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IJN Midget Sub Pearl Harbor...rigging....

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    January 2004
Posted by parche on Friday, February 18, 2005 6:12 AM
For mine I drilled small holes with miniature bits and pin vise where the rigging met the superstructure and hull to accept the ends of extremely thinly stretched sprue. Use superglue be cause model glue will melt it. Mine worked out great and I was extremely pleased with the visual improvement over the unrigged sub.

Dave
  • Member since
    September 2003
  • From: Connecticut
Posted by DBFSS385 on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:22 PM
Nylon tread or fishing line works fine in that scale for wire.
Be Well/DBF Walt
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 10:12 AM
Forget about the purists and just go for it.
  • Member since
    November 2005
IJN Midget Sub Pearl Harbor...rigging....
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 5:42 AM
Rigging. Been asked a million times I know.....But i'm a virgin ship builder.......I've always despised doing models that require antenna wires etc....So I've always been a smash, crash, bash armor man......But this kit needs to be built......Fine Molds version Jap midget...1/72....looks a fairly simple kit to build....just one problem.....rigging.....thinking about drilling tiny holes where the rigging will start and finish and then using fine fishing tackle wire, superglued snugly into these holes.....might work.....purists might puke when they see it.....or should I just bale out and forget the rigging???? I think some types had none...but this would be the cowardly soft option....cheers...
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