J.B. Customs Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 That is just way COOL 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 Made a waterpump out of plastic card using a piece of sprue for the pulleys. I cut a strip of insulation tape and made a drive belt. Also made the auxiliary drive pulley for the front cover. The water rail presented a problem. I eventually turned a piece of 1mm square rod into round for the connections to the heads and found an exhaust pipe off a car kit that I could fashion into the water manifold. The thermostat housing is just two pieces of 2.5mm square rod. Just added rings of ali tube to simulate the connections between sections of the manifold. Turned an alternator out of sprue and made a quick bracket. I'm amazed at what I've done so far, and have had a great time doing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) Built an exhaust manifold from sprue. I notched the length with a round file and added six pieces at right angles, the shaped it all down. Added a simple flange for the turbo. Then built a turbo from my old mate Chubby Sprue and some plastic tube. Just had to add the inlet and outlet for the respective turbines. I've drilled the centre sprue to accept oil lines. Also started piping up the coolant system with the lines to the oil cooler and the waterpump. Made a flywheel housing by cutting a length of plastic sheet and fitting it into a hole template. I just trimmed the end until they butted tightly. A piece of flat card was then glued on the top and all left to set. Pulled it out of the hole and trimmed it up, I'll fab some mounts next. You can see the trimmed piece in the background of the first shot. Edited April 23, 2023 by Rockford Text corrected 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete68 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Nice updates great scratch work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 You are taking this into another level for sure! Great work so far and I can definitely see things are shaping up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 4 hours ago, cifenet said: You are taking this into another level for sure! Great work so far and I can definitely see things are shaping up. Thanks mate. I've pondered why I'm doing this pointless pursuit already. Thinking further about it, I think I'm a little envious of the 1/25 guys who have engines to detail in their kits where I only ever get an oil pan! I wanted an engine. So I'm building one. I could have bought a 3D printing but that costs too much with shipping etc... and I'm enjoying this. Surprised myself really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) Had some time to work on the Cummins today. Fitted the sump which came from the T600 Kenworth kit. Added the pickup pipe to the oil pump, the fuel lines to the head, coolant line from the aftercooler, the charge air pipe, fan pulley and belts, flywheel housing, starter, dipstick and breather. It'll be finished soon and then I have to figure out how to fit it to my chassis. Edited April 28, 2023 by Rockford Text editing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Good going here, once you give an overall coat of paint, the engine will look quite sweet with all the right details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 Thanks guys. We'll, it's done. Added the turbo oil feed & drain, spin-on oil filter under the oil cooler, front pulley and alternator belt, water pump inlet pipe bent up from sprue, the coolant lines for the intercooler and compressor. I'm amazed that I managed to do this, but a logical approach, building in layers made it quite straightforward really. It's not perfect by any means but when I look at it I see a Cummins! All that remains now is the paint and how on earth I fit it! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 You’re the 1/32 master! That is ace. Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brush Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Very nice another gem from you, the engine is in a class of its own Great work. Graham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 You are truly a Craftsman! I like the Cummins! Excellent work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 You're very kind gents. I'm waiting for the right conditions for painting, when I'll just blast it beige as they did in the factory, hoses and all. All they left off were the belts. It's 14 Centigrade today but the humidity is nearly 80%, can't risk another job being ruined by paint blooming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 Well I couldn't believe we had a good painting day again yesterday and I had a tin of Tamiya Light Sand left over from another job. Three coats and it looks very Cumminsy. Bit of detail painting, belts back on and done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 I knew it! It is beautiful! You hard work paid off here. Fantastic details are showing up nicely, keep it up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brush Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Now its painted it looks even better, Impressive work. Graham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 Thanks gents. I think you will see that I put it in Under Glass because it has taken on a life of it's own as a sub-project. I just thought I'd better post a "finished" picture here. So now it disappears under the hood of my W900 never to be seen again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 On 5/9/2023 at 7:37 AM, Rockford said: Thanks gents. I think you will see that I put it in Under Glass because it has taken on a life of it's own as a sub-project. I just thought I'd better post a "finished" picture here. So now it disappears under the hood of my W900 never to be seen again. Make the hood open so you don’t hide it. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 Looks like I'm committed to doing so now. I'll have to open up the chassis first and seat it in there, then work out my clearances etc... I can't believe I've been working on this truck since February! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 Scary moment today. Took a cut-off wheel to the cast-in sump on the chassis. Cut went well. Dropped my Cummins in and it fits really well. Cab still goes on ok. Can't believe I've now got a 1/32 truck with a complete engine! Now I've got to fine tune the cab mounts and build a set of hood pivots that I can position before I part the two. Hopefully the cab and hood will remain aligned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 That’s ace! Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractoraholic Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 That really looks great. I admire all your detail work. I thought it was challenging doing mine in 1/24 scale, it's amazing your doing it in 1/32. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 20 hours ago, Bennyg said: That’s ace! Ben Thanks Ben, can't wait to see your 1/32 build. We're a small group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 19 hours ago, tractoraholic said: That really looks great. I admire all your detail work. I thought it was challenging doing mine in 1/24 scale, it's amazing your doing it in 1/32. Great job! Thanks sir, I'm sort of resigned to 1/32 because of space constraints but I do enjoy the challenge of making these things credible. I'd much rather work in 1/24 or 1/25, so much more choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.B. Customs Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Really great ingenuity 🧐 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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