abufletcher

I'm fairly obsessed about doing things in a scale manner...even to the point of impracticality. Here's where I've gotten with with these scale undercarriage brackets, which retain the scale swivels for the turnbuckles. As a measure of how obsessed I've become, these brackets (as with all the metal parts) will be painted with lacquer produced by the very same German company that produced the original lacquer for the original Albatros in WWI. But I'm not happy with the brass eyelets; they are almost certainly too weak for a model that requires fully functional rigging.

Regarding the cable I use, it's from the local hardware store and braided stainless (no covering). It's very good, but little bits of the wire can be almost deadly if you get them in your fingertips (like little microscopic metal splinters)!

I'll have a look at the fishing shop for crimps (and crimping tools).