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Post by jimclarklotus25 on Apr 7, 2020 6:18:43 GMT -5
hello, New to the group. I was wondering how people are creating the antenna that is on the nose of the cars.
Mark
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Post by illeagle10 on Apr 7, 2020 7:30:05 GMT -5
Hi Mark, This is somewhat of a simple process. This can be done for antennas, gear shifts knobs and sway bar adjuster knobs. It all just depends on the size. I learned how to do this from a friend when I used to model 1/72 scale aircraft. This friend showed me how to make throttle controls for the cockpit of the aircraft. The idea works on anything you might want to do that has a bar and a knob. Taking the size rod that you need, you can use plastic, brass anything works quite well as a rod. I use .030 brass rod for antennas. Then using a dab of white glue, you dip the end of the rod into the white glue. Depending on how large you want to make the knob, you can re-dip the rod until you get the size you want. If it isn’t turning out just like you like, you can easily wipe the end of the rod off with a wet paper towel and start over. White glue is water soluble pretty much up until the point where it’s dry. Once you are satisfied with what you want, let the knob dry. When dry paint to what colors you want. Hope this helps you out! Jim
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Post by Dan Belcher on Apr 7, 2020 7:30:07 GMT -5
I use a pin vise drill to create a small hole in the nose of the car that goes all the way through the plastic, and I also like to put a bit of flat black paint around the inside of the hole so that no bare plastic is exposed. Then I take a piece of thin brass rod, cut it quite a bit longer than I actually need, and insert it into the hole until it hits the bottom of the nose, then cut it so only the length I want is sticking up from the hole. I then remove the brass rod and paint it flat black. Then I place a small bit of super glue on the bottom side of the rod, insert the rod into the hole, and slide it all the way down so it touches the bottom again and hold it in place until the glue sets. Here's an example since there are two antennae on the nose of this car, you can see the red line on one shows how far down I actually stick the brass rod.
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