tigger Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 O.K. Guys as you may know I am rapidly progressing with my build of the Arado 234 kit from MDC/ RB productions. So far I have not hit any real issues but I am struggling with reference for the spine mounted Direction Finder! Not the loop antenna but the one burried in the spine with the face like a compressor blade and a clear cover. Can anyone provide some reference of this piece of kit? Decent photo's and painting guide would go a long way. So if you have anything please post it as I am stuck on that. Cheers for now, thank you in advance John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 The only clear overhead photos I could find of the Ar-234 are of the one in the NASM. There are 3 or 4 good color pics of it from above and there is no visible sign of the suppressed D/F antenna where it's supposed to be. Best I can refer you to are 2 color profiles in German Air Force Bombers of WWII, Vol. 2, by Alfred Price, Doubleday 1971. These portray the antenna disk in light gray with black splines. Profiles of the He-219, which also used that type of antenna, show it the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 Hi John I found this assuming it is the same thing? Although it doesn't show any colours. I would be grateful if you could post or email me what you have. Thank you in advance John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegallacci Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 It is my understanding that the "star" was simply aluminium foil attached to the clear plastic cover. The housing, I would assume, was made of something non-metallic (?) perhaps bakelite or plastic? Were I to do the thing, I'd do the star in aluminium and the compartment in "dark" something or other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 John How about these - gleaned from somewhere off the web some time ago...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 No. 2...... HTH Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 Spot on Matt! Well done that is just what I was after Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 That is the antenna alright. Would like to know where you got those pics. It looks brand new. As I said before, the aircraft at the NASM shows no sign of this device, even though all Ar-234's produced, with the possible exception of the early prototypes, had it installed. All I can think of is that it was damaged beyond repair and the restorers covered the opening in the top of the fuselage with sheet metal and painted it over. A glaring error in an otherwise fine restoration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 That is the antenna alright. Would like to know where you got those pics. It looks brand new. As I said before, the aircraft at the NASM shows no sign of this device, even though all Ar-234's produced, with the possible exception of the early prototypes, had it installed. All I can think of is that it was damaged beyond repair and the restorers covered the opening in the top of the fuselage with sheet metal and painted it over. A glaring error in an otherwise fine restoration. The NASM restored aircraft is missing a lot of equipment. For example, the "radio rack" is missing from the right rear wall of the cockpit. Also, there is no trace of the camera doors on the underside. All tyres are replacements. Otherwise, it is a good restoration. Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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