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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 28-Jan-16 20:12 |  |
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| Wiring up the rudder bar with my homemade turnbuckles |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Parked | 28-Jan-16 20:11 |  |
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| One more picture of our home. A very special painting by renown artist. Thank you, DD |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Parked | 28-Jan-16 17:45 |  |
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| This is for Rayl. My first display stand for the PT-17 was slightly modified as a refrigerator. Making use of small space. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 26-Jan-16 23:41 |  |
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| Here's the (semi) finished turnbuckle being held by hand to help lend itself to the scale desired. I'll be using the open end to wire to the rudder bar. I could also twist the open end to form a closed turnbuckle. I borrowed this idea from one of the many modeling techniques shown on YouTube. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 26-Jan-16 23:38 |  |
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| Taking one needle nose pliers and carefully clasping it at the end of the small tube, so as to not crush it, I then used the other needle nose pliers to help pull the tube such that the wired loop closed down to a more realistic scale. This is one end of the "turnbuckle." I'll be using the other end to fasten to the rudder bar |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 26-Jan-16 23:27 |  |
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| As in most (if not all) biplanes and older types, there are turnbuckles. Since there are no commercially available turnbuckles in the modeling world needed this scale of 1/20th, I decided to fabricate my own. I simply used very tiny tubes purchased from a local arts and crafts store (Hobby Lobby) and threaded 28 gauge wire through and looped back out the other end. |
