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Originally Posted by jock I use my electric soldering iron to bend the planks after soaking in water.
I've seen some extra detail added to the ribs mainly a vertical rib and triangular pieces added to the front edge of the wing. I'm trying to find another source for this modification before I proceed any further.
For any modifictions I like to have at least 2 independent sources. |
*** Yes Jock they have simplified the wing construction for production reasons,nothing to stop builders adding other uprights to the ribs,the actual ribs were hand made in jigs with wooden turnscrews that locked the capping in place,these were then threaded onto the main spars,tacked and glued with brass brads,the trailing edge was piano wire helpd in place with clips which when doped adopted that scalloped shape,not sure about the leading edge gussets will have to research those further,there will be latticed ribbinmg in a late issue that has to be threaded around the ribs,good to have another Red Baron builder on board !
