AFAIK early aircraft used steel wire for bracing, so grey or metalic rather than black. Black thread is more appropriate for tarred cord on ship rigging. I have used invisible mending thread for bracing WW1 model aircraft. Smokey-grey worked well for me. This is a fine monofilament used for clothing repairs. Check your local drapers for it. Tying it off is tricky, it needs gluing to stay in place.
Later British fighter biplanes used Raf wires for main bracing. This was a steel strip formed into an aerofoil profile and screw threaded at each end. Regards, Chris On Mar 23, 9:14 pm, "Paul McCool" <[email protected]> wrote: > Fly tying line is great stuff. Lots of ship modelers use it for their > rigging. > > Paul M. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
