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I don't build bi-planes usually.. but I love Hawker's 30's bipes. This is the Aeroclub 1/48 Demon, in between mapping out my Pennine Walk and plotting all the aircraft wrecks on route I gradually progressed with this today getting the top wing on with a modicum of straightness. Now to build up the courage and energy to rig the bloody thing.



it is pretty though,thought I'd take a picture of it before it becomes a wreck itself! Actually this model has so far lead a charmed life, on two different occasions first a clamp, then a hammer fell off my peg board onto a shelf where the model was resting missing it by centimetres, I hope it's good fortune continues

Looks great so far mate. The rigging on biplanes still scares me. Good luck with it

All day it took..all the standing rigging is done, not gonna bother with the running rigging..I have had enough..I did it with stretched sprue.. now there is a pursuit that requires a "knack" I have yards of plastic "string" lying all over, quite hard getting a constant thickness.

This looks very nice, congratulations of getting the job done in a day. I don't do rigging these days because my eye sight and my nerves aren't up to it, but I do enjoy looking at the work of those who do go to the trouble.

Leigh

If I ever give it a crack I'll be using EZ line

Nice job Wal.....what a pretty aeroplane.
I would love to be competent with rigging, (cause I got a few Qantas Bi-planes in the stash just waiting), but the idea of rigging scares the hell out of me.
You seem to have mastered it quiet nicely.
TOR

well not mastered, but I have learnt a bit from the experience. I have a few more bipes in the stash that might get a look in now...



not finished just put the decals on this morning, I could have done the RAAF option with this kit, but the markings were to bland for my taste, so I did the restored Pommy option. I have to dress up the prop, sort out the gunsight, put the windscreen on but i couldnt resist taking a picture

Guys - heard of EZ Line? Makes rigging easy - well, easier!

BTW, another lovely little model out of Wally's Little Aeroplane Factory!

Hi Adam, thanks.. yeah I read about EZ line and there are 2 distinct camps on the product... lovers and haters. I used stretched sprue to see if I could really LOL.. I didnt have any line and couldnt find a metallicised thread I bought ages ago for such a purpose. I reckon next time I will use monofilament fishing line