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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Twin Beech engines
Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, February 23, 2015 9:05 AM

In a discussion in some forum (I don't think it was this one, but I forgot which) I promised to take a picture of the kit engine for my Twin Beech, and the aftermarket (Engines and Things) engine.

When I got the pictures loaded into my computer this morning, I was chagrined by the poor quality.  I really blew the focus!  I may try to take a better shot later, but here is the best of what I took.  The ICM engine is on the left, the E&T is on the left.  The poor detail on the kit engines is not reflective off quality of rest of kit.  Maybe they just had an old pattern of a Wasp Jr and decided to use it as is.

The E&T engines do not include the pushrod tubes- these need to be added by user.  The cylinder detail on the kit engine is just too crude.  The engines are quite visible on the D-18, so it does really need the aftermarket engine to bring that area up to quality of detail on rest of kit.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    March 2005
Posted by philo426 on Monday, February 23, 2015 9:38 AM

Yes i see your point.The engine on the right is clearly superior.

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    March 2005
Posted by philo426 on Monday, February 23, 2015 2:12 PM

I wonder if they just scaled up the 1/72nd versions.      

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, February 23, 2015 4:03 PM

Boy, good point!  The rest of the kit doesn't look like a scaleup, though, the molding on most of the parts are super crisp.  I may be posting more later on the gear mounts- they are weldments and the "tubing" parts are about 50 mil in diameter, very fragile!!  They certainly are not scaleups.  I have broken several pieces, but did manage to get them back together, but seriously doubt if they will hold the plane up very well :-(  I hope to reinforce that area with unobtrusive extra supports.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    March 2005
Posted by philo426 on Monday, February 23, 2015 5:17 PM

yeah!Especially with A/C with tricycle landing gear where weight must be added to the nose area to prevent tail sitting.

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