Vosper Perkasa P150 1/32 Scale - Radio Control (R/C) Model (Build Log - Part 16)
This is the sixteenth entry in the build log and relates to Step 16: View of Completed Model. In this step, I describe how to fit the removable rigging and aerials to the masts. The mainmast rigging is simply rigged to the removable mainmast. The mast can be fitted and removed with all standing rigging. However as I built the masts entirely from brass, I decided much earlier to fit three small brass eyelets for the removable rigging.
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The removable rigging is (and so is the mainmast rigging) simply a representation and not a full true scale interpretation of the original rigging. It simply consists of two pieces of elastic thread tied together, the long piece being fitted with two small hooks to fit the eyelets mentioned earlier. Once this is stretched across both ends of the thread can be cyano-ed onto the hooks, then the second elastic thread (with pre attached hook) can be tied to the first piece. The tension in the second piece is set to pull the main thread down slightly. The finished result looks great.
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