Thank you Alexis, Rick, Ferry, Guy and Marc!
You do have a challenge with this one.
Oh yes! And this was started as relaxing
nearly oob build!
It feels as I have never done such complex kit with so many parts (in reality my Bristol Fighter has also many scratched things ...).
.-. .- -.. .. ---You may ask, what kind of headline is that?! Of course I talk about the communication system of this Halberstadt.
The aircraft equipped with wireless transmitter and receiver can be noted from outside by a installed cover for a generator attached to the engine. The bubble has a much thicker socket, which I sanded down. I guess this was intended, since the shape of the fuselage is not flat here. I made the platic also thinner to be sure, that the generator fits later.
The kit offers again options here: a PE plate for not installed generator and also a small PE frame to left the hole completely open.
On the sprue there are two devices and according to the manual those are optional parts, this OR that. But the second device is the transmitting amplifier, which was not always carried. The WNW manual was very helpful here.
I found an interesting page about that wireless communication system:
https://www.stonevintageradio.com/description.php?II=959&UID=20210113135642Nice side story: also WNW got it wrong
On the amplifier there are 3 decals (G12a) as small dials, but in real those are openings to see, if the 3 amplifier electron tubes behind are glowing correctly.
See the picture on the right with the opened amplifier (pic of above page):
So I will use both devices, added cables (braided lines). On top are two spare cartridge belts. Here the kit is really crazy!
The PE of the kit contains four full belts and an empty belt! Never seen that in a kit. I used only a pieces of one belt for both spare drums.
The empty belt would allow dioramas like this:
For painting of the radio I had the darker gray green in the airbrush, so I painted also the header tank for the upper wing.
A PE was glued on top before, and after painting I added a piece of stretched clear sprue as fuel gauge. It is mentioned in the manual but there are no clear parts in this kit.
Back to radio: The devices are installed, also the cable to the generator. Also the belt drums.
I added a scratched morse telegraph key on the right upper frame, as shown on the WNW manual.
A pump for fuel pressure was also done in brass, here on the picture of the museum aircraft my creation and the kit part. The kit contains also a longer pump, as installed on some aircraft.
I need also a wooden drum and outlet for the aerial, but I think I can mount the outlet only, after the frame is glued into the fuselage halve.
I hope you had some fun with reading by built report mixed with historic information.
Cheers,
Frank
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