vppelt68 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Andwil said: ...the parts I’m really not looking forward to, the aerials for the FuG. 205 Liechtenstein array. My thoughts exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 Landing light and the little round window in the nose attached, props, guns and the night sight (or whatever it is) fixed on and stage one of the radar aerials. Just getting those aerials off the sprue was nerve wracking but luckily no breaks. Glued on with epoxy and strengthened with CA. This will be left over night and the second stage of the aerials tackled tomorrow. Thanks for looking. AW 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 The second stage of the FuG. 202 array stuck on. 16 tiny T shapes, because of the minimal contact area I used a glue available here called Tarzan’s Grip, sets slowly but is grippy from the get go so things generally stay in place while its setting and is rock hard after 12 hours. Unlike CA, shouldn’t get knocked off by the slightest lateral movement. Quite chunky looking aren’t they. A couple look at bit wonky in close up but less so to the eye. The radio mast has also been added and the pitot put back on, thats it. Apart from some paint touching up there’s nothing more to do. Thanks for looking. AW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Macro photos always make things look rough. I think you've done a nice job there James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) On 7/9/2022 at 10:03 AM, Andwil said: Landing light and the little round window in the nose attached, props, guns and the night sight (or whatever it is) fixed on and stage one of the radar aerials. Spanner Anlage system I think (rough translation "peeping tom" I gather). I always though they used an IR heat detector, but in fact it is a combination of a searchlight filtered to produce IR light and a sensor in the windscreen. On the Bf 110 the light was mounted in a pod under the nose but there was enough room in this machine for it to go in the nose itself. How much use it was I have no idea! You did well with those aerials. Pete Edited July 10, 2022 by PeterB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 Last bits of paint touch ups done and a radio aerial wire added and its finally finished. Thanks to everybody who stuck with me through this build and especially for the encouragement and kind comments. And thanks to VP for hosting what has been a most enjoyable group build. More pics in the gallery. If you thought that a medium bomber was too big for a fighter, just for fun: Its really not that big! Thanks for looking. AW 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 That looks great now it's finished James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Lovely work AW. That paint job alone is perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Well done, building that antenna scares me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 3 hours ago, vppelt68 said: Well done, building that antenna scares me... All you need are patience, concentration, an optivisor, a steady hand and a glue that doesn’t set too fast so you can get them lined up or too slow that you have to hold the parts in place while it sets. Fun! And to think I’m going to have to do it all again in the Ju 88 group build AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 I think I could go and buy the optivisor and the glue but patience, concentration and steady hand are not available here anymore I could still re-designate my build as a B-4 recce variant and forget about the antenna Good man, can't wait to see you build the Ju 88! V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedge-TailedEaglePortraitRaptorDomains.thumb.jpg.41a306d3445a68f0f2df773e01776ea6.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now