I am building a Tamiya Hummer kit and am down to the antenna. I'm new at this, so please forgive me for the simple question. I know you can heat sprue to stretch it to make an antenna. My antenna mount has a male portion on it that is about as round as I would make the antenna. Does anyone have any tips for how I can attach this to the mount? I think plain glue and sprue will not look clean at all.
Thanks for any feedback.

Hey,

I find stretching sprue for antennas a pain, and usually use a piece of guitar string instead. Get the cheapest you can find, if it's got a wound string around the core you'll have to remove that. Drill a hole, glue it in, et voila!!!

Cheers

Olaf

You can also use solder, again, drill a hole in the mount and attach it with super glue

You don't have to remove all of it, just most. Remove the winding down to the last 1/4 inch. Turn your antenna over and remove half of the remaining winding (1/8inch). You can now drill a small hole in the antenna mount and glue in your antenna. Most modern military antennas have a spring at the base that allows them to be bent over the vehicle for travel. If you use a D or a G string you should get the right gague. You should be able to buy an individual string if you go to a music shop. If you have to buy the pack, they start arount 7 bucks. The remaining strings have a multitude of uses. Even the windings can be used to simulate razor wire.

Hello, Wardster.
I know this is gonna sound weard to you, but the last couple of models I'm using Acu-puncture needles as antenna's. They are very thin, and have a spring-like base handle.
Simply cut-off on the desired length, and super-glue it on your model. If you like, you can even paint it, and weather it like you use to!

Good luck, John.

For the antennas, Ive heated and stretched sprue.. For the bases, Ive used flint springs from discarded bic lighters.. Pull the thumb wheel out, be careful and make sure the lighter is empty. Then take the flint sping out.. its tapered at both ends... And pretty close to scale..
Clip off a few turns and super glue to base and then add the antenna... Viola..

Dave