Bladerunner Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 Here are the engines all done - ZM includes a way to make an engine holder to admire the engines from afar while you start on the cockpit. Neat idea: RNoAF, MikeMaben, Out2gtcha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 15 hours ago, CATCplSlade said: That's not really what the inside of a piston looks like anyway, so I don't understand it either. Could you please explain what you're referring to? After working on, tearing apart, and rebuilding dozens of aircraft radial piston engines, it sure looks like what I've seen inside these beasts. Is everything there inside the crankcase? Hell no, it's not a detailed cutaway model of the engine to be displayed outside the aircraft in and of itself. The compression ring rendering on the pistons are a little large and the oil scraper ring is not rendered but the pistons are nicely done, the articulating rods are easily identified and nicely rendered and the master rod is done well. The knuckle pin is not rendered and the valves aren't shown but with the costs involved and the designed level of detail, that's completely understandable. Other than that, what's not looking like the inside of a piston (I think you mean cylinder as the inside of a piston is pretty much hollow). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, Bladerunner said: Here are the engines all done - ZM includes a way to make an engine holder to admire the engines from afar while you start on the cockpit. Neat idea: Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 13 minutes ago, Bladerunner said: I believe those are oil coolers. But I could be wrong about that. Nope, you're correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Cylinder is what I meant to say, but I had a finger-fart and typed piston. I don't see the ports for the valves, for one, which you mentioned. I may not have broken down aircraft engines but I have done so with numerous air-cooled VW engines. But by your own statement above some details are missing or not rendered well so what is the point of showing them at all? It just seems like wasted effort on ZM's part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I will agree with that... It does seem like a waste but I've noticed that ZM seems to do that with a lot of the engines they render. I think I first noticed it on the R-3350 in the Skyraider kit and initially thought "why bother?" It must be an OCD thing with ZM to include those details; that's all I can think of at this point... Sorry about the build thread scope creep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladerunner Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 4 hours ago, Juggernut said: ... Sorry about the build thread scope creep. Haha... no worries!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladerunner Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 Working on the cockpit and I will have pics soon but just wanted to say... they included the linkages to the ailerons... all will be lost within the wings but they are there... and connected to the control column.. This is both insane and impressive at the same time. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladerunner Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 Hi there - just a bit of progress on the cockpit: This thing has a lot of detail: Out2gtcha, monthebiff, Victor K2 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladerunner Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 Ok... so I skipped ahead on this one. I'm also having a terrible time with imgur... it keeps crashing on me. Anyone else have these issues with that photo site? I can easily say this is probably going to be the most detailed Nick we will ever see in regular kit form. Very good model overall. I was bogged down a bit at the end with the painting but it was worth it. I wrote up my build here Model Airplane Maker MikeMaben, Victor K2, Landrotten Highlander and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Nice work! That really does look terrific! I cant seem to get to the MAM site (probably blocked from my works iron port) but how did make the camo pattern? Im in process of the short nose night fighter build Ki-45, and was planning on making masks for the camo on my via my Silhouette cutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Image looks just fine. I've never had Imgur crash on me tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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