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Post by Eric on Mar 20, 2004 0:51:14 GMT 1
Time for a new t&t thread.... this one is going to be about making antennas for your models.
I'll give away my secret... my cats whiskers ! (no need to cut them off, they fall off every now and then, you just need to find them ;D ;D ) They can be cut to size and painted and superglue keeps them perfectly in place on your model. They are flexible as well which has proven to be an advantage too..
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Post by Sylvain on Mar 20, 2004 1:17:30 GMT 1
Hey, that's my secret! I've just done the same… The best material I've ever found for antennas. ;D |
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Post by Lee on Mar 20, 2004 4:11:43 GMT 1
Now if someone would just breed a cat that has chrome whiskers ;D ;D ;D
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Post by cfesmire on Mar 20, 2004 7:42:32 GMT 1
Generally, if I do use an antenae, I trim a bristle from an old paint brush. I have used the small wire from old vacuum tubes but it is really small and hard to handle. I also have a Kenworth T600 logging truck that I used one of my own hairs (no need to paint it silver)
Chester
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Post by skunk on Mar 21, 2004 7:19:02 GMT 1
I know someone else mentioned the veritable goldmine of wires and other fun things that are to be found inside of old TV's and VCR's. But, there is more. There are these tiny fuses on the boards inside; if you carefully crush these you fill find an extremely fine copper wire inside, perfect for antennas and the like. Also good for making antenna wires for small airplane models, or winches.
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Post by Albert on Mar 21, 2004 20:33:13 GMT 1
I went to the supermarket and bought the cheapest soft tooth brush ;D
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Post by cfesmire on Apr 9, 2004 22:47:24 GMT 1
Quite by accident, I found another way to fabricate small antenae. I laid a hot glue gun on the workbench and it dripped onto the bench. When I pulled it away, the long thin strands hardened immediately into a terrific thin strand. I've been looking for very thin "wire" to detail an engine and this seems to work perfectly for that also. Note: the slower you pull it away from the contact point, the thicker the strands. Now if I could just get those woofers to fit.
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Post by Lee on Apr 9, 2004 23:15:42 GMT 1
Does the glue stand up straight? Or does it lean?
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Post by cfesmire on Apr 10, 2004 2:13:48 GMT 1
Short lengths of it (antenna length) stand up and all you need to do is have a heated needle handy to attach. I have gone so far as to make the telephone lines on my layout with it. They shine a little but they are so fine it isn't that perceptable.
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Post by Cor_DutchArt on Dec 10, 2004 10:45:02 GMT 1
Dear friends,
In this I'm a little lazy and use the antennas from Automobilia. Great! and diferent kind of antennas too!
Cor van der Meijde
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