Brabham BT45 - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12

[BlrwestSiR]

Really nice looking engine Rob. 

On the Tamiya Caterham, they did the belts in rubber. It's a bit too thick and slightly long so it's thick. 

[Landlubber Mike]

That engine looks fantastic!  Really nicely done!

[DocRob]

16 hours ago, FullArmor said:

Looks great. It must be nice to put something like this together.

Building these engines is indeed a lot of fun. They are a challenge to build at times, but it is a very rewarding task as well. The sheer weight of the engine feels good, it equals an 1/32 plane easily. I have a metal engineering background and like to work with metals, so it´s a good fit for me.

Cheers Rob

[DocRob]

7 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Really nice looking engine Rob. 

On the Tamiya Caterham, they did the belts in rubber. It's a bit too thick and slightly long so it's thick. 

 

3 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

That engine looks fantastic!  Really nicely done!

Thank you Carl and Mike. It is relatively easy to shine with these MFH engines, as they usually build up well. Studying the manual and thinking ahead helps a lot. The engines are a kit in a kit, no wonder MFH sells some separately. 
Tamiya uses the completely cast belt and wheels for their 1/12 F1 kits and they are a letdown. I wish, they would provide the pulleys separately and use adhesive tape, like here. 

Cheers Rob

[DocRob]

Today, I finished the engine so far. There will be some more wires and tubes added later, but this will happen after installing the gearbox and body.
In comparison with the transparent fuel lines, the addition of the wiring was relatively simple. Electronics and some other parts got added on top of the engine. For the first time, I used markers for detail painting, like screwheads and bolts, in this case a silver Playmarker from AK, which covered well, even over black paint.

I may add cable binders to the fuel lines and ignition wiring, but the ones, I tried failed miserably. They were 3D printed flexible decals from MFH and I managed to break four and got one installed and then gave up, so definitely no recommendation here. I think, I will use etched ones.

Another thing, I don´t like about the MFH manual is that there are no wiring length given and far worse, some wires or tubes lead to nowhere in the picture of the manual, which leaves you browsing through the pages and looking for the right connection, which probably isn´t there and the wire ends hidden somewhere in the body. A bit more clearness would be appreciated.











Cheers Rob

[BlrwestSiR]

Are you sure you're not plumbing a real engine and pretending it's a model? It looks absolutely like a real one. Just need a bit of oil or grease.

Carl

[DocRob]

13 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Are you sure you're not plumbing a real engine and pretending it's a model? It looks absolutely like a real one. Just need a bit of oil or grease.

Oh now I get it, Carl, That´s why my bench is bending under the weight .

Cheers Rob

[KevinM]

That's looking really good Rob!!

[belugawhaleman]

That engine is looking very impressive Rob and I'm always impressed by your photography. Looks great!

[DocRob]

6 hours ago, KevinM said:

That's looking really good Rob!!

 

6 hours ago, belugawhaleman said:

That engine is looking very impressive Rob and I'm always impressed by your photography. Looks great!

Thank you Kevin and Paul, nothing in car modeling can beat these kits and the engines are something special.
As an ex part time photographer, there should be some decent shots, but even with all my experience, I struggle at perfect modeling photography. It´s not easy to master, at least for me, but I try to improve.

Cheers Rob