ahoi Vladi.,
I liked the Modell-kasten wire- but even at its thinnest ( o.047 mm) it was still too thick for antennas in my view
ref the stretched sprue...
follow my step-by-step as in this link
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=37536The way to obtain even diameters ... is when pulling the sprue ..
NOT to have it in mid-air and pulling in both directions, as that way you get alternate side cooling and ergo you get uneven thickness and blobs etc
But do as per the illustrations in the above link
Stick the melted( melting) plastic to the workbench and pull in
ONE direction only and you will get a beautiful thin strand .
for even and controlled sag;rig all you halyards and standing rigging first.
get the model warm -( close the doors and heat the room ( with an electric fan heater or similar )-around 25 degrees or so
- up to but no more than 30 degrees.)==> as you might have in the hottest summer day in Northern/ mid Europe.
the model and its base will expand sightly as it gets warmer
THen.. rig the model with her the antenna etc and tighten the sprue with my smoke method in the step-by step
Let the model cool and ALL the fore and aft antennas ( or slack rigging ) will have the same sag
have a look here as example
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