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Just a small update really, I found something called tiger tail wire on ebay, it's 0.38mm and you can get it in a variety of colours. Basically I ordered some, it came the yesterday and it's perfect for wiring at 1/24th scale. Not too stiff, not too springy. So out came the fishing wire fuel lines I did the other days and in went the tiger tail wire instead. I just felt that you couldn't see the clear fishing wire very well at all. Much better definition and contrast with the white fuel lines here: Underneath and pretty much ready to install into the fuel pump assembly and then tidy up. And that's it for now, kinda wish I'd discovered this stuff before I wired the ignition leads into the Fujimi engine, the springy wire has proved very difficult to install. It's nearly all done though. Thanks for looking in

Thanks. No, haven't heard anything from MFH. I'm thinking I'll just scratch some from FIMO clay though, they do a translucent orange which should be perfect. I mean, they're only essentially a ring around the top of the air intake so shouldn't be that difficult to make. I've ordered some to try anyway.

Blast from the past. What's the difference between the RZ and the RD just out of interest?

This build is looking superb mate, great job on the engine and great job on the rivets and polishing.

Welcome to my world

So yesterday the MFH exhausts had my life. They fit no problem as separate parts in the test fitting, once together though they just would not fit. At all. What should have been an easy 10 min job of gluing in 6 pegs into 6 holes turned into a 3 hour job with me walking away from sheer frustration a couple of times. Just tiny bends to alter the pipes to get them to fit had me tearing my hair out and, of course, bending the pipes ruined the paint job. Anyway I eventually got them on and then patched up the paint as best I could. I'm not 100% on the paint, but they're under the car and not seen so I'll live with it. Striping them all back and starting again was not an option really either as it would have bent the white metal way out of shape. I'd have been back to square one with the same problem. So... those damned exhausts. Anyway onto today. Im still surprisingly jet lagged after New Zealand so I was basically up at 6am, had nothing better to do, so did some ( far more successful than yesterday ) work on the model. Rear tailpipes and bracket now fitted. Macro shot of tail pipes Which pretty much means ( apart from the velocity stacks and some tidying up ) that the MFH is virtually complete. I'll do a proper photoshoot of both the engine together once the Fujimi trans kit engine is complete. I then plumbed in half the fuel lines around the fan housing. There's a lot of the MFH PE brackets that I didn't use ( they give you quite a few options for the wiring ) so I'm utilising them on the Fujimi engine. MFH should sell these PE parts separately, they're damn useful. I've decided to use 4mm fishing wire for the lines on this engine. The white 0.4mm piping wire is just too stiff to even think about using. Plumbing under the fan housing And top view. The fan had been painted and is ready to go in too. Interesting this, I also bought MFH 0.4mm red piping cord to wire this engine but it's too stiff to be usable as it has actual wire down its core so I switched to MFH 0.28mm piping cord instead which you'd think would be easy to work with but it's proving to be difficult as it's very springy. It's also too small for the holes so you have to glue them in and then leave or they'll just spring straight out meaning that wiring the Fujimi engine is taking a lot more time than the MFH. The wire that came with the MFH engine though is 0.4mm without the core so it's perfect but they don't seem to sell it separately which is annoying. Anyway, this is where the trans kit engine is at present. I've abandoned it for now, I'm feeling tired again and, to be honest, I've had enough of tiny wires and fuel lines for one morning. So yeah, getting there. Slowly. Thanks for looking in.

MFH engine now has its gearbox All that's needed now ( apart from a solution to the velocity stacks ) are the exhausts which were sprayed this morning. I painted the exhausts for both engines at the same time. A plethora of sausage bits. And then there's the Fujimi engine which needs to be wired. Distributors and fuel assembly are now fitted. Bit of a contrast to the MFH engine. And that's it for now really, waiting on bits and pieces to dry and then I'll start on wiring no.2 engine. I couldn't find a decent fit with white wire for the fuel lines ( I did buy some 0.4mm white wire but it's too stiff for the threading jobs ) so I'm going with 0.3mm fishing line on this engine. Also did a test fit into the rear frame with the MFH engine last night ( forgot to take to take pics ) it's one hell of a tight fit, but it goes. Plenty to be getting on with really. Thanks for looking in.

