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Aghis Barberopoulos
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4 January 2015, 10:40
Aghis Barberopoulos
Well, I can tell you one negative of this kit: the BMW801 cowl is totally wrong...🙁 I have a couple of options: get rid of it and show the engine bare on its mounts, wait for aftermarket replacement, or do it the hard way...scratch. The problem is that these engines were usually installed with the cowl system on...
Well, I can tell you one negative of this kit: the BMW801 cowl is totally wrong...🙁 I have a couple of options: get rid of it and show the engine bare on its mounts, wait for aftermarket replacement, or do it the hard way...scratch. The problem is that these engines were usually installed with the cowl system on...
7 January 2015, 19:03
Aghis Barberopoulos
Oh, let me also add the engine block is also a joke...it looks more like 1/72 ! ? I have plenty of spare BMW801, but that is not the point: This kit is clearly over-priced for what one gets.
Oh, let me also add the engine block is also a joke...it looks more like 1/72 ! ? I have plenty of spare BMW801, but that is not the point: This kit is clearly over-priced for what one gets.
7 January 2015, 19:41
Aghis Barberopoulos
I didn't check that yet...
At least the fuselage seems to have something like the correct diameter 😄
So I am thinking of making the engine firewall and adding the mounts and the engine less the removable cowls (and the propeller!). This way it will be more interesting and definitely more accurate 🙂
I didn't check that yet...
At least the fuselage seems to have something like the correct diameter 😄
So I am thinking of making the engine firewall and adding the mounts and the engine less the removable cowls (and the propeller!). This way it will be more interesting and definitely more accurate 🙂
7 January 2015, 21:49