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Gilly you are on notice!!! I just ordered the new set of 17Sqd P-26's from Yellow Wings. I am gonna BLOW YER DOORS IN, DUDE!!! (As soon as I find 2 more P-26 kits) BWWAAAHAHAHAHA!! :lol::D:)

Both are very nice. What scale / kit?

Thanx for the tip. I thought it looked a little weak.

IP is colored PE ala Eduard. Even you could do it, Gil :lol:

Czech Masters Bobcat in progress:

With Academy decals I have the best luck laying them down into a puddle of future.

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Nice kit, terrible decals. Rigging is .007 piano wire. Turnbuckles are heat stretched hollow q-tip. More here: http://www.percongrp...nie17_32_ms.htm

Enuf beer and you won't care.....

Just a vague recollection here. Am not an R/C guy (maybe someday) but thought I'd seen it in a store. There is often some heavier stuff like this in the typical LHS brass/aluminum tubing racks. The homemade ones I've seen were thin metal strips with (or without) rounded edges, and some fine tubing that was squeezed through a small roller tool that was likewise handmade for this purpose. IIRC, the tool's mechanism was akin to that of a manual can opener. The guy who made the roller tool is Arlo Schroeder in Kansas, a true master of the art, who scratchbuilds fantastic 1/16 biplanes, et al. Thanx for the info..

I would say 1/48th or even 1/32nd is OK for round wires. I would think that in 1/32nd airfoil shaped wires would be a noticeable improvement however. I have a 1/12th scale P-26 just waiting to be built but the airfoil rigging is what has me stumped. Even have a Williams Bros. engine. Where did you see these R/C ones?

I use .005 for 1/48th and .008 for 1/32. If you do the math .005 x 48 = .24 which is a quarter of an inch. The real ones were probably a bit thicker than that but I think they look good. I have some .003 but it will sag on a run of any length longer than elevator / aileron pushrod runs. The place is in Miami and gives great service. They ship in plastic tubes so damage is not an issue. They also have hypo tubing for guns. Mike

Looks good so far. You really should try music wire sometime. Once you get the hang of it measuring and cutting is no big deal: http://www.smallparts.com/small-parts-steel-music-straightened/dp/B003R5028A/ref=sr_1_3?sr=1-3&qid=1303056599 For something like a P-26 the wire is already very bright. Mike

Finished. Classic Airframes Fairey Battle in 1/48th scale. MM enamel. Kit decals. More here: http://www.percongrp...t/battle_ms.htm

That turned out great! Nice job on the pilot as well.

That is really a bummer. I know you are stubborn enuf to work thru it tho. Looking forward to more pics.

A little more slow progress (That cream cheese takes FOREVER to set up)

In progress:

Gilly probably has "green beer flu" from St. Patrick's day.....

Morgan 3 wheeler from the 30's. 1/43rd scale white metal kit from a cottage company in Britain. More here: http://www.percongrp...tos/mog3_ms.htm

HLJ has all sorts of 1/144th stuff

1/144th Resin kit from Kami de Koro in Japan. More here: http://www.percongrp.com/pelikan/aircraft/p40b_144_ms.htm

Good job. And you even got all the star points the right direction on this one!!!

Now THAT took a few bottles of Alclad!! Thanks for posting these. Someday I am going to set up a date with you to visit these.

The IP is kit decals. They are very nice.