A photo-etched set of antennas for the FuG 200 radar in 1:144 scale from Brengun. An add-on for models of German maritime patrol machines, not a kit of an aircraft.
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The manufacturer describes the product as a photo-etched set of antennas for a German airborne radar. It is therefore not a model of an aircraft but an add-on made of thin metal sheet, with which the antenna array on a finished machine is replaced. In 1:144 scale that is a difference plastic cannot deliver: the dipoles would have to be disproportionately thick. The set comes from the Czech manufacturer Brengun.
The FuG 200 Hohentwiel was the main German airborne radar for patrolling over the sea in the years 1943 to 1945. It worked in a band of about 550 megahertz and carried a transmitting array of dipoles on the nose of the aircraft, rounded out by receiving groups on both sides. It allowed a crew to find a vessel through cloud and at night, so that they were not dependent on sight. The set was carried by long-range and maritime types, among them the Focke-Wulf Fw 200, Junkers Ju 290 and Ju 188, Heinkel He 111 and Dornier Do 217. During 1944 the advantage turned against them, because Allied receivers were able to home in on the transmissions.
Separate the etch with a scalpel on a hard surface and never break it out. The long dipoles are springy, so flatten them between two smooth surfaces and glue them with cyanoacrylate glue applied on a pin. Degrease the surfaces before painting and use a primer for metal, otherwise the paint will not hold on the etch.
This is an add-on for a model. The base kit, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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