"Very nice sandy beach ... but the sea is really far !". French Aeronavale (Navy) Potez 25 TOE. 1934 "Pink Cruise"

[BlrwestSiR]

Some really exceptional work there Hubert. 

I don't know any of you thread those turnbuckles. Just the thought of it makes my eyes hurt. 

I guess we'll have to add zoologist to your many titles. 

Carl 

[HubertB]

49 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Some really exceptional work there Hubert. 

I don't know any of you thread those turnbuckles. Just the thought of it makes my eyes hurt. 

I guess we'll have to add zoologist to your many titles. 

Carl 

You just need a good Optivisor, Carl, the one where you can change the lenses. As I have had a bad eye for the last 25 years, following a failed laser operation, I have lost some stereoscopic vision since then, which does not really help to judge the depth when presenting the monofilament to the tube opening.

But, with the maximum magnification lens, and a steady hand - I don’t drink coffee, btw - anybody can do it. Of course, monofilament has the benefit of some rigidity. I just would not try with EZ-line.

Hubert

[KevinM]

It's a male Martin just had to do some camel porn blow up the pic ..it's a boooy!

[BlrwestSiR]

I've been wearing corrective eyewear since I was 3 1/2.  On top of myopia, I have a bad astigmatism so my prescription is -13 Power for my right eye and -14 for my left.  I had ICL surgery about 6 years ago and that was amazing. 

I should really looking into something like an Optivisor. Readers have worked for me at the bench but I don't tend to get detailed with the painting like some members do. 

[DocRob]

I rig my WW1 planes the same way like Hubert. EZ-Line is too wobbly for that method, but monofilament works relatively trouble free, due to it´s rigidity. Some areas which were harder to reach during my AEG G.IV build (between nacelles and fuselage) were rigged with elastic thread from Infini (0,135mm), which is also threadable. 
If you make your own turnbuckles from brass or aluminum tube (I prefer aluminum, as there is no need for painting), cut the tube with a sharp blade, while rolling it onto a cutting mat and you minimize the burr. I additionally clean the holes of the cut tubes with a drill bit, which makes threading easier.

Cheers Rob