Help Flying Stems

I have lots of metal terridons to mount and paint but find the clear plastic stems have a tendacy to break

would I better of removing the end and drilling a bigger hole

or using a different type of stem

 

A solid metal rod would be much more secure. They don't look too bad when painted black.

 

It's certainly worth drilling a bigger hole to stick your Terradons to the stems themselves rather than the minuscule pegs on the ends.

Also what sort of container are you using to store them, out of interest? Do you have much in the way of foam around them? Might be worth investing in better containers that stop them rattling around and breaking the stems if they're currently not packaged well enough.

 

not moved them for years so the container is open to question but think you are right pack them well

 

I use a long thin nail painted black. Much stronger and less costly than more plastic rods. Just have to drill carefully.