Looking for mast antenna for 1/48 accurate miniatures SBD dauntless

[ptraney]

Hi, I bought a built model recently that the large mast antenna in the front was broken. Need another...maybe any builder's will do..Thanks!

 

[Wurger]

If broken and you have both pieces of the mast you may repair that. Also it may be made from scratch IMHO.

 

[Donivanp]

Scratch would be fast and easy.

 

[Wurger]

All depends on what kind of damaging has happened. Usually it is enough to stick the pieces together. If there is a need for bracing of the joint with a piece of thin wire you need more work eg. drilling. And in the case making from scratch is a good alternative.

 

[MIflyer]

When I kept breaking the tail mast off my 1/32 F3F I kept making news ones and gluing them on, only to break it when I turned the model over yet again.

The answer was simple and obvious, but I thought of it too late. Make one out of 0.040 in thick sheet aluminum, which I have in abundance, along with the required tools. Glue it in place with Superglue.

Best shot of an SBD antenna installation I have ever seen. Note how the antenna wire comes through the side of the fuselage via a feed through from the spot between the pilot and radioman/gunner where the radios are located. The wire is a center fed dipole, which indicates HF radio.

 

[fubar57]

That is a great shot