Antenna wire
- iggie
- Modelling Gent and Scholar
- Posts: 23438
- Joined: July 31st, 2013, 11:04 am
- Location: North Somercotes, Lincolnshire
- Contact:
Re: Antenna wire
Knitting-in elastic (sometimes referred to as shirring) works well and is very, very cheap.
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
- PaulBradley
- Staring out the window
- Posts: 21220
- Joined: April 6th, 2011, 3:08 pm
- Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Re: Antenna wire
As Jim says, knitting-in elastic is excellent. Some use stretched sprue; in the past, I've even used my own hair!
Paul
За демократію і незалежний Україну
"For Democracy and a Free Ukraine"
За демократію і незалежний Україну
"For Democracy and a Free Ukraine"
- bassman
- The Bug Has Well And Truly Bitten
- Posts: 324
- Joined: May 1st, 2011, 7:58 am
- Location: Netherlands
Re: Antenna wire
Thanks Jim and Paul. Coming weekend I will visit a store that might have it. Translation maybe a problem for the shop but with explanation I hope they can help.
- beany
- Fat git, glasses, goatie - Avoid!
- Posts: 4335
- Joined: April 6th, 2011, 11:05 am
- Location: Chellaston, Derby
Re: Antenna wire
Something else to consider that you may already have is any large brush or broom with synthetic bristles. The brush from our dustpan and brush set has been known to sacrifice a bristle or two to the cause when it was new. Large wallpaper pasting brushes also do the trick.
2024 Acquired: 9 Built: 1
- bassman
- The Bug Has Well And Truly Bitten
- Posts: 324
- Joined: May 1st, 2011, 7:58 am
- Location: Netherlands
Re: Antenna wire
That is creative thinking. I never thought about this solution.
- Stuart
- Raider of the Lost Ark Royal
- Posts: 19451
- Joined: February 25th, 2013, 4:55 pm
- Location: North Wales
- Contact:
Re: Antenna wire
Stuart Templeton I may not be good but I'm slow...
My Blog: https://stuartsscalemodels.blogspot.com/
My Blog: https://stuartsscalemodels.blogspot.com/
- bassman
- The Bug Has Well And Truly Bitten
- Posts: 324
- Joined: May 1st, 2011, 7:58 am
- Location: Netherlands
Re: Antenna wire
Thanks. As soon as the Spitfire is ready to receive messages I will post a picture.
- Softscience
- Staring out the window
- Posts: 7491
- Joined: April 5th, 2011, 4:34 pm
- Location: Maryland, near Washington DC
Re: Antenna wire
Looks 100% better now.
- KellerModeller
- The Bug Has Well And Truly Bitten
- Posts: 351
- Joined: February 19th, 2024, 1:40 pm
Re: Antenna wire
A difference like day & night, excellent!
I like to carve old kits into something roughly aircraft/tank shaped...