Bughunter
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113 days ago
Metal paints on the rotary engine
Pic 1 The result of this update :) So the first picture is the last one
Pic 2 Dry fit of the engine - as expected it does not fit below the cowling with cylinders applied. The Small Stuff engines are in scale, the outer diameter of the cowling too. But the plastic is much to thick compared to the thin alu sheet of the real Camel
Pic 3 So I made the cowling thinner - by hand, to have more control.
Pic 4 It fits for now but I'm not sure if it is enough with valve lever and push rods
Pic 5 Now it was time to paint the engine with different Alclad paints.
Pic 6 And also the little parts are painted in different metal shades as preparation for the mounting process.
Pic 7 The intakes pipes are added to the back of the engine
Pic 8 secured with CA. The different shade is nice
Pic 9 The valve rockers are added. Those are damn small parts!
Pic 10 The push rods (0.15mm thick and made from resin) are applied between casing and rockers.
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STUDIO93558 days agoThe intake pipes look great :p
- B
- BBughunter80 days ago
Replying to Make_3d_print
@make3dprint It is not a radial but a rotary engine :) The difference is: here the crankshaft is fixed to the fuselage, and the engine rotates with the airscrew mounted to it. This allows a better cooling and a very light engine. Notice the ribs on the cylinder heads: they are arranged transversely, not parallel to the airflow in the direction of flight.
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Dutch Dave Model Bench110 days agoBeautiful engine work!
- BBughunter109 days ago
Replying to Dutch Dave Model Bench
@Dutch Dave Model Bench I'm glad that you like my engine!
- BBughunter110 days ago
Replying to Juergen Klinglhuber
@Juergen Klinglhuber Thank you and a warm welcome Juergen! Yeah, you know, if you are forced to show a weekly update you have some progress ;)
