The group build to end all group builds - THE GREAT WAR

Dupes, the description says its vinyl.

Nate, nice work on the Pfalz.  Gonna look into to those eye bolts.  They look nice.

Hey guys - that tubing from the fly fishing place...is it rubber? If so, I'll be getting some headed this way post haste!

There's also a fellow across the pond in the U.K. that produces turnbuckles in 1/48 and 1/32 scale.

http://www.bobsbuckles.co.uk/index.html

regards,

Jack

Sweet - that American Fly Fishing site has free ground shipping...picked up all three sizes of that tubing (I foresee many uses...turnbuckles, brake hoses, antenna insulators...) for $1.80 each, and a spool of extra-small copper wire. 

wing_nut

You beat me...I was gonna come back with that same page for the tubes.  The 1/64 would be 1/2" scaled up.  The 1/100 would be about 5/16"  I have no idea of the actual size of a real turnbuckle but I am thinking that 1/2" is gonna look just right.   I have a gigundo place near me with a crap load of fly fishing stuff.  I'll check if the have it an I'll send you some. 

I've got a Cabela's not too far away...hoping they have something on hand, even though fly-fishing isn't super-popular in Texas. If I strike out there I may well take you up on that!

Also, love that Flickr search you posted! Also found a tutorial for making turnbuckles using stretched plastic tubing:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/landoni/sets/72157604984202028/with/2411524537/

I like the look of the rigging you guys are planning on doing, there's going to be some awesome looking models on show in here...

Hey FUPES.  Good to see you still on this side of the grass.  No worries about not calling back.  But I will say... i was going to accidentally drop my camera on one of your tanks at AMPS East this year.  Sunday is probably the better of the 2 days.

As far as the GB goes love to have you if you can score something at a show. 

Wingy - I'd love to get in on this one...but my stash has exactly zero (0) kits that qualify. Maybe after the March shows?

BTW - I've been meaning to return your call (I feel like a heel) - you around this weekend?

Fupes

WOOHOO check this out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/landoni/sets/72157604984202028/detail

I have searched "turnbuckles" many times but this time I added "wwi" in front and this is what i got.  Check out the diagrams.

You beat me...I was gonna come back with that same page for the tubes.  The 1/64 would be 1/2" scaled up.  The 1/100 would be about 5/16"  I have no idea of the actual size of a real turnbuckle but I am thinking that 1/2" is gonna look just right.   I have a gigundo place near me with a crap load of fly fishing stuff.  I'll check if the have it an I'll send you some. 

Yeah, 1.0mm would probably be too big...too bad!

The tubing can be had in 1/100", 1/64" and 1/32" varieties:

http://www.americanflyfishing.com/Fly+Tying/Body+Materials/Hareline+Stalcup's+Micro,+Midge+and+Standard+Tub.html

DoogsATX

Very much still here. The Mosquito is nearing paint, which means the Pup is getting closer and closer to the bench.

I'm DYING to try out this double-loop turnbuckle idea. Though I'm adding one twist, or I might be. That article I posted recommends using some kind of fly-fishing micro tubing, but I just ordered some Albion Alloy 1mm tubing for another project, and want to see how it works. Hoping it's not out of scale...in 1/32 that'd work out to 3.2cm...would that be ridiculously too big a diameter for a turnbuckle?

Also doublechecked and am immensely happy that WnW helpfully placed all the necessary rigging holes!

When I built my WnW Pfalz D.III a, I used 0.12mm 2 lb. test fishing line, with .05mm brass tubing from Lion Roar. I also used HO scale eyebolts attached to the wing with cyano.

On my next build, I plan on adding eyebolts to both ends of the tube to make a better representation of a turnbuckle. Hope this helps.

Nate

WOW that will be big.  About 1 1/4 ".  Whats the size of the tube they suggest?

Very much still here. The Mosquito is nearing paint, which means the Pup is getting closer and closer to the bench.

