Wolf Buddee Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Hey Chuck, It's lookin' awesome! The plate that sits over top of the air intake filter should be failrlyclose to the top of the intake as it prevented oil from dripping in to the filter element and clogging up the air filter element. Mine was an extremely tight fit with the extra fastener detail I added to the photo-etch top piece. Have fun on your holidays and hopefully you're going some place you'll tan rather than freeze or rust! Cheers, Wolf chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 Hey Chuck, It's lookin' awesome! The plate that sits over top of the air intake filter should be failrlyclose to the top of the intake as it prevented oil from dripping in to the filter element and clogging up the air filter element. Mine was an extremely tight fit with the extra fastener detail I added to the photo-etch top piece. Have fun on your holidays and hopefully you're going some place you'll tan rather than freeze or rust! Cheers, Wolf Thanks Wolf! I'm going to Mexico again, but the east side this time. Did you leave the plate off? In your pics I can see the top of the air cleaner, so it appears to be missing. Not a criticism at all, because I wish I had left mine off so that I could see the same detail, but I really glued that plate on solid to avoid it popping off and if I removed it, the fix would be worse than the problem. Cheers, Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I'm going to say I left it off but I really can't remember. I just know the fit was so tight with the extra detail I added. I'll have to check but it hardly matters. The thing is so hard to see once everything is in place. Cheers, Wolf chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Awesome work Chuck! That grill work on top of the intake looks amazing. Enjoy the vacay! chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 That looks stunning. chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Great update! Really like the look of that Merlin. Gaz chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Super smart Chuck! Real eye candy for us petrolheads. Torben chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 That! is some very nice modelling, Chuck. Is the link aftermarket? Or kit supplied? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ax365 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) HOWEVER, that friggin' lower plate covers the entire grill at the top. You can hardly see anything, even with a flashlight! Moral of this story? Leave the metal plate off! Restored Spits don't seem to have it anyway. ***** So much for working smarter rather than harder on stuff you won't see. Just funnin' ya, Chuck. You know that no good deed ever goes unpunished? That seems to have happened here. It's unfortunate that the detail was covered up but it's very impressive none the less. Enjoy your vacation and decompression time. A battery recharge is never out of order. Mike Edited May 1, 2018 by LSP_Kevin chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) Thanks Guys! That! is some very nice modelling, Chuck. Is the link aftermarket? Or kit supplied? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark The front arm is kit supplied, but where it attaches in the middle and the linkages attached are scratch made from styrene, spare PE and electronic wire. The brackets on either side towards the rear are from the Eduard exterior kit. I just noticed that the engine is covered with lint and other crap in my new pics. Sorry about that, but handling this engine is now a very delicate operation and I've been using a soft paper towel (and resultant lint) as a platform so that I don't erode off any more paint or other fine details. That is why I've thrown in the towel on adding any more plumbing. Spitfire guys will notice that there's a few key coolant lines missing, but every time I add a new feature, an existing detail or other part is compromised. Time to quit now while I'm a bit ahead! Cheers, Chuck Edited May 2, 2018 by chuck540z3 Rocat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 The engine looks fantastic, Chuck! You're one of the few who can actually post close ups to showcase how clean/dirty/real the model looks! What's with this Mexico thing? Hawaii's calling....Chuck...Chuck...Aloooha..... chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Superlative work as always Chuck! Carl chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misha71 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 fantastic paint and overall work. true masterpeace chuck540z3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chuck540z3 Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 I'll take that as a compliment! To prove you're right, I just HAD to fix that intercooler oil tank on the firewall on the right, which now has an oil cap that fell off in my prior post. All fixed now- and I blew off a bit more dust and crap on the engine. Cheers, Chuck MikeMaben, Skyhawk174, Trak-Tor and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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