Chris Wimmer Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) When I wasn't familiar with the kit, I often was wondering how these thin stems should ever carry the massive engine! For those who don't know the kit, here's the answer: The engine bearer is to be glued between the quite thick molded rear side panels, where it will be securely held in place. Unfortunately this seems to be not the best solution when you are planning to cut these panels out. Whatsoever, that's the way it is and slowly my model begins to look like I want it to... Thanks for stopping by Chris Edited March 2, 2021 by Chris Wimmer D.B. Andrus, Phantom2, denders and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Time to move this one to the WiP forum, Chris? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Time to move this one to the WiP forum, Chris? Kev Yes, please. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Chris Wimmer said: Yes, please. Thank you Done! Looking forward to seeing you take this one across the finish line. Kev Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kais Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) Chris, Do you have any idea how thick those engine mount tubes actually are in real life? I am enjoying your build very much. Onwards!! Edited March 2, 2021 by Kais Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) On 3/2/2021 at 12:27 PM, Kais said: Chris, Do you have any idea how thick those engine mount tubes actually are in real life? I am enjoying your build very much. Onwards!! Thank you for the kind words, Kais! I don't know how thick they actually are, but I guess they should be about 50 mm. cheers Chris Edited March 23, 2021 by Chris Wimmer Kais and Paul in Napier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) Hello Everybody, time for an update! At least I managed to (almost) finish the engine: Still some wiring and plumbing needs to be done: The pic below shows the wheel well of the Hendon aircraft. I think it's remarkable that the central cover ist missing and I'm wondering whether the bird was actually flown in this condition. In any case this circumstance provides a much better look into the engine bay, so I did the same to my build. I also think about removing the inner covers as well. Still not sure... Thanks for looking in! Chris Edited May 18, 2021 by Chris Wimmer chukw, MDuv, LSP_Kevin and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Wow. That looks great Chris. Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Superb work Chris, loving this build and that engine is a gem! Regards.Andy Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) Progress report! Hello Everybody and sorry for proceeding so slow. As this bird is bare of any armament I will try to make it look more interesting by giving it a detailed engine instead. But I always have to wait for a "good day" to get all those fiddly pieces sorted. I have wired and plumbed the devices by using copper wire for the electrics and lead wire for the hoses and pipes. Rather than ordinary lead wire I prefer electronic solder wire, 0,5mm and 1mm stretched to 0,8, because it's hollow and can easily be drilled out. I connected the wires by following the drawings and now the engine section looks like this. Painting and weathering not finished yet. I don't pay much attention to the area in front of the cockpit, which will disappear under the gun coverage. Some trainers had a small "injection tank" installed. Mine is the oxygene tank from the Trumpeter Me262 kit. Unfortunately I couldn't find out what was injected here: C3 Injection? - As far as I know C3 was the fuel used for this bird. No extra tank needed... GM1? - Improving performance at high altitude- unlikely on an unpressurized training aircraft... MW50? - Improving performance at low level- small tank sufficient for training purposes- hmm... Alcohol for the instructor??? No idea! I will connect the wire to the air intake when the engine is glued in place. Feels good... Test fit... Also the wheelbay is almost done. Will make the central engine support strut next... Tailwheel retraction made from a guitar string (no gigs in sight anyway) More to come soon, I hope so. Thanks for looking in! Chris Edited June 27, 2021 by Chris Wimmer Elger, Landrotten Highlander, Fanes and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Whoa man! That is some insane but awesome detailing! Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 7 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Thank you Mike! I very appreciate your feedback as I appreciate your always inspiring work! MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 7 hours ago, Gazzas said: Whoa man! That is some insane but awesome detailing! Thank you for your kind and encouraging words, Gazz! I really hope all this will pay off at the end. Great work on your Messerschmitt btw! Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Excellent detailing! You're really capturing all of the little bits inside of the Fw-190 Matt. Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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