I'm DYING to try out this double-loop turnbuckle idea. Though I'm adding one twist, or I might be. That article I posted recommends using some kind of fly-fishing micro tubing, but I just ordered some Albion Alloy 1mm tubing for another project, and want to see how it works. Hoping it's not out of scale...in 1/32 that'd work out to 3.2cm...would that be ridiculously too big a diameter for a turnbuckle?

Also doublechecked and am immensely happy that WnW helpfully placed all the necessary rigging holes!

OK gang... you guys still out there?  10 weeks to the official start date.  25 players offering 31 builds.   Pretty impressive for a last minute, late in the season idea.  After the real start date I will do some WIP pics and final results on my website.

Yeah I figured it may be something like that.  Got the email this AM that they will be on their way.

OK Aaron...we'll be watching

Marc,

WnW has excellent customer service. I've ordered from them at least 4 times now, and haven't had any problems yet. I also ordered the lozenge decals, and those took over 2 weeks to get here to Connecticut......much longer than usual, but they did get here. I wrote to ask about the decals, and they were all set to send new ones, when the decals arrived.

Also, it's possible that the recent earthquake in New Zealand has disrupted postal service.

Nate

Ok, I'm getting started.

Revell of Germany 1/72 Sopwith Triplane

I'm also going to add a Roden 1/72 Junkers D.I, a late war monoplane.

Good news, bad news.... Good news is I got the declas I ordered form WW for the Albatros.  Upper and lower lozenges and rib tape.  The bad news I am missing the aircraft markings

And the badder news is sent email 2 days ago without a response.

It is interesting that even with the wide use of the SPAD by the USAS and a report like that from the top US ace, the US went with the SE-5a postwar, using the SPAD XIII in a secondary role and as a replacement when the SE-5s wore out.

Normal 0

Read and interview that historians at Maxwell did with Rickenbacker in 1960. He recounted one of his last missions for the Air Corps in 1919. The US air production effort had been a humiliation during the war and Washington never wanted to be dependent upon foreign planes again. So to guide the US effort at building a first generation “scout” Rickenbacker went to Europe and tested every major fighter type including the Fokker Mk7. (Doubt he flew a razorback.) Also a Sopwith Snipe – the UK’s latest and greatest. He concluded that the best of the lot was the Spad 13. The reason? It could dive like a brick and Rickenbacker argued that superiority in a dive was a world beater as long as speed was good, simply because if you could dive out, you could fight again another day. Course he knew something about Spads. Won’t claim cause and effect, but the planes we brought to war after 1941 could (except the early 38s) could dive like a brick. Invaluable early in the PTO: P-40 or Wildcat would get it’s nose down and good bye Zero. In the ETO, get a Jug or Pony’s nose down and it was good bye anything wearing a Balkenkreuz.

Thanks Marc.  Sorry about not giving heads up that I was in, every time I sign on to a GB I never finish, so I waited for myself to finish before posting

Smeagol... nice little girl you got there.

Doogs... great site.  I just bookmarked that one.  I will be going for the 2 loop too.

Thanks Nate, cheers buddy

Hi Julez,

The address is:

Well, I'm still a build away from my Sopwith Pup, but I found this fascinating how-to on biplane rigging that I thought worth sharing. I'm totally going with the double-loop method!

http://www.austinsms.org/article_seaman.php

Nice job Smeagol.Aren't these kits an absolute blast!

I gotta get this one for sure.

TD & Smeagol, Vey cool work guys i'm picturing them crossing a muddy trench, they'd look cool on a base like that

Nate, hey where did you get those olive green streaked decals for your Dr1???I lost that site when my old Toshiba crashed....

That looks really good Smeagol. The oils really add depth to the paint job.....nice!

Nate

Hey guys, I thought i would get in on this. 

I havent done 1/72nd armor before and I had a 1/76th Airfix WWI Female tank. 

I had a gap so I did it, no real WIP mostly because there wasnt much to it unless you wanted photos of construction.  I just spray painted the whole thing a dark green then took oils and tinted each pannel a slightly different color, its not VERY noticable but its there.  Then black oil wash.

Side note, I hate rubber band tracks