The first picture shows the top wing center section along with the rigging complete. To get to the stage, I have worked out the following methods. Please keep in mind, all of this was before I knew about a fantastic product called Vape metal strips.
They're used for Vape smokers, but I've found the metal strips for a much better (& healthier) use. Please allow me to post a picture of this product while we're on this topic of flat RAFer rigging. This is a type of rigging that is often overlooked by the majority of people not familiar with biplanes.
The Royal Aircraft Factory came up with an alternative to the stranded wires then in use on their early biplanes. They needed something stronger and more wind-resistance that would be more stable as the airspeeds increased due to more developed airframes and powerplants. The airfoil is somewhat shaped like an airfoil in cross section and comes in different sizes for different uses as well as different aircraft.
Up to this point, I could only use Evergreen 1/2 round strips of plastic .060" wide as a substitute to simulate the flat rigging. It is this plastic rigging that is on the model you see here and future posts. Evergreen also makes .040" wide strips as well, but at that time, I was not aware of this fact.
Until the discovery of the Vape metal strips, the only available flat rigging for scale models were for the larger 1/5th and 1/4th scales. They're usually purchased from Mick Reeves of U.K., Proctor Enterprise of Oregon, USA, DuBro of USA and Sullivan also of USA. They are much too large for the smaller scale models and I truly believe that the Vape metal strips in .4mm sizes are great for the plastic scale models of 1/32nd and in some cases down to 1/48th scale. For the S.E. 5, I wish I had known about this marvelous product, and I would've used the .8mm size.
The second, third and fourth photos show the two sizes of Vape metal strips. They can easily be purchased at local Vape shops and through Amazon. I was able to obtain 100-foot roll of two sizes: .4mm and ,8mm sizes. That's enough for me to model biplanes into the next century! Great for modeling...