Posted by Stein S. on September 28, 1999 at 14:13:31 in 193.91.152.225 :
In Reply to: Broken Masts posted by Tony Agustin on September 24, 1999 at 22:25:26:
: It never fails, I'm on my third 1/350 Titanic and I am proud of this one. However I have held off on the rigging, especially around those darn fragile masts. I always some how end up snapping the tops off them. Are there stronger masts available? How would I fashion one out of a stronger material? I'm frozen in fear.
Tony,
The strongest masts you can ever get is a fishing rod tip.
I use these when metal or wood masts will end up too fragile.
I (usually) buy replacement tips of 1 meter length, and they taper from 5mm to 1, 2 or 3 mm. You can get them in many other sizes as well.
They are very strong and nice and evenly tapered.
You can cut them to fit your Titanic, and you are not able to snap them off, they are simply too strong. They are easy to drill, paint and glue (superglue)
Regards
Stein S.