Tiger ausf. E : Mast antenna

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The mast antenna

A "Command" Tiger had a few external features that were not present on a normal Tiger. They included a group of small items at the middle right of the hull.

Mast antenna holders

This is a sketch of the right-hand hull side. There are two holders for the tall "mast" antenna. One is fixed to the wall, and one is on the hull roof. The antenna sits in the bottom one and is clamped by the top one. (This antenna is very long and is not included in any Tiger kit.)

Now, look at the position of the antenna. We can fix it exactly from photos because we know exactly the spacing of the skirting bolts. On the sketch, I have drawn and numbered the bolts. Using that as a measure, the antenna's position is about 7.6.

Mast position in the kit

And here is the side wall from the kit. The skirts are accurate, so we can use them to measure again. There is a faint molded rectangle to indicate the position of the antenna holder. But it is slightly out of place - nearer to bolt 7 than bolt 8.

You can improve the accuracy of the kit by gluing the mast antenna parts slightly forward of where Takom indicate.

 
 

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