Love that diorama, really top notch stuff.

The stacks were resin. No idea what would disintegrate them this way, tis a mystery? Edit: I sent a message to MFH, we'll see what they say about them.

I have returned from working in Dubai and New Zealand . Back to the model and a continuation of the MFH wiring. Got a lot done today even though I'm suffering from jet lag after 29 hours of travel over the last few days. So, the right had side ignition wiring was completed this morning. And then the left hand side, first six ignition leads trying to thread the clips was fun, kinda like threading 6 needles at a time. And then the last six ignition lines Top view Then onto the fuel lines I pre-threaded them around the fan housing first. Those fan housing clips ( especially threading in the third wire ) are a lesson in patience. And fitted the whole assemble wired in one go. I pre-wired the right hand side, then it was just a matter of plumbing it all in. So pretty much a wired MFH engine. ( I bumped the highlights and shadows here so you can see all of the detail ) But... then I came to install the velocity stacks and they disintegrated as I took them off the sprue I mean, I did colour wash them but only with Acrylic so no idea why this has happened or what to do about them as they're completely unusable. I might ask MFH if I can buy some more and then just leave them their original colour or maybe find a way of scratching some new ones. But yeah, the MFH engine is nearly complete apart from a few bits and pieces. Decent days modelling, even with the jet lag. Thanks for looking in

Lovely build

So I've been doing a few jobs here and there on the MFH such as adding matt clear lacquer to the framework to protect it. And then today I was having a look at how the wiring would go and one thing led to another and I started actually wiring it. So... right side wires going in. Fuel assembly is also now fitted to the engine. And the first 6 wires through their respective clips and back over into the distributor Seen here with the fan housing and the tiny clips that will eventually hold the fuel lines. Fan housing removed and wires tidied up a little. I'll wait for the epoxy to fully harden before I start with the other six. Then, of course, they'll all be neatened up along the top of the cylinder head before I start on the other side. They'll eventually go though the middle of the air-inlets too. So far so good. Unfortunately this is where it all stops for now as I have to go and work in Dubai and New Zealand for two weeks. To be continued.... Thanks for looking in.

Another small update as I'm building up the MFH engine The second throttle linkage spring is now scratched and fitted, takes quite a bit of time to install the individual parts to get this all lined up, bit of a fiddly job this one. Extra wire here will be cut off once the epoxy is dry. And side view taken with a 0.8mm drill bit in the frame so you can get an idea of the scale. Also the fan housing to the bottom right of the frame. Fuel assembly nearly ready to go on too, still needs detailing on the bolts. And that's it for now really. Just doing little bits at a time assembling this. Thanks for looking in.

Thanks Simon, I'm trying to get it up to the pre-wiring stage before I go off to Dubai and NZ working for 10 days next Wed. Then the fun really starts once I return.

Oh man I have a dilemma here. Basically all the parts on the throttle linkage assembly are sitting correctly, the rear plastic part is lined up with its seat and glued, the PE angled arm piece is siting parallel with the plastic part, the tie bar is through its hole and through the PE arm, the rear PE bracket is glued and correctly lined up with its holes over the fitting guide. ( which was fiddly as to fit ) But.... And it's a big but The spring that joins it all together ( whilst not being that hard to fit ) is clearly too long for the assembly. Plus there's no adjustment due the way the parts are all held together and lined up. The angle of the throttle arm would have to be nearly vertical for this to fit which is clearly not how it should be. It should be angled back + it's a PE part and that would require me to somehow cut the lower arm back to change the agle ( bearing in mind that this thing is tiny ) The plastic bit only seats one way too and that's into a slot so it's not a case of moving the whole lot back. Here's a scan of the instructions, everything is in its right place but basically the spring is a few mm too long for the job. It's almost like it's the wrong spring, but they're the only springs I have? So what do I do? Do I cut the spring and glue one half to the assembly? I mean, there's no chance I could cut this back and form another loop in the spring. That just wouldn't happen. Bugger. I'm a little stumped here. Edit: Ahhh, of course. I have 0.3mm vaping wire and some 0.5mm rod. Make my own bloomin springs. Not too shabby at all. Crisis over Now I can take it out and paint the brackets. Edit 2: Now fitted and painted. Onto the other side now. ) And a test fitting to see how it all looks Thanks for looking.

