This listing represents a highly detailed parabolic satellite communications antenna and mounting assembly as seen in the provided reference: a shallow parabolic dish attached to a compact, motor-capable azimuth/elevation mount with visible equipment housings and bundled cable runs. The dish is a single shallow paraboloid with a slender feedarm that terminates in a small circular flange; the feedarm and flange are modeled thin but continuous so they read at miniature scale. Behind the dish the structure transitions into a short heavy plate and a pair of rectangular equipment boxes — one larger box with a rack-like finned assembly or grill mounted to its face, and a secondary box containing junctions and fasteners. Several flexible conduit runs and individual cable bundles snake between the boxes and down into the articulated mount, where a small geared motor, base plate and bolt pattern are visible. The base is modeled as a compact service mounting with a low-profile pedestal, actuator housings and a small set of bolting points suitable for placement on a roof or vehicle deck.
Visible details and features
- Parabolic dish: single-piece shallow paraboloid with a visible lip and a centered feedarm.
- Feedarm and flange: long slender support rod with a circular end flange.
- Equipment housings: one prominent rectangular box with a slatted or finned face, a secondary control box, and multiple junction blocks with exposed mounting bolts.
- Cabling and conduit: routed cable bundles and armored conduits tied to the mount, modeled to follow real-world installation paths.
- Mounting detail: geared elevation actuator, pivot blocks, and a compact baseplate with bolt pads.
Intended uses
This piece is designed for hobby dioramas, scale layouts, and display models where a compact satellite communications or radar dish is required. Its silhouette and distinct electronic housings make it appropriate for modern military, industrial, or civilian rooftop scenes. The model reads clearly at close viewing distances while keeping delicate elements simplified where necessary for printing and post-processing.
Files and scale
- The product is supplied as a single master file prepared at 1:87 (HO) scale. This HO master is intended as the canonical printer-ready asset for hobbyists building 1:87 layouts and dioramas. If you print at other scales, scale conversion guidance is included in the product notes (scale proportion, suggested approximate target sizes and comments on thin-feature reinforcement). The master was composed so the dish, feedarm and cable runs retain recognizable shape at typical HO viewing distances.
Print and finishing notes
The model contains small, thin elements (feedarm, conduit straps, fine bolt heads) that may require support or slight thickening depending on your chosen print method and nozzle size. Consider orienting the dish to minimize long unsupported overhangs for filament printing and use light tree supports for resin printing to preserve detail on the finned rack and cable bundles. Where necessary, merge or thicken individual wires for very small target scales to avoid fragile printouts.
What is included
- One canonical 1:87 (HO) scale master file prepared as the production source for further scale conversion and placement. The asset represents the dish, feedarm, equipment housings, cable runs and mount as a single assembled object with separable groups on request (see product notes).
Notes on provenance and uncertainties
The reference is an unbranded assembly; no maker or part numbers were present in the source. Real-world prototype dimensions were not available in the source metadata; the master is supplied at 1:87 with suggested conversion guidance rather than multiple scale masters. If you require exact real-world specification matching (manufacturer part, specific diameter in meters), please contact us with measured dimensions or reference photos and we can advise on a tailored conversion or bespoke sizing.
Usage rights and licensing
This listing provides the master asset for hobbyist use in personal projects, dioramas and non-commercial displays. Consult the sale license for redistribution or incorporation into commercial kits.
If you have specific mounting, separation or part-export needs (split dish, separate feedarm, or base as standalone), include a note with your order and we will consider a custom export or minor adjustment to the assembly.
Miniature Reality Personal-Use License (No AI / No Resale)
- Allowed: personal printing for your own layouts, dioramas, tabletop games, and personal display.
- Not allowed: sharing or distributing the digital files (free or paid), re-uploading to any site, bundling, remix resale, or selling/redistributing printed outputs.
- Not allowed: using the files (or derivatives) to train, fine-tune, test, or feed any AI/ML system (including dataset creation).
- Not allowed: commercial use of any kind without a separate written commercial license from Miniature Reality.
- Note: digital files may include purchaser-linked identifiers / forensic watermarking to help investigate unauthorized distribution.
