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Missed these replies.

Cheers all, i will look to get some stuff soon and put it right

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The real problem with the rigging is keeping it taught, if it sags it will look like a clothe line. I would suggest using a long hair from a willing wife or girlfriend, or perhaps the finest fishing line you can get. To prevent sag you'll need a firm way to connect both ends of whatever you use. The best thing would be to drill small holes as close to the diameter of the hair or line as possible, though slightly larger. Feed the hair through the hole in the wing with a good amount hanging out the other side. Tie a small knot on the bit hanging from the bottom and then pull it up into the hole. If the size of the knot closely matches the size of the hole you should be able to pull it up snug without pulling it through. Use a small glue applicator to secure the hair and let it set overnight. You may need to put a bit of putty or white glue on the area to fill in any little gaps.

Your aircraft is a bit tricky as I don't think the wires from the wing attach to the fuselage, I think they tie into that little brace forward of the cockpit. I would try wrapping the other end around the brace somehow pulling it as taught as you can without breaking the brace off, gluing it, and them trim the dangling end once the glue is dry.

The application was a bit different from your situation, but this method worked well for me on a 1/72 scale Po 2 biplane, both for the wing rigging and the surface control wires running externally back to the tail section.

I hope this helps, aircraft from this era are extremely difficult if you decide to do the rigging, but they do lack that look of authenticity without it.

PS< I see that a previous poster actually has pics of his Po2...very nice job indeed, so whatever he did obviously worked well !....I should have read all the other posts before blabbing on about my method !