harv Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 31 minutes ago, Kaireckstadt said: Looks absolutely convincing Carl. The color of the cylinders is spot on! Not easy to paint the crankcase due to necessary masking. Well done! Yep....harv 1 1
Peterpools Posted March 22, 2021 Posted March 22, 2021 Carl Got ya nice start on the Big P&W Keep ‘em comin Peter 2 1
DocRob Posted March 22, 2021 Posted March 22, 2021 The engine is coming together nicely. It's looking great oob. Despite this fact, I used the even better Brassin engine for my Birdcage, some years ago. The extra detail came with the price of having to mask all the black cylinder cover metal plates, which Tamiya luckily provided separately. My next corsair will be with the supplied engine too, if only for this reason. Cheers Rob 3 1
BlrwestSiR Posted March 23, 2021 Author Posted March 23, 2021 On 3/21/2021 at 4:54 PM, Kaireckstadt said: Looks absolutely convincing Carl. The color of the cylinders is spot on! Not easy to paint the crankcase due to necessary masking. Well done! Thanks Kai! I have an easier time masking things off than painting them by hand. On 3/21/2021 at 5:26 PM, harv said: Yep....harv Thanks Harv! 3
BlrwestSiR Posted March 23, 2021 Author Posted March 23, 2021 23 hours ago, Peterpools said: Carl Got ya nice start on the Big P&W Keep ‘em comin Peter Thanks Peter! I'm still getting used to the idea of wiring these engines. But it seems to getting easier. 16 hours ago, DocRob said: The engine is coming together nicely. It's looking great oob. Despite this fact, I used the even better Brassin engine for my Birdcage, some years ago. The extra detail came with the price of having to mask all the black cylinder cover metal plates, which Tamiya luckily provided separately. My next corsair will be with the supplied engine too, if only for this reason. Cheers Rob Thanks Rob! I haven't looked at the Brassin' engine but I do have their Merlins so if it's anything like that, it would be impressive. 3
BlrwestSiR Posted March 23, 2021 Author Posted March 23, 2021 Reading the instructions (the horror!), I realized I had to make the exhaust and intake stubs first before joining the two engine banks together. I started with the semigloss black for the intakes and then masked them off for the exhaust colour. I used the Tamiya mix recommended in the instructions for those. They were then glued to the rear of the front cylinder bank. At the same time, I painted the exhaust pipes and these were installed to the firewall. I then started on wiring the ignition harness. 5
BlrwestSiR Posted March 23, 2021 Author Posted March 23, 2021 Test fitting the ignition harness and looking at reference photos, I realized some of the leads would go through the metal cylinder cover plates. Some go from above and others from below. It took a while to get them all threaded through and in place but I got it done. Then I gave the engine a wash using a random mix of Mr Weathering washes. I would Dan my brush in their thinner then in Multi Black followed by Ground Brown and apply to the engine. This way it's not a consistent shade around the whole engine. I should be able to finish it next time. 8
GazzaS Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 I love a nice, busy looking radial engine. Nice work! 4 1
DocRob Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Like Gaz said, great looking radial and good job with the wiring. Cheers Rob 4 1
Jeff Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 I totally agree with Gaz and Rob, this is beautiful, Carl.... love the two tone washes... 2 1
Kaireckstadt Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 13 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Test fitting the ignition harness and looking at reference photos, I realized some of the leads would go through the metal cylinder cover plates. Some go from above and others from below. It took a while to get them all threaded through and in place but I got it done. Then I gave the engine a wash using a random mix of Mr Weathering washes. I would Dan my brush in their thinner then in Multi Black followed by Ground Brown and apply to the engine. This way it's not a consistent shade around the whole engine. I should be able to finish it next time. Great job you did on the harness, Carl! Fiddly job and awesome results! 3 1
Peterpools Posted March 24, 2021 Posted March 24, 2021 Carl Nice work on the BIG P&W - looking mighty good Keep 'em comin Peter 2
BlrwestSiR Posted April 29, 2021 Author Posted April 29, 2021 Well, it looks like I haven't updated this in a while. As a result I seems to have missed documenting a few steps. I attached the engine to the frame and cowl flaps. The engine then went onto the assembled fuselage. I then finished the assembly of the wing centre section. This was attached to the fuselage and that's where I am now. 7
Peterpools Posted April 30, 2021 Posted April 30, 2021 Carl Nice progress on finishing up the big P&W and installing it in the Corsair Keep ‘em comin Peter 3 1
GazzaS Posted April 30, 2021 Posted April 30, 2021 Great to see an update, Carl! Engine looks nice tucked in there! 4 1
DocRob Posted April 30, 2021 Posted April 30, 2021 Nice and clean build Carl, you are breezing through this build. Seeing your radial, there is no real need for a resin replacement. Cheers Rob 5 1
Kaireckstadt Posted April 30, 2021 Posted April 30, 2021 That looks really awesome Carl. The cockpit and the engine are a kit within the kit and the fit is perfect. Like Rob said: No resin replacement needed. Keep up with the good work! Kai 5 1
JohnB Posted April 30, 2021 Posted April 30, 2021 How the heck did I miss this one??? Looking really good! No doubt it will be a stunner when done. Love those Corsairs by Tamiya. 5 1
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