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Offline Gisbod

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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #30 on: July 14, 2021, 05:36:02 PM »
Beautiful work as always Fredrik!

The Engine is stunning.

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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #31 on: July 29, 2021, 07:14:48 AM »
Richie - I hope you've kept on smiling. Your response to my post certainly put a smile on my face!

And thanks everyone else - Rick, EBF, Bob, Dave and Guy - for your comments. Take the tea light idea and improve on it. I once made a replacement gun cover for a Fw 190 out of the same material (couldn't find a picture of it though) so it's quite a versatile material, sift but not too soft.

Some more engine pictures. The other side and installed in the fuselage. A bit of artistic license used when it comes to the piping and the oil tank.

Leads for the spark plugs made from thin copper wire. Spark plugs made from 0.4 mm brass tubing.


Brass tubing used to replicate the ignition wire tubes. I actually files holes on the back where the spark plug leads could go in. Just in case someone decides to see where those wires actually go. 😁



Something to do with carburetors and fuel lines...



And installed in the fuselage.




Cheers
Fredrik

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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #32 on: July 29, 2021, 07:58:41 AM »
Exquisite engine and internals.
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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #33 on: July 29, 2021, 07:48:43 PM »
How could I have missed this?!

Great build, and your engine is Champions League  class Fredrik!

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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #34 on: July 29, 2021, 08:37:20 PM »
Your engine is Brilliant Fredrik! This is really going to be a Stunning Model in all aspects.
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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #35 on: July 29, 2021, 09:22:27 PM »
Excellent job on the engine details Fredrik , I take it you will be leaving the panels off to show off that engine ?


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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #36 on: July 30, 2021, 06:19:35 AM »
Wow, so many details on such a small engine!

Something to do with carburetors and fuel lines...
This appears to be a heater (with cooling water) to prevent carburettor icing.

Cheers,
Frank

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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #37 on: July 30, 2021, 07:47:14 AM »
 :) :) :) Still smiling Fredrik, this is a crazy level of awesome. I have to keep double checking the thread title and every time I do it really does say 1/48 scale! I'm going back to check again! ;)

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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #38 on: July 30, 2021, 03:45:41 PM »
that engine is really stunning!
by the way, don’t want to divert the thread but... how do you paint the sparks wire?
when I paint mine, whatever colour I usa, it will always come off....

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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #39 on: July 30, 2021, 11:13:56 PM »
that engine is really stunning!
by the way, don’t want to divert the thread but... how do you paint the sparks wire?
when I paint mine, whatever colour I usa, it will always come off....

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edo

Edo , if you use acrylic paint mix in a little future floor wax , paint won't come off  ;)


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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #40 on: July 31, 2021, 04:47:58 PM »
 great tip Alexis!
thank you!
ciao
edo

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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #41 on: July 31, 2021, 08:48:20 PM »
Thanks all for your comments!
Great to have you onboard for the build.

Frank - thanks for correcting me on the carburettor thingies. I know what an engine looks like, but that's about it... 😎

Alexis - yes, the cowling panels will mostly stay off. I haven't really decided whether both sides should be open or only one.

Richie - 😃

Edo - to be honest I usually have the same issue so thanks Alexis for the tip. These particular wires were painted in situ so therefore less handling and less paint issues.

/Fredrik

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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #42 on: July 31, 2021, 11:38:03 PM »
that my friend is one good looking engine, i'm loving all the details  8)

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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #43 on: August 01, 2021, 04:02:16 PM »
Super detailing Fredrik!

Especially in 1/48..

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Re: CSM 1/48 Armstrong Withworth FK8 Early
« Reply #44 on: August 01, 2021, 10:57:39 PM »
Thanks EBF and Guy!
A short break now but I've added green paint and started drilling holes for the engine frame wires. I also need to decide on whether to try Rick's wrinkles or not.

Cheers Fredrik