chrish Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Wowzers! She’s shiny as a new penny! Slight weathering, no paint chips, shiny and clean. That’ll be a different look for a late war Luftwaffe subject. awesome! MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 I've opened out the slots in the nacelle side panels, now test-fitting the exhaust stubs and trimming the ends to be flush with the flame damper: The next job is fitting the individual stubs to the engine.... MikeC and BradG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 A typical problem when trying to use AM parts with a kit......it don't fit!!! The Aires engine is too wide for the bearers by 4.5mm, I guess it's a little too accurate in detail so I think I'm going to have to shave a couple of mill off either side whilst trying to maintain as much authenticity: LSP_Kevin, MikeC and BradG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Pity about the engine. Terrific thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 All is not lost, the situation has been saved with a bit of judicious surgery which hopefully will not be too obvious! My next concern is about the angle of the engine sitting in the bearers, the aft end being close to the bulkhead which on the other side is the front of the wheel well. If this is wrong the whole undercarriage assembly could be thrown out of true. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 you could always display that gem of a motor on a stand and leave the empty bearers on the firewall mozart and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Thats a bit of a pain Max asthe engine looks like a real gem, hopefully it will all come together as you have planned. Regards. Andy mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 5 hours ago, Shawn M said: you could always display that gem of a motor on a stand and leave the empty bearers on the firewall That's not a bad idea actually Shawn, not on a stand but maybe fresh from a packing case similar to this dio that I did a few years ago! MikeC and Shawn M 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 So having decided to amend my planned scenario of the DB605 being serviced in situ to a new engine being readied for installation in the field with the engine bay empty, I needed to work on the nacelle covers because I have a "thing" about scale thickness. Nothing is more of a give away than edges not being thinned to look like the thin sheet of metal that it really is rather than 2inch plate! So I've spent much of the last couple of days whittling and sanding the port upper and lower engine covers and panels - a comparison of before and after: I thought the oil cooler covers had been omitted from my upgrade from John, and indeed they had as a quick email revealed! If you're using the E2 as a base kit, as I am, the kit oil cooler covers are correct. The PE grilles are a distinct improvement on the kit cooler faces: I'm going to have to tart the bulkhead up: to look a bit more like this: Ho hum! fab, LSP_Kevin, MikeMaben and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 More bits cut off, if all of this doesn't work out I've completely ruined my lovely kit!! And all in the cause of trying to replicate a few bits of dirty tubing and piping! Must be bonkers....... Gazzas, MikeC, Tnarg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 I applaud your plan! Gaz mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Just arrived in today's post, a workman's gotta have his tools and buckets! BradG and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Should look ok when the pipes and cables are routed properly and it's painted up: MikeC, AceofClubs, BradG and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Very nice Max, looking good. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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