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

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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.
 

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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.
 

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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.

 
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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.
 

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