Today I started on the engine. It's a le Rhone 9J
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I used Vallejo steel mixed with some Vallejo metallic black and a black wash for the crankcase and aluminium with a sepia wash for the pistons.
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Next up the exhausts and there is a slight gap at the top of the cylinder head that will have to be filled
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I'm using Tamiya dark copper for the exhausts and then fill the gaps with CA glue. Hopefully this will work. I was thinking about cutting off the top of the inlet pipes and adding some fine plastic piping but as they'll be hidden I didn't think it was worth the extra effort. I may do spark plug leads as well and again they are hidden but.......well I'll know they're there