Rigging Wire Stiffener

Aggieman

Thanks for the photos.  Those things are notoriously difficult to get a good look at in photos I've found.

 

No problem and enjoy your build.

And for anyone ever in that area the Planes of Fame museum is a real hoot and well worth the time.

Aggieman

Howdy,

I am starting to think about my next build, a 48th scale P-26C Peashooter. There is a lot of rigging on this bird. There are these stiffeners that of course are not included in the kit. My question is, what scale of rod would approximate a stiffener? .020? Or something else?

 

Yup, I use .020 or .032 brass rod depending on scale.  It is easy to round the cut edges with sandpaper or small file.

Thanks for the photos.  Those things are notoriously difficult to get a good look at in photos I've found.

I am not remotely knowledgeable about rigging but maybe these pics will help a bit. I took this at the Planes of Fame museum in Chino CA. The heavily cropped image is a bit grainy but shows more detail on the stiffener. Seems like your .020" might be about right. If my arithmetic is right that would be about .96" in 1/48 scale and the photo seems like about an inch in diameter for the stiffener might not be far off the mark. Good luck with your build, such a neat little airplane.