1:48 Elektrischer Generator 8kw für Flak Sw-36 mit Sd.Ah.51

Elektrischer Generator 8kw for the Flak Sw-36 with the Sd.Ah.51 1:48 - CMK

A detail construction set of a German field electric generator of 8 kW output with its Sd.Ah.51 transport trailer in 1:48 scale from CMK. The set is done as 3D printed parts rounded out by small photo-etched parts. It is not a model of an aircraft or a vehicle but an accompanying element for dioramas and scenes with anti-aircraft equipment. The generator supplied power to the lamps of anti-aircraft searchlights.

The real subject

The generator served as a mobile source of electric power for the 60 cm Flak Sw-36 anti-aircraft searchlights. One unit could supply several searchlights and the whole was carried on the special Sd.Ah.51 trailer. The equipment was an important part of the German anti-aircraft defense, where the searchlights sought out targets for the guns at night.

Building and painting tips

First wash the uncured print resin residue off the 3D printed parts and separate them carefully from the supports. Glue them with a super glue (cyanoacrylate), and the photo-etched parts likewise. Apply a primer before painting. Spray the base shade by airbrush, bring the detail out with a dry brush and weather the whole with washes and pigments for dust and mud effects. Protect your airways when sanding printed parts.

Who the set is for

• Builders of dioramas with German anti-aircraft equipment.
• Collectors of accessories in 1:48 scale.
• More experienced modelers working with 3D printing and photo-etch.

This is a detail accessory set, not an airplane model. It comes unassembled and unpainted; the glue, the paints and accessories are not included in the package.