Bughunter

Although I'm a bit hampered by the incredible heat wave in Europe, I still have something to show you.

The next step is the rotary engine. The available reference photos shows clearly Clerget 9B cylinder rotary with 130hp I will use a kit from Small Stuff which is fantastic.

Pic 1 shows the kit in its Zip lock bag.

Pic 2 The folded manual shows many steps - most of them have to be repeated 9 or 18 times.

Pic 3 The engine will be build from 74 resin parts! There are even more in the kit as there are optional and spare parts.

Pic 4 The little details are fantastic, here are the cylinders. There is no 3D printing involved.

Pic 5 A good resin saw is needed for the thick casting block on the core part.

Pic 6 But for the other little parts very sharp razor blades are the best tools. For this I opened a new triple blade holder. Be careful, it's razor sharp!

Pic 7 I have to drill the engine body myself and match it to my self made bearing,

Pic 8 the cylinders could be cut using a razor blade easily without ruining details.

Pic 9 After applying Microscale foil glue I let it dry. Then the cylinders could be applied, aligned carefully and secured with CA one by one.

Pic 10 Now I have a 9 cylinder rotary.

Some more pics in a next update as they are related.