Today I recieved a small package from Israel with a very challenging kit of the Gnome 7 Lambda 80hp engine. It's a real beauty and one can't really imagine how something this small can be produced. My highest compliments must go to Eugeney Knupfer from small stuff.
As I told you last year I was looking for a replacement engine for this resin lump:
which should be fitted to these wings and fuselage:
These are parts of the Omega Farman HF XX kit in 1:72. I have witnessed the build log of Des with his Omega kit and there is also room for improvement for this kit. But the basics seem ok and I will try to add a lot of detail to the interior based on excellent CAD drawings I found on the Internet from D. Saler. I also need to think about the best rigging lines for this kit. There are many.
But on to the engine. The parts of the smallstuff are quite impressive:
To my luck there are some spare parts. There are 10 cylinders and you'll need only 7, there are 10 spark plug, 10, rocker arms and 9 pushrod's (my kit is missing one). The ignition cables will be scratch built.
To give you an impression in the cylinders (which I can't appreciate without a magnifying glass):
Also the centre of the engine seems to have all the bolts:
There's a resin tool included for placing the spark plugs in the cylinders.
I was already very impressed by the work of Lukasz of Taurus models on his 1:32 engine. Next to eachother:
Now I don't know if I will be able to put this engine together. Parts are very tiny and I'll do my best. Also realistic painting is going to be a challenge.
It's extremely nice that there are so many excellent modellers around the world that help us with such exquisit after market products to improve in this case the 1:72 Omega kit.
regards,
Ivo
