Thanks Gaz.
Engine work , after a ton of thought , begins with the installation of the water pump and air pump. These have both been pre- drilled for the lines to come, the air pump got 3 holes:
The water pump , none until lines are fabbed up and openings identified , the 'greaser' will be in play in this area as well:
And seeing a lot of the fabric decals being used for detailing parts , I used it fro the linen strip on the ammo drums, here I use it to good effect on the intake manifold to re-create the insulating asbestos material.
HGW' s Fabric Texture , Base white , 532050.
Blacked out and textured somewhat with acrylic:
Then wrapped in HGW's linen decal , strips cut from the sheet amounted to around 40" (!) in length to wrap the part:
Not an easy or quick job , but I think it looks ok. Wrapping last night took 2 hours , and applications of Mark-Fit were constant. This morning it looked pretty crappy , so I got out the most volatile of decal setting solutions , The Solvaset , liberal soaking , a cup of coffee , and pressing the decals home with my fingers worked out splendidly.
Thanks for looking.
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