Russian Pe-3 Bis, Russia's first use of radar for a night fighter

[Wurger]

Looking good though.

 

[rochie]

looks great

 

[Wayne Little]

Not Bad..

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Got some more work completed on this plane. Hydraulic brake lines, landing bay doors, and propellers. Photos to follow soon.

 

[Wurger]

All sounds good.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Here is what I have for the moment. Will be working on antennas later this week.

 

[fubar57]

Very nice NFN, an oddly beautiful aircraft.

Geo

 

[Wayne Little]

That's lookin' good!

 

[Capt. Vick]

That looks really sharp my friend! Great work! Love the snow.

 

[Wurger]

Well done.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Thanks guys... I had one other photo but realized that the back ground wasn't what I needed to have. A picture of Jesus giving a sermon on the mount.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Finally getting the antennas attached above and below. At least 12 not counting the two long wires on top.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Finally finished it. I've gotten all the antennas on and wiring. Here are a couple preliminary photos. More will be posted once I figure out how to best photograph it. Quite the learning experience.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

I realize my skills are not as nice as some folks but I hope you enjoy these photos. Please let me know if I got something wrong. As far as I can tell, this version is correct and the only model I found anywhere that is configured this way.

 

[Wurger]

Looking very nice. I like it.

 

[fubar57]

Yep, really nice NFN. The wire antenna alone would have set me off. Enjoyed the build.

Geo

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Thanks guys. Oddly enough, the wire is real wire. I found that the windings of one of those electric clocks is extremely thin. Trying now to determine what my next night fighter will be. I have a Potez 631, J1N1S Gekko, He 219 Uhu, and an all black Hawker Hurricane... This isn't counting of course the three widows on standby.

 

[Gnomey]

Looking good!

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

I thought I would revisit this thread just for fun. Since finishing this plane, I have found that it has become a Google source for photographs of this plane... A result of Wurger's interest by having it pinned to the top at one time I presume. Thanks again.