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Rigging a DH 2
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:04 PM UTC
Well now here is a bit of fun from a graphics genious Tim West. Tim has offered this bit of fun to two websites and we are one.
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:05 PM UTC
Page 1.
JackFlash
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Page 2.
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:13 PM UTC
Page 3. Note I would go with this before the interplane rigging.
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:15 PM UTC
So far this is what you have.
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Page 4.
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:19 PM UTC
Same area from the nose back.
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Page 5.
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:25 PM UTC
This is page 6 Note the areas for rigging we don't normally think about.
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:27 PM UTC
Now here is what you have done so far.
JackFlash
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Page 7.
JackFlash
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Now the view from the rear of the results.
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:35 PM UTC
Now page 8.
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:36 PM UTC
Page 9, tail unit details.
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:38 PM UTC
Bit of an over and under here.

JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:41 PM UTC
Page 10 gives us the rudder and elevator controls.
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:42 PM UTC
Same areas different views of page 10.
JackFlash
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Now an over view of page 10.
JackFlash
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Now an over all view.
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 05:50 PM UTC
Finally. Tim's parting comment is that he hopes that this is helpful.
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2009 - 06:01 PM UTC
Here is a bit of fun on DH 2 pulleys.
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Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009 - 11:17 AM UTC
Yikes
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Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009 - 01:15 PM UTC
I followed Tims guide when rigging my DH-2, certainly made life a lot easier. It is a real shame that the model manufacturers don't include guides similar to this with all the WW1 kits that require rigging, I think it would make their kits a lot more attractive especially to those who are put off by the rigging nightmare.

My many thanks to Tim for the effort he put into making up this guide.

Cheers

Des.
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Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009 - 08:23 AM UTC
Yes Des, But the good thing is we have it here. Thanks to the artist Tim West. Just bringing this up for others like me still building theirs.
NickZour
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Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009 - 08:26 AM UTC
Wooooo

I'm so scared about my "Brisfit" rigging!!!!

Cheers Nick
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