Painting the propeller with acrylic base, Tamiya Buf and then with oils.

Beautiful! One of the best simulated wood laminated props I have ever seen.

I agree , beautifully done !

Looking forward to the rigging , are you going to use the same method which you use on the Albatros W-4 you did a while back ?

Hi Dimitris

A very beautiful build throughout – I like it a lot!!!

Looking forward to the finish

Mikael

Hi Dimitris!
Your propeller is really outstanding!
I am fighting with mine to achieve a passable effect but I cannot figure out how the lamination bends 'on the other side' of the prop.
Do you have some picture of the side of it?
Thank you
Ciao
Edo

Greetings Edo,

Try holding the prop and looking at it from the tip to the hub where the blades join. This means with the tip closest to your eye. Essentially you are looking down the lenth but note that the layers / laminations should appear to pass through the blade in a straight line. But there is a slight curve to the layers because the back of the blade tends to narrow from the hub to the tip.

see here step 5 on 1st post.

Stephen!
Thank you for the reply!
I saw the original post, but I had not fully undrestood what it meant!
Now, after your comment, it is much more clear! Thank you!

Dimitris, sorry to have diverted your post which, as I have altready said is very interesting! Keep on going!

ciao
Edo

Thank you Stephen, i am very pleased to hear from you that you like my propeller so much.
Thanks Terri, yes the method of rigging will be the same as the Albatros, with a small diferent at the painting of the polyamid which this time will be painted with permanent marker.
Thank you Mikael.
Thanks Edo, you dont diverted my post, thats the excact reason why i post this article here , to show how i do this and to anser at any questions that you might have. . I dont have much to say, i thik that Stephen anser at your question very well and i would try to find you a photo of the other side.

The model is almost ready few things are missing and the rigging that willbe next.

another dry fit

Your build is outstanding. The way you made everything come together using so many different techniques is amazing.

Thank you very much Carl,

So lets Rigging, I use the same method as my Albatros W4 with heated and stretched cotton bads and polyamid thread, painted this time with permanent marker.

Rigging the ailerons are much more easy job:

As for the rest........we use this method:

For the Drag wires










we forgot them for the moment

Then the flying wires
The simple way for the fusselage atachments



and we forgot them until we put the uper wing and they will be conected with those free bulkheads

Next one







As you can see there is no need of fire for tensioning the wires, this is the reason that i prefer this way of making my rigging.

So we do the same for all other wires









just use a pin vise for weight.
I hope you like this method

Beautiful work!

Wow amazing details

Beautiful start on the rigging Dimitris . I have used this method on some parts of the BE2c , was different then using those tiny little wire hoops . Looking forward to the rest !

In the past I have avoided turnbuckles as they have always looked too difficult for my clumsy fingers. These illustrations may change my mind.

Great build, Dimitris. Excellent job on the cockpit and impressive rigging.

Looking forward to see more

Thank you Stephen,
thank you Zoran,
thank you Terri,
thank you Dennis,
thank you Jesper.