Andre du Plessis

24 July 2026

The front part of the engine that holds the push-rods had to be modified, so I amputated all the push-rods leaving only the central hub. I then drilled 18 holes into this hub, staggered as they were on the real engine. I then got hold of a length of old sprue and stretched it over a candle (old school, but it works). I managed to get some sprue down to 0.4mm diameter; this equates to about 13mm diameter on the real engine. I then started fitting and gluing down the 18 push-rods – no one told me it would be this difficult! But I am now qualified to do micro-surgery!