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I found some good wire for antennae's today upon wandering into a local train hobby shop. .008 Phosphor Bronze Wire. you can get it at www.tichytraingroup.com. $2.50 for 10 lengths of it, around 10" each. I think it's just about right for 1/32 and perhaps even 1/48 as well. I also bought a Pro Modeler Me410B-1 kit there, so you never know what you will find at a "train" hobby shop...
-Tom
Stretched sprue is free...
I also use my own hair... CA loves organics..
I prefer .02" rod styrene myself; but I do 1/35 armor mostly. My sprue stretching skills are, how should I say it, non-existent!
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Thanks for the info...I am always looking for new stuff. I am pretty happy with using clear sewing thread but willing to try about anything...well except hair since I need all I can save. I have used cat whiskers (ones that have fallen off) for vehicle antenna. They work well and have a cool taper.
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Could you explain the benefits of this over, say, Ultra Wire?
Personally, for aircraft aerials, I'm a convert to stretched sprue. For biplane rigging, Uni-Mono monofilament is fantastic. Has a slight bit of elasticity to it, but still imparts added rigidity. And it pulls straight under heat the same way sprue does.
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I have heard from our local IPMS guys that "EZ Line" is nice and stretchy, and works great.
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What is 'Ultra wire'? I googled it and came up blank.
Though I haven't used the wire I recently bought, it seems to be just about right to replicate some "sag". It also can be bent to make angled turns, ie into the canopy, etc. I'll try it out on my latest project. It seems to be a good solution for rigging wires as well.
I have some "Ez-line". That stuff is great. I also bought some 2 lb monofilament fishing line. I'm still trying to pick which one is best.
panzerpilot I have some "Ez-line". That stuff is great. I also bought some 2 lb monofilament fishing line. I'm still trying to pick which one is best.
I got some braided 4lb line, must say it's strong and reacts well to heat.
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I'm with Hans, 100%. 'cept for the hair. Used to use it, then I got a stupid haircut, thinkin I'd be gettin a real job (that's a whole 'nother story though!). Mess around with a candle and some sprue for a while, it really isn't any kind of difficult!
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