Franzis 1/3 Porsche Carrera type 547 engine

[Guest]

Hi all started on the exhaust down pipes (dosent really show in the pics)

I tried an experiment with metal effects on the exhaust as I didn't want it to look the same as the engine and im really pleased with the look of them.

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[Guest]

Got the exhaust on and more experimental metal effects, a word of warning to anyone building this kit and painting parts of it the black shiny plastic is of a different type of plastic to the rest of the kit I sprayed the cowl for the fan (with the same type of paint used everywhere else) the plastic on the cowl has crazed and cracked (and that's even with using plastic safe primer) im hoping a layer of filler sanded down then sprayed over will fix it.
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[Jim R]

Hi Ken
Quite simply stunning. The different finishes you have got really add to the look.
Jim

[mrtintheweb]

Question......
Do you think this (or similar) would help a teenager to learn the inner workings of an internal combustion engine without the need for the real thing?
Toby

[Guest]

Absolutely the spark-leds are even timed right and it runs slow enough so you could explain exactly the process as it occurs.

[scottie3158]

ken,
A very interesting and unusual build that is looking good.

[Steve Brodie]

All i can say is WOW, WOW and WOW !!

[Guest]

Nearing completion now.

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[Guest]

Well its done (the supplied belt is too tight making the top pully bind and stopping it)

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[Nicko]

Certainly looks impressive. Nice work.

Nick

[Jim R]

Hi Ken
That's impressive and very unusual.
Jim

[JR]

Perfection, a stunning build with your added methods of achieving textures on the plastic to look like castings.