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Info Eduard - September 2010
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WORKSHOP
9. Painting of the propeller - rst light layer.
10. Second layer - darker wood grains - on the
propeller, applied to the varnished rst layer.
11. Top layer of the wood nish on the fuselage. For easier application,
it is necessary to mount the fuselage in a way that it will be secured
during painting. Foe this step, I refrained from gluing in the propeller
shaft, and the engine was carefully glued onto its bed. I inserted
a strong metal rod, led to a wedge shape at the end in such was
as to allow it to be inserted into the engine without the fuselage rotating
around it. The fuselage was held secure by the shaft, in a vice which
I normally use in painting gures. In this way, I can rotate the whole
assembly to the required angle without having to touch it,
and potentially damage the nish. Painting is applied in layers
in the order indicated above.
12. Appearance after applying the second layer of wood grain
Assembly and Painting of the Engine in Ten Steps
The engine should be left in subassemblies, that will
facilitate painting and nal assembly:
A. Engine Block
B. Rocker Covers and ignition
C. Intake Manifold
D. Exhaust Manifold
1. The engine block including the cooling equipment
in the back.
2. Items such as the cam shaft cover, rocker covers and
ignition harness are glued onto the engine block, but only
the components themselves, in order to best ease the
process of painting.
3. Painting of the engine body - to replicate the metal
components, I use metallic paints of the Mr. Color line,
Super Titanium, and Super Stainless. For the black heads
of the cylinders, Mr Metal Color Dark Iron on the copper
parts is used.
4. Addition of the ignition harness - copper wire works
13. Appearance after the application of the decals. The relief detail
receives an application of heavily diluted Van Dyck Brown oil paint,
and weathering of the engine covers and other service panels on the
fuselage has also been conducted. The fuselage is just about to receive
its nal varnish coat.