Classic Biplane Duelists

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Thank you Clint. I see the flaws in it big time, but that’s natural.

Tom you are oh so right. Most anything that we do gets smoother, but not necessarily easier, with repetition. The next biplane should go more smoothly.
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A very nice bit of work there Carlos - you're a braver man than me!
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Thank you Stuart. I don’t know about bravery. I can’t call it done yet, but I am ready to finish this one up as soon as I can. It’s been going on for too long.
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I think it looks excellent. Now that the hard part is done, the rest should go smoother as you said. You got this man!
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Looks very good Carlos! I can imagine the challenges of rigging a biplane with elastic thread, especially if they aren't simple A-B runs.
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Thanks John. This Camel does not have a super complex rigging set up compared to some other types, but it’s not too simple either.
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Next update on my Camel with a bit more progress. I rigged up the cross wire braces on the cabane and wing struts using some .008” steel wire. This took about and hour and 45 minutes or so over a couple of sessions.

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I’m not sure how many more sessions that it will take to fully rig this Camel...

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Looks great
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Looks mighty nice. Way to go!
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The wire looks pretty nice, Carlos.
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