1:32nd scale Caudron G.3 (Anzani engine)

[sandbagger]

Hi all,
I've spent four days pre-rigging and creating rigging holes for the Caudron.
Here's a few shots, but most are rigging locating holes in the wings and tail unit.
Combination of 0.4 and 0.5 mm diameter tube and 0.08 and 0.12 mm diameter mono-filament.
Turnbuckles are a mix of Gaspatch 1:48th scale metal and Proper plane 1:32nd scale resin.

After assembly I'll final rig the rest of the wires and cables,

Mike

[crazypoet]

I love your attention to detail on this!  The rigging is making me a bit cross-eyed even from here - great work!

[DocRob]

Nice job on the rigging Mike. I thought about a simplified method of rigging, when I start mine, but I don´t know, if it will satisfy me. If not, I have a tutorial now .

Cheers Rob

[sandbagger]

Hi all,
The upper wing has now been fitted, apart from the bracing struts for the outer lift struts.
They will be fitted after final rigging of the wings.
Despite have a total of 16 struts, there is still some slight sideways flex of the upper wing.
The final rigging should make it all more rigid,

Mike

[sandbagger]

Hi all,
The eight cabane strut bracing wires have been added.
I used 0.12 mm diameter mono-filament, 0.5 mm diameter blackened tubes and Gaspatch 1:48th scale metal turnbuckles (Type A and C) and Anchor Points.

Mike

[crazypoet]

There is a practical kind of elegance to this kind of rigging, then done properly

you can sort of “read the minds” of the early engineers - seeing how they solved problems and made the structure work - an exercise in practical minimalism

this is beautifully done!