As a distraction from the fact that the weather is near ideal for flying and no bugger can fly at all a Walt Mooney Cook-Up is being run on HPA. I chose to do his peanut scale Chiribiri No. 5. This means spoked wheels, it also this means
small spoked wheels, i.e. 13/16" dia. or ~ 20mm in new money.
I have never built spoked wheels* wheels before. I think the most complimentary thing one can say about my first attempt is that it will be
usable.
For your amusement.
https:// vimeo.com/ 406866040https:// vimeo.com/ 406867126Wasn't sufficiently satsified with the 1st, went back and redid it as well as its mate. Still a long way from perfect, but I can live with these.
https://vimeo.com/ 407180539
https://vimeo.com/ 407181638
Usual idiocy with Vimeo URLs, bolt them back together.
*Well obviously one has, but lacing up a wheel is an entirely different bain-marie of chocolate.