mad mike Posted November 21, 2020 Hello everyone, finally found some time to start another one of my big-scale scratchbuilt engines. And even better I remembered to take some WIP pics this time, so here are some parts of my DFV build. I started with the Hewland gearbox because it's fun to do with all those nuts&bolts, and since this engine will be loosely based on the Lotus 72, there will be inboard brakes! That explains the brakediscs. The valve cover was made by using the famous "bare-metal and wipe" method, worked like a charm, thanks to everybody who described it here on the forum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
absmiami Posted November 21, 2020 And yes. There is some lovely red goop seeping out of the transaxle. Can even see it on my I phone ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad mike Posted November 22, 2020 Yes, I really wanted to make some sealing this time, so I used red insulation tape on the parting surfaces. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bainford Posted November 26, 2020 Very impressive. Very realistic textures. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Van Posted November 26, 2020 Who's nut $ bolt castings??? Fantastic work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad mike Posted November 27, 2020 Everyone, thanks for looking! Dave, I'm 3D-printing the nuts&bolts myself. There's not much 1/8 stuff available anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyK Posted December 1, 2020 Man, that is really nice. Love those nuts and bolts. How did you paint "Ford" on the valve covers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Straightliner59 Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Mein Gott im Himmel!? Very nice work. As someone else mentioned, the textures are beautiful. Edited December 1, 2020 by Straightliner59 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad mike Posted December 2, 2020 @John: I used Bare Metal Foil on the emblems first, painted over it, and removed the paint on the raised parts of the emblems again. That method has been described several times on this forum, and it works great. Now for some more WIP: completed the brakes and mounted everything on the Hewland. One caliper is made up of 16 parts now. Guess inboard brakes have a lot of problems and are rarely used, but they look great. It's that kind of sexy machinery that motivates my builds. Now on to the main engine... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
absmiami Posted December 5, 2020 The Hewland family is pleased to announce the birth of their 24th scale baby Hewland .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Laski Posted December 6, 2020 Really nice, Michael! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad mike Posted January 26 Thanks, Andy, Art. Now it's on to the block - assembling the basic parts and the pumps. Those were a lot of work to design, with all the variations details. Enjoy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Venom Posted January 26 Wow, couldn’t look more real! How are you getting the raw brushed surfaces look? BTW, I have one of your 1/24 GT40 MarkII engines on the way...Got it from Randy at Modelbuilders. I want to make a stand for it and display it next to my Le Mans GT40? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad mike Posted January 26 Thanks for buying one of my engines Josh! Would be glad to see your build here! For the raw cast surfaces I use black primer spray "dusted" on to get that rough surface, followed by Alclad dull alu and a bit of oil color washing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
absmiami Posted January 26 That sump is ... sumptuous here’s what the sump looks like on your 24th scale casting. well call this “junior” ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big John Posted January 27 Stunning work as usual Mike, The oil pumps are a work of art in them selves and your attention to the details even down to the raised lettering is very impressive. Can't wait for more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
