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Dan Vadas reacted to Canute in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
Nice precision work, Danny. Well done.
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from FatFingers in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
Thanks Popeye. If you think my model looks good check out this pic of a restored real engine :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from FatFingers in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
The piping and wiring is all done :
This drive chain wasn't east to cut. The chain is only 0.3mm wide and it's also double thickness :
Now it's time to fit the engine into the framework. This will be a real test of my accuracy - there's absolutely NO room for error. Here's the result :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
All parts fitted to engine and piping started. I'll do all the piping, plug leads etc needed on the engine before fitting it to the framing :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
Lots of small bits to make now. Here are some examples.
Rocker Covers :
18 parts in this valve :
Starter Motor :
Injector Manifold :
Compressor :
Oil Pump? :
A tricky part to cut, fold and glue :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from ESF in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
Thanks Pav. The card is actually held down with very thin double-sided tape, not glued.
The rocker covers :
There were no exhaust pipes with the kit so I printed out the ones from the Spitfire. These took me two days to make, but I'm very happy with the way they turned out :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
Thank you for all the comments and "Likes" .
The first part of the engine in the instructions is the Supercharger. I've nearly completed it below :
These parts took me a while to cut. So far I've come across four similar ones, all turned out fine with no accidents despite some of them being only 0.35mm wide :
The supercharger finished :
I reinforced the engine block with some 0.5mm card :
Another tricky piece :
The cylinder heads took quite a bit of work due to the "bumps" on the sides :
The oil pan :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
Thanks Popeye. If you think my model looks good check out this pic of a restored real engine :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
The piping and wiring is all done :
This drive chain wasn't east to cut. The chain is only 0.3mm wide and it's also double thickness :
Now it's time to fit the engine into the framework. This will be a real test of my accuracy - there's absolutely NO room for error. Here's the result :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from tkay11 in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
After gluing the framing to the bulkead I painted all the brass and touched up the edges using Acrylic mixed on a pallette :
I almost forgot two lines. I'll touch them up next time I mix up this colour, as well as any small bits I missed. That will finish the framing part of the build. Here's a pic for size reference :
Next up I start the engine itself.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
Thanks Popeye. If you think my model looks good check out this pic of a restored real engine :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
Thanks Popeye. If you think my model looks good check out this pic of a restored real engine :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
The piping and wiring is all done :
This drive chain wasn't east to cut. The chain is only 0.3mm wide and it's also double thickness :
Now it's time to fit the engine into the framework. This will be a real test of my accuracy - there's absolutely NO room for error. Here's the result :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
The piping and wiring is all done :
This drive chain wasn't east to cut. The chain is only 0.3mm wide and it's also double thickness :
Now it's time to fit the engine into the framework. This will be a real test of my accuracy - there's absolutely NO room for error. Here's the result :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from coxswain in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
All parts fitted to engine and piping started. I'll do all the piping, plug leads etc needed on the engine before fitting it to the framing :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from coxswain in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
Lots of small bits to make now. Here are some examples.
Rocker Covers :
18 parts in this valve :
Starter Motor :
Injector Manifold :
Compressor :
Oil Pump? :
A tricky part to cut, fold and glue :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
Thanks Pav. The card is actually held down with very thin double-sided tape, not glued.
The rocker covers :
There were no exhaust pipes with the kit so I printed out the ones from the Spitfire. These took me two days to make, but I'm very happy with the way they turned out :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from coxswain in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
Thank you for all the comments and "Likes" .
The first part of the engine in the instructions is the Supercharger. I've nearly completed it below :
These parts took me a while to cut. So far I've come across four similar ones, all turned out fine with no accidents despite some of them being only 0.35mm wide :
The supercharger finished :
I reinforced the engine block with some 0.5mm card :
Another tricky piece :
The cylinder heads took quite a bit of work due to the "bumps" on the sides :
The oil pan :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from coxswain in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
After gluing the framing to the bulkead I painted all the brass and touched up the edges using Acrylic mixed on a pallette :
I almost forgot two lines. I'll touch them up next time I mix up this colour, as well as any small bits I missed. That will finish the framing part of the build. Here's a pic for size reference :
Next up I start the engine itself.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from coxswain in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
A welcome to all that are following this build . I hope I can do it justice.
I reverse-printed a sheet of parts and laminated a backing piece to the firewall and side frame pieces. The firewall piece is not strictly accurate, but it's better than a simple white face. Cutting the holes out of the framing sections took a lot of care :
Next I detailed the firewall. The back side :
And the front. I used 0.2mm soft brass wire for the tubing :
Some of the bracing for the framework was really tiny. These pieces are only 0.4mm wide at the narrow points :
Gussets added :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from coxswain in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
The piping and wiring is all done :
This drive chain wasn't east to cut. The chain is only 0.3mm wide and it's also double thickness :
Now it's time to fit the engine into the framework. This will be a real test of my accuracy - there's absolutely NO room for error. Here's the result :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Canute in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
The piping and wiring is all done :
This drive chain wasn't east to cut. The chain is only 0.3mm wide and it's also double thickness :
Now it's time to fit the engine into the framework. This will be a real test of my accuracy - there's absolutely NO room for error. Here's the result :
Danny
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Dan Vadas reacted to pontiachedmark in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
Gidday Danny.
That engine looks just the thing for my Ute.
All the best,
Mark.
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from gjdale in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
The piping and wiring is all done :
This drive chain wasn't east to cut. The chain is only 0.3mm wide and it's also double thickness :
Now it's time to fit the engine into the framework. This will be a real test of my accuracy - there's absolutely NO room for error. Here's the result :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from vossiewulf in Rolls Royce Merlin Engine for Spitfire by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Alin Osarik design - 1/33 scale - Card
The piping and wiring is all done :
This drive chain wasn't east to cut. The chain is only 0.3mm wide and it's also double thickness :
Now it's time to fit the engine into the framework. This will be a real test of my accuracy - there's absolutely NO room for error. Here's the result :
Danny
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