Attachment of antenna wires in 1/32

[KUROK]

My P-40N is coming along and is close to paint.

Lately, spare time is hard to come by...but it will happen.

One thing that I have concerns about is how to attach each end of the radio antenna to the mast and the vertical fin.  I have some EZ line (used to use stretched sprue in 1/72 and 1/48).

In this scale I don't think a glob of superglue will look convincing.  There are also insulators to think about.

How do you guys do these in the bigger scale?

[LSP_K2]

I always used to superglue them. Now I've pretty much given up on adding antennas, regardless of scale. 

[Mal_Belford]

Depends on aircraft of course.

 

Usually early in the build i ad holes on the vertical fin or if a small pole then drill a hole.

 

Then them details, depends how they look, use PVA or Kristal Kleer, some times a thin alu tube or a syringe needle.

 

Ex on the german style insulator that looks like a small cup, tooth pic and heated clear plastic ex from medicine pill, then cut the top and you got small cup and drill a hole...

 

Did a test run, here you can se.

 

 

Smaller scales i use CA glue and drilled holes...yes some times on bigger...details in the wire ive used PVA wood glue and when dried painted them, note the belly antenna, added a smal alurod 0.4mm as a sleeve for the antenna that were the stiff wire for rigging ships, doesnt break during handling model.

 

So different approaches depending on the model.

 

 

 

[KUROK]

Thanks, Mal!  @Mal_Belford

Nice 109 too

Edited September 15 by KUROK

[Merad]

I use thin CA with ez-line.  You only need a tiny drop and it basically absorbs into the line and becomes invisible.

[Greg W]

Hi KUROK

 

You might get a little something out of this thread as well. Worth a look...