We've all seen the dio of the Huey dropping off grunts in a rice paddy and the entire hovering kit is supported by a wire run through a single figure jumping out the sidedoor....or that type of thing anyway.
Well, I'm planning something along those lines with a larger subject....think 1/72 medium/heavy bomber (24) touching down on a single strut.
I need something with A LOT of rigidity in a single wire (or other material) comparable in diameter to a coat hanger wire. I already know that I'll have to run the support through the fuselage and out to the gear strut - then my plan is to model it as close as possible to the actual strut (where it's visible) and then turn it back on itself under the doirama board - forming a horizontal U.
I've contemplated actually having a single U-shaped piece cut from a sheet of 1/16" steel and grinding it into the exact detail configuration I need with my dremel.
But - I sure would like to find something easier...
Any suggestions?