I also meant to say, that I've been following the progress of your model with great interest and that I think it looks superb.
Thanks, Chris On Mar 24, 9:46 am, chris_nicoleuk <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
