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Offline abufletcher

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Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« on: August 31, 2016, 07:07:23 PM »
I'm currently building a 1/6 scale Albatros CI and the particular aircraft I'm modeling had a Benz BzIII engine.  Building this dummy engine became a whole project in itself. 

One curious feature of the BzIII is that the cylinders were not centered on the crankshaft but rather offset.

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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2016, 07:08:26 PM »
The first task was to create a master for the cylinder resin castings.


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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2016, 07:09:58 PM »
The basic (water jacketed) cylinder was then smoothed out and detailed.


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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2016, 07:10:41 PM »
And here's the finished master.

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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2016, 07:11:34 PM »
This was my first time trying casting of any sort.

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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2016, 07:12:21 PM »
Ready to pour.

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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2016, 07:14:00 PM »
The castings were not super clean but were usable. 

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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2016, 07:15:07 PM »
They are heavy for a flying model so I drilled out the center.

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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2016, 07:16:13 PM »
Next they were mounted on a ply base that will be mounted over the actual engine.

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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2016, 07:17:11 PM »
Now comes all the detailing.  Spark plugs

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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2016, 07:17:47 PM »
Primed

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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2016, 07:18:24 PM »
Fuel intakes

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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2016, 07:19:34 PM »
Sculpey for the curved parts.

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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2016, 07:20:24 PM »
And lots of hand-cut G10 flanges.

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Re: Scratch-built 1:6 scale Benz BzIII
« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2016, 07:21:08 PM »
Intake tubes.