Testors Hemi

Sweet!! What scale is that? And, is that one of those that cranks and has the visible internal moving parts?

Also, I just viewed your duece-n-a-half pics on photobucket. Very nicely assembled! You should go visit the armor forums with that and get some tips n tricks on weathering. Your duece n a half is just a few brush strokes away from being stellar!

It is 1/4 scale. Yes, it cranks and has moving pistons, and valve train. It has an electric motor in the base connected to the visible engine via a belt to a pully on the back of the flywheel. I had built the Revell visible V8 when I was 12 or 13 for a science fair project, so this was a trip down memory lane!

Thanks for the kind words for the deuce and a half. I have been reading the tips about weathering on the armor forum.

Roger

C'mon now.We need more pics than that.

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Much better.Thanks for posting.I like the deuce-and-a-half as well.

Nice work on the engine and the 6x6!  Did you have any problem with the pistons scoring the clear cylinders of the Visible V-8?  Mine did that and I was disappointed.  I wonder if there is a fix for that.

My engine runs backwards according to the fan blades. Does yours?

No, I haven't had the scoring problem. But, my engine mainly sets on a shelf in my office. It has probably  only been run a dozen times or so. Interestingly early engines had the same scoring problem.

They were using cast iron pistons running in a cast iron cylinder. That is one of the reasons modern engines have aluminum alloy pistons. Dissimilar materials have less of a tendency to score or transfer material. A little spray silicone might help, but how would you apply it?

No, mine is turning clockwise as viewed from the front.

My Visible V-8, scored cylinders and all, has long since been buried on the "Longbranch Highway" land fill, just this side of Home, WA.  I still have my 1/25 Tamiya Tiger from those days though!  40 or so years ago...gad, am I that old?

My engine runs backwards according to the fan blades. Does yours?

No, mine is turning clockwise as viewed from the front.

My mistake.
Actually, what I should have asked was:

Looking at the way the fan blades are shaped, do they not look like they should be molded the other way around in order to pull air through the radiator?

Your engine looks great, nice work.  Just a comment on the full scale 426 Hemi engine.  The pistons are aluminum and have never been cast iron

Thanks. I wasn't clear with my comment on the cast iron pisotons. I didn't mean the Hemi but way back before there were aluminum pistons. When I read the comment on the plastic on plastic scoring it jogged my memeory back to tech school when we studied the history of the internal combustion engine and the problems the cast iron pistons running in cast iron cylinders  caused.

No other comments about the fan blades?

Nicely done, very clean.  Your fan is indeed bolted on with the back of the blades to the front,  the camber should be to the front.  

I finally found a picture of a real engine on the stand with the fan attached and you are right the model is backwards.

The fan blades are correct.

Try putting Future floor polish in the sump, LOL.

That's a great model. I want one!

Found a good pic. I knew they had to be wrong on the model, but, there is nothing that can be done about it the best I can remember.

Hello Roger,

Just getting my ifo together before I start this kit.I have the Hemi Race kit; and I too took a major break from modeling as a hobby ( 40 plus yrs.)...had almost 80 at last count when I was only sixteen;and all went by the way of the BB gun or firecracker.

Anyway,you seem to have done a really nice job based on the pics posted.

Any quirks or things to look out for...Also, what glue did you use as to not fog up the clear....Best regards...Wayne........................Any advice appreciated

Wayne,

For most of the assembly I used plain old Testor's tube glue. I used CA to glue the valve spring retainers to the valves. You want to be real careful getting the crankshaft straight, i.e. as little runout as possible. My crank pulley wobbles a little.If you run it a lot the pistons start to scuff up the cylinder walls. You might want to consider some type of clear lube. I'm not sure what a person would use that wouldn't attack the plastic or look smeery.

I am having a lot of fun building. Since the Hemi I have completed a Sherman, a 6X6 deuce and a half, and a Stuart Tank. I am currently working on a Tiger and have about 15 kits in my stash.

Roger