Eduard Luftwaffe FuG16 Antennae (648331) 1:48

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Luftwaffe FuG16 Antennae (648331)

1:48 Eduard Brassin

 

 

Many German WWII fighters carried a FuG 16 VHF radio, which necessitated carrying an aerial under the wing.  You often see them depicted as single plastic parts in kits, but if you were to look closer you would see a rectangular base with a clear isolator between the airframe and the antenna.  Eduard As usual with Eduard's resin sets, they arrive in the familiar Brassin clamshell box, with the resin parts safely cocooned on dark grey foam inserts, and the instructions sandwiched between the two halves, doubling as the header card.

 

 

Inside are three antennae on a single casting block, plus a small fret of brass for the bases, each of which have a hole in the (nearly) centre to accept a small piece of the included acetate sheet.  A 0.8mm hole is drilled in the centre of the clear part, and the antenna is inserted, gluing with a non-fogging adhesive, and ensuring that the curved tip faces backwards.

 

 

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