Scale aviation modeller international

modellers. I’ve seen modellers

use thin wire, thread, stretched

sprue, and even hair, but Wingnut

Wings recommends EZ Line, and

rightly so. EZ line definitely lives

up to its name. It is a very stretchy

thread that comes in many sizes

and colours, and you can bump it

without worrying about breaking it.

(One thing I had missed until now

was that the instructions ask that

you slightly predrill the already

moulded holes. If I had done this

earlier it would have made my

rigging process so much easier.)

The way I rigged this model was

to cut a length of the EZ line, then

add a small amount of superglue

to the hole with a sharpened

toothpick. Using my finest

pointed tweezers I held the EZ

line in the hole until the superglue

grabbed it. I then measured the

distance to the opposite hole and

cut the EZ line slightly shorter

than needed. Again I applied

superglue to the hole, pulled the

line across, and held it in place as

before until the glue grabbed.

This whole process takes a

while, but it is 100% worth it

and much easier than any other

method I had used previously.

And, since I finished the model,

there have been a few instances

where I bumped the line and would

have broken it had it not been for

the flexibility of the EZ line.

FINAL STAGE

With the model nearly

completed I took time to finish

the smaller assemblies: rear

turret, windscreens, telescopic

gun sight, propeller, etc.

I thought the exhausts would

make a fun side project, as I wanted

to create a rusted weathered

effect. I began by drilling out the

exhausts, which are moulded

solid, but are easy to drill out. I

A bit of brass added Rear turret assembly

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