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Arado Ar 234A V6 - 4 x BMW engines Prototype (Kettenkrad)


kkarlsen

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Great looking canopy plug Kent. Are you going to split it like the original one or leave it one piece?

 

Carl

 

Hi Carl, I'm going to split the canopy in two halves, I think it's the only way to do it.

 

Kent

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Hello Kent!

 

Great job

 

 

What are the difference you have noticed for the canopy? Could you show (fastly) them?

 

Amities from France

 

 

Fab

 

Hi, the canopy of the V's differs from the later B models, firstly being 20 cm's narrower, but also the framework is different...

 

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Cheers: Kent

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I've been trying to get my head around the nacelles for the early BMW engines.

 

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Starting with the front end of the cowlings reshaping the intakes...

 

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It has been necessary to rework some of the engine parts to fit the early BMW's, making molds and casting new resin ones.

 

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Working my way backwards using the kit Jumo nacelles reshaping it to fit the BMW's, closely using photos as a guide, the drawings

seems to be off at some point. Yes, it's a lot of work...

 

Cheers: Kent

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Are you using the intake lips from the Revell He-162 kit??

Those lips are for the BMW engine.

Outstanding job!

Cheers

Alan

 

Thanks Alain:

 

I'm not, the early BMW intakes of the V6/V8 are different, so I had to scratch them together with the nacelle to get the correct shape.

If one would do a Arado 234 C with four BMW engines, the intakes could be used.

Btw: The CMK BMW engines have the He-162 intakes as well.

 

Regards: Kent

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Thanks Alain:

 

I'm not, the early BMW intakes of the V6/V8 are different, so I had to scratch them together with the nacelle to get the correct shape.

If one would do a Arado 234 C with four BMW engines, the intakes could be used.

Btw: The CMK BMW engines have the He-162 intakes as well.

 

Regards: Kent

Hi Kent, thanks for the correction!! I see that now! Don't let me disturb you - this is an outstanding conversion/build!!

Cheers

Alan

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I have finally decided to do the V6 variant with the four separate BMW engines, it just looks cool ;-)

 

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Work continues with getting the wings ready to take the four BMW engines...

 

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Using the DIY putty to 'rearrange' some of the panel lines.

 

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New panel lines and details on the top wing.

 

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The nacelles are about ready...

 

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The framework on the canopy plug is done with vinyl tape

 

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Cheers: Kent

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