That is looking incredible. Just an utterly first class build.

Ok, so lots of bits on the MFH engine as I'm slowly building up the parts. Distributors are on, fan is built up, alternator etc. etc. Top view ( the black wash on the fan is still wet here ) Also as I have no ignition wire boots I've painted the tops of the distributors black to look like boots once it's all wired. Main block end plate ready to go on. And then there's these bits which are part of the throttle linkage Super fiddly to fit, here's the test fit ( pin head for scale ) The Alclad paint actually looks like Hammerite at this magnification. But then I realised the arm that connects them to the throttle link rod wouldn't fit like this and they'd need to be drilled out. ( 0.5mm drill bit with not a lot of clearance here ) They're pretty much drilled 1/2 way down the part. And then I assembled them with the PE linkage part and the rod to get an exact fit. ( again with pin to scale. ) So I've left that drying. There's the other side to fit yet. Then there's a PE part to fit over the clear yellow end and then I've got to somehow attach these tiny springs in place. And then there's one larger arm to attach to finish it all off. I've abandoned it for the night though as one side of the throttle linkage epoxy dries solid, plus I was giving myself a headache trying to focus down at this level. Thanks for looking in

Thanks Matt, I did toil a lot with the idea of spending this much money on a model, but then it's probably going to take a year to build these two together ( especially considering I get really busy in the summer ) so in respect to that it's not a lot to pay for a years worth of pleasure. I guess

Thanks. That's the great thing about modelling though ( unlike most things in life nowadays ) there's no deadline or rush to finish.

Superb weathering there, great job.

I actually use magnifying glasses over my reading glasses to see these things. It's the only way.

Yep, that's a plastic shot glass. They're tiny.

Small update really. Now that I'm pretty happy with the colour I've started to build up the engines slowly on both the MFH and the Fujimi The MFH cylinders and heads are now attached to the main block, the fan supports are starting to take shape here too. Fujimi in the background here Looking down with a test fit of the fuel assembly And then fitting the tiny ignition cable holders to the engine. Luckily for me MFH provide you with two options for these holders so I'm using the second option on the Fujimi engine. And then first coat of paint on some of the pulleys And then a test fit of the fiberglass shield that goes over the engine block ( looking suitably dirty here ) And that's it for now really, just slowly building up both engines and taking my time to get them right. Thanks for looking.

Love the weathering on this. Great build

The MFH frame, lower chassis and firewall are now painted. Frame parts in Nato Black for the scale. Rear engine cage Upper front Lower front ( drying here ) And chassis parts in a German grey base Firewall And front chassis With lower front frame for contrast I did some experimentation with the Testors Dullcoat and found that I can hand paint it over the frame, it doesn't make any difference to the finish but will work as a protective lacquer. So basically that's the next job. Then I want to find a way of making it look authentic because it's all looking very new at present. I've also been working on dulling down and dirtying up both the MFH and Fujimi engines as basically I just didn't like the initial chocolate brown ( Alclad exhaust manifold ) I'd sprayed it. It just looked way too metallic and shiny and I want it race worn like it's just done 18 hours of Le Man. So basically it started life like this when I'd just sprayed it. ( pretty horrible really ) Now it's at this point which, to me, looks a lot more like the oxidised magnesium of a race worn Type 912 engine. Spruce up the bolts, give it couple of dark washed to really bring out the detail and then I think I'll be happy. And then I can get on with building it up. And that's it for now, thanks for looking in.