Need a Continental a65

Don, wouldn't one of the engines out of one of the Minicraft Cessna 172 kits work okay at that scale?  They're nice little renditions of 4-cylinder light aircraft engines.  Take one and 'doll it up' for your application and you're there, I would think.

Gene Beaird,

Pearland, Texas

I do have one of the new 172 kits, and it has a lovely engine (but then of course I'd like to keep it for the 172 kit.  And, the 172 engine is considerably larger.  I'll look at it- maybe I can make a mold and cast a duplicate if it will fit.  I've been thinking, if I have to do a big mod on the kit engine maybe I'll just do the fins on the head area.

Also intending to cut out the doors to display theCub with the door/hatch open.  Looks like a tricky cutting job.

What about the 1/48 Cessna 150s? Do they have engines? There's not a lot of difference between a Continental O-200 and a C85.

Say, I have a 150 kit unopened!  I'll check that out.  It will have to match pretty close, 'cause the cylinders stick through holes in cowl (real air cooling!)