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I feel like I am occupying this space but am on a roll. This is another Williams Bros model, 1-1/2"=1' scale kit. This represents the engine which powered Charles Lindbergh's solo flight over the Atlantic in the "Spirit of St. Louis" Ryan aircraft. Again another impossible build. The complete wiring harness supplied was rubber and looked horrible and could not be maneuvered to look realistic. So it was totally replaced. Even the spark plug connection were cast in resin. The carburetor air heating piping was also rubber and was scrapped. Doing this part was very challenging. It was build with styrene tubing and stripes heated in hot water and formed in sections. If anyone is interested I do have some detail photos. The carriage bolts in the prop flanges were added as was safety wiring out of stretched sprue over a candle. The display stand is scratch. The engine is displayed as in need of rebuild. Thus all the oil stains and dirt. Enjoy the photos. Tom tnequette attached the following image(s):
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The Detail is brilliant! excellent job on the weathering looks like a museum piece regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
So Much to Build,But What a Hobby!
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Feel free to post any of your finished builds.
Again, excellent work on this one and very realistic!
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Wow, this looks amazing. Keep them coming and if you have any in-progress photos that you're willing to share, this would be great too! It's something completely different and I'd love to see more of the build process. 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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Fantastic build, I love the weathering, it looks like its just been removed and awaiting work.
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Very nice build, looks fantastic. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Looks great, Love the engine stand. Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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That`s great. Looks well detailed and finished. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Thanks to all for the positive feedback. I plan to post one more build before my next Samurai pack arrives, a Steam Traction Showman's Engine!
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A beautiful radial engine Tom, you really have made a stunning job of this build, and likewise you other radial engine, the Wasp, very well done!!  
Kev 
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Great build, it looks so realistic.
Graeme
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