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Well after my crash and burn on the MFH 1/24 Daytona Cobra I decided to try my hand at their 1/12 GTO kit. This is a mostly white metal kit with some clear resin parts so you can see the pistons moving. Here is a video showing the tappets moving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8awmlGsSjLM
It has hundreds of tiny white metal parts, some wire and some decals. The instructions are pictorial and pretty good.You have to drill about a million tiny holes to facilitate assembly so I set up my drill press with a micro compound table so I can accurately place the parts for drilling. I will be keeping a count of how many holes I drill in this kit, but I know right now it will be a LOT of holes.The holes are 05.,0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 mm in diameter. Here are some pictures of the parts and instructions. darbyvet attached the following image(s):
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We start with the pistons.They need clean up after removing from the sprue and then you have to drill 0.8mm holes into either side of the piston heads to pass a gudgeon pin to attach the connecting rods So far 24 holes drilled. darbyvet attached the following image(s):
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Subscribed to updates. This is one of my dream kits so I'll be following with interest! Any images I post on my personal builds are free to be used and shared under Creative Commons Attribution license, which means you can do what you want with them, on the condition you mention I'm the author.
Happy building :-) http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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yes this is the visible version.One side of the engine is made from clear resin so you can see the pistons moving in the engine block.
Carl
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Should be a real treat 
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 Nice kit takes the working engine on the MP 4/4 to another level, will be watching Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Carl. Look ford to seeing your progress. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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I will be eagerly following along. Are you cleaning the white metal by hand/Dremel or using a magnetic polisher?
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rjfk2002 wrote:I will be eagerly following along. Are you cleaning the white metal by hand/Dremel or using a magnetic polisher? By hand.It is very soft. Carl
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Certainly looks like you enjoy a challenge Carl, this looks fantastic Steve
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Great looking kit. Quite a challenge. I'll certainly be following this one.
Malc.
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Hmm I feel a mystery purchase coming on!!
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Wow, that's a seriously nice looking kit, should be a stunning display piece
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More drilling.Here is a picture of my drill press set up.I have the micro compound table set up so I can accurately position the piece I am drilling.I have now drilled the holes in the pistons for the gudgeons and drilled the holes in the connecting rods so I can assemble the piston assembly. It is a bit time consuming using the drill press, but it is the only way to get the holes exactly where they need to be.If i want the pistons to move in the cylinders I need to be precise. total 36 holes drilled (all 0.8 mm). darbyvet attached the following image(s):
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So here are the 12 pistons and connecting rods.You connect them with 0.8 mm brass wire and then assemble them on to the crankshaft darbyvet attached the following image(s):
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Looking good and top work Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Now the pistons are connected to the connecting rods with the gudgeon pins and I started assembling the crankshaft. The crankshaft is assembled in sections with 2 pistons per section.The ends of the crankshaft sections are keyed. I tried test fitting the pistons into the cylinder and it will be a very fiddly job to get them all in place and secured without getting any glue on the parts that need to move. darbyvet attached the following image(s):
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And I thought a full size V12 was complicated!! Very nice build, and superb work.
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