Carburetor Detail

[RadialDragon]

Was wondering if anyone has any pictures of well detailed 1/25 or 1/24 carburetors they have made. Please also post the color paints that were used. I have heard that 'Model Masters' "Jet Exhaust" is a good color to use.. just looking for ideas here .

[blunc]

this is some 30 year old work...I have since decided to do the throttle cable a different way because the current configuration is just wrong, however, there are primary and secondary throttle plate levers, throttle cabling with spring and fuel connections in addition to boring out the main and secondary air passages ( can't really call them venturi since I didn't add the venturi assemblies).

[Foxer]

I wish I could post some photos for you but I had posted a thread about how unrealistic carburetors were molded and there may be something of interest in there. Some photos and mention of paints and well done kit carbs were in it.

I use a mic of gold and silver to get closer to that goldish carb color.

[Harry P.]

Please post questions in the questions area.

[W-409]

The carburetors on the Revell's '50 Olds. They're just painted with Revell's silver (Number 91) and then I installed some Photo Etch parts by Scale Dreams and linkages are from metal wire.

Revell's '62 Impala carburetors. Painted with mixture of dirty thinner and Humbrol's Clear Orange. Details are made from sheet aluminium and metal wire.

Jo-Han Plymouth Barracuda Dominators. Golden areas are painted with regular Humbrol gold paint and the chrome has some flat clear over it. Fuel line fittings are made from six-rounded Plastic Tubing, Photo Etch parts are from the Scale Dreams and rest of the details are just regular copper wire. Also the throats are drilled open, and I added nozzles there.

Those are just some examples of what I do for my carburetors. There might be better and more realistic ways to do this, but I hope you still find this helpful.

[my80malibu]

This picture shows how a typical fuel line setup might be done. This was carefullly hand drilled Plastruct hexagon rod pinned to the carbs then a fuel block "not shown"was fabricated followed by some rubber elastic to simulate hose.

[RadialDragon]

These aren't finished yet but they are as simple as it gets.. Carburetors are the ones supplied in the 55 Jukebox Sportsman model.. First I got a fine tip brush and painted the inner bowls "Flat black", then I painted the whole carburetor "Steel" Then I rolled a Q-tip around the inner edge of the "silver" paint container and then rolled the Q-Tip across the top of the carb only coloring the raised areas around the top of the carburetor as well as the floats... Next I plan to paint the Metering blocks a "zinc" or "Goldish" color as well as plumb it.. just wanted to post this to show how simple it can really be to add detail to a nicely molded piece..

[RadialDragon]

Thanks to you guys for posting. Appreciate it.. lets see some more !!

[Dinky]

Nice, interesting.

[RadialDragon]

These aren't finished yet but they are as simple as it gets.. Carburetors are the ones supplied in the 55 Jukebox Sportsman model.. First I got a fine tip brush and painted the inner bowls "Flat black", then I painted the whole carburetor "Steel" Then I rolled a Q-tip around the inner edge of the "silver" paint container and then rolled the Q-Tip across the top of the carb only coloring the raised areas around the top of the carburetor as well as the floats... Next I plan to paint the Metering blocks a "zinc" or "Goldish" color as well as plumb it.. just wanted to post this to show how simple it can really be to add detail to a nicely molded piece..

Here they are again. Added the gold to the metering block area and man what a difference .. Next is running the fuel lines

[tmartin03]

Incredible work guys! I love engine detailing...Wish my parts box was better stocked so I have different options. Maybe I'll have to resort to picking up some motors from eBay...

[RadialDragon]

Found a link with all kinds of different Dual carb Plumbing pictures... These are real life set ups..

http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=429944

Edited November 22, 2013 by RadialDragon