M. Brindos

Masterpiece level. Fabulously done, Hoss!

 

Thanks! Making slow progress. 

jeaton01

Outstanding!

 

Thanks jeaton!

goldhammer88

Between the pit and radial, when the rest comes out as good, got a contest winner on your hands

 

Thanks goldhammer! 

If you close up that beautiful engine I will sue you for crime against beautiful detail work. 

Are you leaving the cowlings open?

Best,

Nikola

Wow this is basically a visual clinic on how to do detail assembly and painting! Really amazing work, thanks for taking the time to share this.

If you hadn’t put your engine on a paint jar, I would have taken it for your reference photo.  Beautiful job. 

Nikola

Now this is masterclass stuff! Amazing work so far.

Following with pleasure. :)

 

This...... Engine is a work of art. 

I did 883 a few years ago with this kit.  Twas pure bliss.  One caveat. You should reinforce the wing fold joins with styrene from inside for a strong bond.  It's not the greatest design in this area.       

Thanks Eagle!

Amazing work on the engine, Hoss!

Big Jim, here's a link that shows what Flory wash is.  I also use the stuff almost exclusively because its so safe to use, and looks fantastic.

https://www.florymodels.org/washes

In the states, a retailer for Flory Models is High Altitude Hobbies in Leadville, Colorado.  They ship fast.

Hoss,

Can you tell me what a "Flory" wash is?

goldhammer88

Between the pit and radial, when the rest comes out as good, got a contest winner on your hands

What he said.

You're doing some truly exceptional work. A pleasure to follow!

Yeah man you did an excellent job building the engine.  I'm currently working that assembly and struggling getting the wiring right.  yours looks perfect!  I believe the kit has removable cowling pieces  so you can show the detail.   It would be a crime not to show some of that stunning craftsmanship on the finished model.  

Man oh man, that engine is museum quality!

I'm waiting to hear that radial fire up, cuz it looks like it could.

Stunning.

Yeah WOW OH WOW!!!

Love the cockpit and the engine!!!

Hoss WA, that cockpit looks AMAZING!  Your attention to all of the little details is spot on.  Will definitely be following this build.

TJS

Masterpiece level. Fabulously done, Hoss!

Outstanding!

Between the pit and radial, when the rest comes out as good, got a contest winner on your hands

Just completed the engine today. Tamiya did an amazing job on this. I took a crack at wiring one of these 1/32 radial engines for the first time -- this kit deserves it. I crashed and burned on my first two attempts. I tried to attach wires to the harness prior to assembly and painting -- using CA glue on the first attempt and then epoxy on the second and the wires kept falling out and looked awful. For the third attempt, I successfully used lawdog's technique of assembling and painting first, then attaching the wires one by one. 

The cylinders were painted with Mr. Color silver and then given a dark gray Flory wash after a gloss coat. The ignition wire was 0.3mm copper wire. The silver "clamps" on the wiring pairs are Tamiya tape strips CA glued in place and then painted Tamiya XF-16 Aluminum. The rest of the engine was painted per the Tamiya call outs except the wiring harness (distribution ring), which I painted super fine silver over gloss black based on a reference photo to make it pop a bit. 

The kit decal was used for the Pratt and Whitney logo and one of the extra Barracuda decals served as a placard. 

I applied a Flory wash of various colors and followed up with a matte/semi-gloss clear coat. After looking closely at the photos, I'm thinking I like oil washes better than Flory washes because they look more crisp and smooth. Flory washes still have their place, but I think the engine would have looked better with oils. 

Thanks for looking. The project continues...

Greg

Indeed! Excellent workmanship, Hoss.

 

Thanks Greg. It's a fun kit. Much appreciated. 

Tojo72

Great looking office

 

Thanks Tojo. 

Nikola

Now this is masterclass stuff! Amazing work so far.

Following with pleasure. :)

 

 

Best,

Nikola

 

 

 

Thanks Nikola. Glad you like it. Much appreciated. 

wpwar11

Very very cool.  I'm building the same kit and just posted pics of the cockpit too.  I also used HGW blelts and Barracuda cockpit placards.  They make a difference for sure.  Looking forward to seeing more.  The kit is just great.  A real pleasure to build.

 

Your cockpit gave me the inspiration to start mine! Looks great! Thanks for the comments. I'm really enjoying this one. 

fox

Wow!!!!! Wish mine looked 1/2 as good.   

Jim 

Stay Safe.

 

Thanks Jim. Much appreciated. 

keavdog

WHAT??? That' fantastic.  Wow such a great clean build.  Well done sir. 

 

Thanks keavdog. 

Indeed! Excellent workmanship, Hoss.

Now this is masterclass stuff! Amazing work so far.

Following with pleasure. :)

Best,

Nikola