A task to drive a watchmaker mad...

[FierceKitty]

...is fitting wingstruts to 1917 aircraft! I have ended up discarding the ones provided and replacing them with new ones of my own improvised from plastic-sheathed paperclips.

[Wulf]

Naw, RIGGING a 1/72 scale biplane with microthin thread. Now THAT's a challenge.

Done it once, never again... 

(I have still to attempt WWI German multicolour camo on a 1/600 biplane... it's on my 'to do' list)

[FierceKitty]

The problem is, the real things look so good.

[Ithoriel]

(I have still to attempt WWI German multicolour camo on a 1/600 biplane... it's on my 'to do' list)

Pointilism

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

And I thought rigging The Victory Airfix was hard!

[Wulf]

Pointilism

Precisely. 

[John Cook]

What scale?  I discard 1:144 biplane struts and replace them with brass rod, where possible.  I drill through the wing, top and bottom, insert the rod, snip it off and file flat when it is dry.  Hope this helps. 

[FierceKitty]

1:144 too. And I've come to the same conclusion you seem to have. But it's still a terribly fussy job, isn't it?

[Sunray]

Ask Leon nicely and he will send you a pack of the well sculpted struts for the Bristol (ME32) I have used them a multitude of biplanes. The struts are mounted on a slim base- mount the base on the bottom wing - secure the top wing - and paint. 

Looks very neat.