I would like some input on the best materials to use to fabricate antennae wire for WWII fixed wing aircraft. I.E. the wire running from the tail(s) to the fuselage or antenna shaft. I have heard of using monofiliment. Thanks.
Monofiliment will work very well. I have heard of people who use human hair (I can’t do that, what little hair I have is too short.) For aircraft antennas, bi-plane rigging, and rigging on 1/700 ships I use stretched sprue. Its cheap, readily available and when you pass a heat source near it will taughten up nicely. (smoke from a lit cigerate works very well)
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I use wire. Find a piece of something like #20 or #22 stranded wire (speaker wire works good). Separate a single strand, but be careful not to kink it. If you kink it you’ll never get the kink out, so just pull off another strand.
I strip filliments out of a phone cord.
You can use them for all sorts of things.
[#ditto] I just sorta mastered (term used loosly) stretched spru. I really like it alot. I had to sit and practice for a few hours but got to where I can get that stuff out to about 3 feet long.
32 gauge (or finer if you can find it) jewlers wire and .05mm stretch cord that can also be found in the jewelers area of a craft store. 2 and 4 lb. fishing line has worked well for me in the past as well.
I don’t recommend the human hair approach. Acquisition of hair long enough was just too risky. [B)]
Stretched sprue and titanium thread.
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