ! I think forward firing guns would be a great defence for head on attacks.

[KiwiZac]

I thought it might have been mentioned....oops!

[NARSES2]

It's just black thread. I drill holes and feed it through, and then pull it tight and glue in place.

Cheers, it looked a bit like stretched sprue.

I've some Uschi van whot'sit stuff I keep meaning to use

[Captain Canada]

I thought it might have been mentioned....oops!

lol I think I mentioned it somewhere, inspirations thread maybe, and then looked here and yourself and both had the same ideas ! Great minds think alike eh ? I think it would be a very cool idea tho, and the B-17 is defo somat I want to do for this GB



Uschi van who ? off to Google we go 

[Captain Canada]

So one or the other, the Spit or the Hurri is going to be a twin. Anybody ?

And I'm also planning on doing somat with my new Comet. Probably a fighter of some sort.

[Captain Canada]

Started on the Comet last night whilst watching tele. Cut down the wing engine mounts, as this one will have a single Kestrel in the nose. Probably add the prop from a Fury biplane and a canopy from the extra bits in the Gladiator kit.

[kitbasher]

Essentially a land-based http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,36086.msg578615.html#msg578615.

Was thinking of something similar only the other day - maybe for next year (definitely not this GB though).

Fill your boots!