Martin's Stripy 'Cat *** DNF ***

[Martin R]

I'd say the ignition harness is worth it.

I scratched one on a Build of the Academy F-6F5 I did earlier this year..

Here is the R2800 with the scratched ignition harness in place.



Its just thin wire which I broke down from some household flex.

Here is the engine out of the Old Airfix Fiat G50 that I gave a bit of a work over to...



Hope this helps you decide..

Thanks, I'm leaning towards trying that!

Hmmmm. I'm having second thoughts. Having googled "Grumman Hellcat engine", I have become aware of how liberally festooned the R2800 is with ignition harness, push rods and unidentified other sundry hoses. I would seriously want to spend time on this, but I don't think I have the time to spend (BoB GB anyone?). I may make an attempt to put push rods in the front bank of cylinders, but not sure I'll go any further.

regards,

Martin

[Gadfly]

So will you revert to the kit engine rather than the resin replacement???

[Martin R]

So will you revert to the kit engine rather than the resin replacement???

No longer an option now I've buttoned up the fuse halves. Oh well . . .

[TomW]

I think the front pushrods would be well worth the time Martin, especially as the rest of the airframe is shaping up so well.

Regards

Tom

[Martin R]

I think the front pushrods would be well worth the time Martin, especially as the rest of the airframe is shaping up so well.

Regards

Tom

Funny you should say that, Tom . Front pushrods from styrene rod and the annular part of the ignition harness from lead wire. If I had more time (and skill), I'd do the twin ignition leads (thinner gauge) from the annular ignition harness to the spark plugs on each cylinder.



regards,

Martin

[TomW]

Yep definitely worth the effort the little details really lift that engine to another level.

Regards

Tom

[Martin R]

Yep definitely worth the effort the little details really lift that engine to another level.

Regards

Tom

Thanks, Tom!

I got some paint on the engine tonight, then did some washing and dry-brushing which got me to here:



I also added some rectangular section styrene rod to the rear of the resin casting, which happened to be the right depth so that the front of the engine sits in the correct longitudinal position relative to the cowling ring. I will add the engine tomorrow once the paint is dry, using slow curing epoxy cement to allow me some leeway to get the engine in the correct vertical, lateral and rotational position.

After that, a bit of panel line rescribing then a coat of white primer, methinks.

regards,

Martin

[JohnRatzenberger]

Worth the effort on the engine, it'll look good.

[Stuart]

That looks great Martin - nice work!

[TobyC]

Looking forward to the end result. Nice engine detail.

[Martin R]

Thanks, chaps!

[Gadfly]

Ah the engine looks great..

Nice work..

GF

[Martin R]

Thanks, GF!

And here's a rather boring shot of it in place:

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Next, some work on the cowl seam, then primer, then make good, then paint.

regards,

Martin

[Martin R]

Another boring post, I'm afraid: cowl seam duly worked on (small smear of filler then some light sanding), various cavities masked, then white primer sprayed. I'm hoping that the areas to be covered by invasion stripes will require no remedial work, then I can do a couple of coats of white (brushed Revell Aqua), mask and get the black on, while I do any other remedial work elsewhere. The prop has also been painted and two ejection marks on each tyre have been filled and sanded down.

Nothing particularly pic worthy; more when some more photogenic painting has been completed.

[Purplethistle]

"Martin R

"the 'R' stands for 'Representative'."......"

My representative tin?!....or am I just reading that in a Glasgow accent?