Aerial Mount connection lead for A12 Matilda II

[AMC1965]

Hi all,

I have noticed on a couple of photos that the lead from the aerial mount to the rear of the Matilda II turret snakes up onto the turret top towards the rear of the cupola. Unfortunately, the photos do not show how or where the lead enters the turret. Has anyone any ideas please as I want to add this to the Matilda I am currently modelling. 

Many thanks

[Kingsman]

I presume you mean the antenna on the MkI and early MkII for the No11 Wireless?  The one mounted on the fold-back bracket on the rear face of the turret?  The antennas for the far more common No19 set installation were both on the turret roof with no visible cabling.

 

Presuming that is what you mean, I would hazard a guess that it went through the same hole later used for the No19 A set's No8 antenna base at the right rear of the turret.  That would put it pretty much above the radio.  There would have been a bolted cover over the hole.  The No19 B set antenna re-used the mounting hole for the signal lamp also seen in this photo.

 

This image seems to confirm that.

 

 

I believe the cable entry cover was a standard part that looked like this.

 

The fold-back antenna base had a thin wire cable from the back edge going into the lower rear of the turret so that the crew could pull the antenna down.  I believe this shows where the cable entered the turret.  The square plate is the old antenna base.  The cable ran down into the round device through then slot.  There is a small pulley wheel inside.  The small eye is, IIRC, for hooking back the antenna base once pulled down.

 

This is the antenna bracket itself, here on an A10.  The pull-down wire attaches to the rear arm.

 

 

Edited February 16 by Kingsman
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[AMC1965]

Hi Kingsman,

That is exactly what I meant, yes, the No.11 wireless. Thank you so much for that, should be simple to manufacture now I know where to place the cable. I wasn't aware of the pull down cable for the bracket, will add that as well. 

Many thanks for you help, much appreciated 🙂

[Kingsman]

@AMC1965 I was wrong about the purpose of the little ring bolt at the bottom,  It actually anchors a spring to pull the antenna back upright.  Seen here on a Mk VI LIght.

 

 

Some more photos from the MkVI FYI.

 

 

 

 

Here's the signal light in case you fancied a go at that.

 

[Kingsman]

Sorry guys, I have no idea why these photos keep disappearting.  But when I went to log in to Imgur I got this message, which might have something to do with it. "{"data":{"error":"Imgur is temporarily over capacity. Please try again later."},"success":false,"status":403}"

[AMC1965]

Hi Kingsman, apologies for not getting back sooner, don't seem to get a notification that there has been a comment. Those pics are perfect, thank you so much. I haven't got to that bit yet so will look to incorporate into the kit. Again, many thanks, much appreciated.