Macchi M-5 from HpH kit in 1:32

[SANCER]

Great stuff so far Alberto.
Looking good.

 

[Wurger]

Here in Poland a guy who assembled the model used the struts made of hypodermic needles flattened with a vice in order to get the drop like shape.

 

[al49]

Many thanks fubar57, I know that page, I will read thru it again.
Alberto

 

[al49]

Here in Poland a guy who assembled the model used the struts made of hypodermic needles flattened with a vice in order to get the drop like shape.

That's a good idea ad well. I also have very small tubing that I can flatten in a vice, I will try today.

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice progress Alberto.

 

[Wurger]

Actually the hypodermic needle is nothing more than a pipe of a very small diameter. Also I have thought I would be useful to put a piece of a thin cupper wire inside the pipe before flattening in order to have set pins for a such strut at its endings. The wire diameter should be smaller than the pipe one.

 

[al49]

Actually the hypodermic needle is nothing more than a pipe of a very small diameter. Also I have thought I would be useful to put a piece of a thin cupper wire inside the pipe before flattening in order to have set pins for a such strut at its endings. The wire diameter should be smaller than the pipe one.

I just done a test using a 0,97 mm O.D. aluminium tube: it works! I got an oblong shape 1,2 x 0,76 mm and it will be much stronger than any plastic strip. I just need to see if I have enough of that tubing because mistakes will very common.
Many thanks for your suggestion.
Alberto

 

[Wurger]

Glad I could help.

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[al49]

After three years form the beginning, I managed to move forward this project as well. It's almost done now, just need to add some details and the tedious rigging job. Here some photos.
Any comment is very well welcome.
Alberto

 

[fubar57]

Beauty

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far!