RE: proctor eindecker lll reduced to 1/6 scale scratchbuilt
i finished the cabanes and the upper pully system today. it took me a little while to figure out that the cabane was u shaped. i took a piece of 1/4" brass and buy putting it between two pieces of hard wood and putting that into a wood vice and a little determination and also drawing on my super powers was able to colapse it down into the shape i needed. the pully system i redrew from the plans and etched the parts excluding the actual pully wheels these i purchased from cornwallmodelboats.co.uk , i also buy all my turnbuckles from them. they havebetter prices than the U.S. and just about any size you might need they even have working turnbuckles for 1/12 scale and thats small. there a great company to deal with. out of a dozen times 1 shipment was lost and they sent me another right away. back to the pully system if you'll notice on the pic of the etched parts because your useing a film on each side you can score to make a bend line or for that matter a three demensional part or add words, verbage like AUS or a brass nameplate whatever. after i make my bend whether it be slight or 90 degress i put a little solder ( 1/32 detail solder) into the channel and it gives the piece an enormous amount of strength, thats how i made the bracket that holds the pully wheels. i used nylon washers on the inside between the wheels and the sides of the bracket this keeps it from binding and the pully's move freely. on the proctor plans all the plates are stacked with a bolt running through. i soldered down the fist 4 way plate with stay-brite solder not only to give it more strength but it's easier keeping all the brackets square. well it's on to the next set of fabrications which will be the landing gear.