I hope a lot also! Should be a good bit exposed. The cowl flaps will be installed and the frame work up to the forward cowl and intakes. The forward cylinder heads will be covered some up to the valve covers.
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Wildcat F4F-4 the sequel
- Thread starter moon puppy
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shawngehling
Active member
Moon Puppy,
Pretty sweet, (for a wingy thingy)... :angry:
:laugh:
Wow, you've got a lot of time and plastic, and everything else
invested in that thing. Looks great (although I'm not the one
that can really appreciate it). I'm going to have to show it to
the guys that know what you are talking about.
On a pure modelers point of view, it's awesome though.
Shawn
Pretty sweet, (for a wingy thingy)... :angry:
:laugh: Wow, you've got a lot of time and plastic, and everything else
invested in that thing. Looks great (although I'm not the one
that can really appreciate it). I'm going to have to show it to
the guys that know what you are talking about.
On a pure modelers point of view, it's awesome though.
Shawn
What you see of the exhaust is all there is except the tail pipes. Still not sure how I'll work that, couple of ideas floating but I think they need to wait till later. Great picture, makes a difference with a good camera, thanks Mike, yeah, I think I'm finally satisfied with the engine and the exhaust manifold. Now on to the back of the engine. I can see in your photo that the opening for the carb duct needs to be widen just a touch to make it symmetrical. unless I close it up with the duct work..more decisions...
hmy:
Hey Tony, that was spare tire, not retire... 
I looked it up earlier, I started the first engine back in January. 5 months..
Well, was it worth the time?
Remember, this is what the kit looked like
This is sort of what I'm going for, except clean and well maintained.
And this is the result.
Little more plumbing to be done on the cylinder heads, lots of plumbing in the accessory bay, cowl works needs to be done. But I think a lot has been accomplished the last couple of days since I mated the engine halves together.
Here you can see my attempt at a carburetor and the duct work to it. Will work that peice up some more before making it final. Using lots of creative license here.
Trying to get it around so you can see the motor mounts attached to the mount ring. IT's the black things and there's a bolt stuck out the back of it. They actually push through the heat shield and mate up wth the motor mounting points on the engine it self. Turned out pretty neat if I say so myself. But who are those nice guys outside my door in the white jackets?? :woohoo:
Thanks for looking, suggestions and criticism is always welcome.
Well, was it worth the time?
Remember, this is what the kit looked like
This is sort of what I'm going for, except clean and well maintained.
And this is the result.
Little more plumbing to be done on the cylinder heads, lots of plumbing in the accessory bay, cowl works needs to be done. But I think a lot has been accomplished the last couple of days since I mated the engine halves together.
Here you can see my attempt at a carburetor and the duct work to it. Will work that peice up some more before making it final. Using lots of creative license here.
Trying to get it around so you can see the motor mounts attached to the mount ring. IT's the black things and there's a bolt stuck out the back of it. They actually push through the heat shield and mate up wth the motor mounting points on the engine it self. Turned out pretty neat if I say so myself. But who are those nice guys outside my door in the white jackets?? :woohoo:
Thanks for looking, suggestions and criticism is always welcome.
That heat shield is way too wide on the side, the intercoolers are going to be completely lost. I got to setup a computer down in the shop so I can see while I"m working.
Kreighshoer
Active member
no suggestion and no critizism from my side, just a "top notch work and good looking!"
I either need to get a computer down in the shop or a color printer to get this stuff. Going off memory did not serve me well on this.
the trailing edge of the heat shield is far too wide. Now when I cut it down it will be obviously too far forward. Oh Well, if the voices in my head don't tell me to correct it I"m going with it as is and cut the side down where they need to be, maybe I can camouflage it where it's not so obvious.
Yes, I did space it from the trailing edge. When I cut the wide section out and work in the frame work it will be too far forward for the side panel to fit. It would require me to remove the motor, shorten the braces from the firewall to the engine mount and replace the engine to correct. So, I'm going to fake it. shhhh...don't tell anyone.
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
I think it is looking fantastic! Keep it up!
Thanks guys, I cut the extra off and I think I'm going to be fine. Saul already said he's not coming around with a caliper so I ain't worried about it. I placed the kit panel to test fit and I'm about 1-1.5 mm of, that works out to just under 2 scale inches. But I have to put the frame work in so I doubt it really would be noticeable.
Lots of progress today, gear installed, some plumbing done, Chuck you're right, it's the most fun. All these brass bits and pieces sitting around makes for great fittings and connectors.
Lots of progress today, gear installed, some plumbing done, Chuck you're right, it's the most fun. All these brass bits and pieces sitting around makes for great fittings and connectors.
Thanks Glenn. I seriously doubt in the long run the error will be noticeable. If I really knew what I was doing I would have been able to nail this a couple of months ago. But the Next one....(who are those guys in their white lab coats looking in my window... :gogo )