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Airfix Model World

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SKILLS SCHOOL

CAR ENGINE DETAILING

SKILLS SCHOOL

CAR ENGINE DETAILING

Airfix Model World

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Dr Jim Whalen

explains how to

detail a car kit

engine with the

relevant

materials

UNDER THEUNDER THE

BonneBonne

 The cylinder heads and intake manifold

were added but before the engine front

was glued, the oil filter was cut off to avoid

tricky masking.

 The dipstick was made by removing some insulation from the wire and then bending

the core into a loop, before cyanoacrylate (CA) and accelerant, or 'kicker' were used to

create a solid unit. It was pushed through the hole (that had been drilled at an angle)

and trimmed to ensure the oil pan would fit.

 The battery wire from a Model Car

Garage Delco battery kit, and a connector,

were pushed onto a pin and attached with

five-minute epoxy.

1 2 3

W

hen appreciating

a car, enthusiasts

will usually want to

study its engine.

Model cars are no different

in this respect, and one of the

quickest ways to improve realism

is to super-detail the powerplant.

This feature will focus on four

areas that need attention to

produce an engine that will catch

the viewer’s eye: assembly and

painting, fuel system, ignition

system and drive-belt assembly.

A suitable engine for this

task would be the Generation

2 Chrysler Hemi V-8. The

reputation of this engine is such

that all someone has to do to

indicate the performance

potential of their

car is to say “It’s got a Hemi in it”.

The term Hemi comes from

the shape of the combustion

chamber, because it is

hemispherical; the advantage

of this being it gives the biggest

volume compared to surface

area. This improves efficiency

and gives further structural

advantages (such as short intake

and exhaust ports, and position

of the spark plugs), which makes

the basic design very good.

Hemi genesis

The Generation 2 Hemi came

into being to compete at the

1964 NASCAR Daytona 500, and

was created by placing Hemi

heads onto Chrysler’s successful

Max Wedge engine. After a last-

minute dash to strengthen the

blocks of the new Hemi, it won

the Daytona 500 when

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