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So whenever I get frustrated because some parts don't seem to fit or I can't figure out instructions or something seems difficult to do...

I go and look at what guys like this are doing in their spare time and I think... "Meh... if they can do this... my little problem is solvable."

http://www.nyemachine.com/pratt_whitney_r4360.php

Armortek builders are some of the best modelers I've seen. But these kinds of guys... who 'nother planet!

Cheers,

RPR

thats part of the interest is getting it to work, too easy and your get bored, interesting post, regards simon manning.

Amazing work - with some pretty tricked out tools by the look of it.

My concern would be that fuel explosivity and heat expansion don't scale well, so I would be in the next room, or building, when it was fired up for the first time...

Having said that, I still harbour a dream of putting a Moki rotary engine in the back of a Sherman

Adrian.

Hi Adrian:

Folks have made quite a few running miniature engines and, yes, the fuel is something that has to be sorted out! But I've never heard of any exploding or causing issues. I think these guys put so much into their engines, that they are very, very conservative in running them. That said, I think things do get very challenging below 1/4 scale.

Here is one of my favorite ambitious projects... I'll never do it. My machining skills aren't up to it.

http://www.quarterscalemerlin.com/

BTW, I think you'd want to put a radial in a Sherman. A rotary would get a bit... interesting... trying to run a tank!


Radial




Rotary

Like I said... there are the some real genius folks out there... I only hope that some in the current generations are catching the bug. So much more fulfilling than X-Box!

Cheers,

RPR

Those are excellent links! The Merlin is just fantastic. I almost pushed "buy" the castings, but fortunately they are sold out! I need another project like I need more missing marbles...
Bob