Przy & Borsos:
Thanks for commenting , it means a lot.
Thanks everyone for looking in as well!
Watching a short clip on youtube showing the start-up of a Gotha , a chance to see some info , I can see a mech inside the engine pod manipulating something. Its in the upper area of the pod , and I think it may be the starting magneto he is using. I THINK the start mag is cranked , and the charge sent through a switch to the engine's mags for starting. It has to be as simple as that as things weren't that complicated as far as starting these things. Two guys on the prop as well , maybe the fact that the pistons weighed 10 pounds each had summat to do with that...
So I'll use Taurus starting mag and switch set , the high detail set , #3230a . Watching the vid and looking at the parts I thought a flat plate , detailed with a weld bead , bracket beside the oil tank would be a good guess as to where the start mag was mounted:
Details that are inside the pod are being worked on today, as well as moving the rest of the parts in play here into primer and paint
As promised:
Notes regarding the gas guages. If not exposing I suggest cutting off the mount and gluing the guage right into the side cowl panel.I'll be doing that. Aeroclub bezels fit perfect, WNW decals provide 4 off and I wrecked the first 2 by using Solvaset , water and Mr Mark Softer suffices. Orient the decals by looking at the face and the bottom, you'll see what I mean. If you use the mount , cut a 45 degree channel in the back of the small peg mount , this will help it align on the framework and make gluing easier. Formula PVA was used to secure the bezels and create the lens.
Kept going...
Last shot for today of the engine sitting in place:
