MiniArt V-55 Engine. 1:35

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V-55 Engine

MiniArt 1:35

 

The V-55 is a huge V-12, 580hp water cooled diesel engine used in all T-55 variants. This kit is taken from the superb interior kits of the T-55. As I said in my reviews of the full kits this is a beautiful model in its own right. Well, looks like MiniArt heard me and have released a separate kit of it. The small, yet attractive box with artwork showing the engine in its completed state, contains four sprues of grey styrene and a length of copper wire.

 

Construction is as in the full kits, starting with the two piece sump, onto which the starter motor and alternator are attached, as is the electrical tube that sits between the cylinder heads. Each of the cylinder blocks are made up from six parts, each completed assembly is then glued to the sump assembly.  The exhaust manifolds are then attached, along with the three lengths of pipe at the rear of the engine, and two lengths at the front, which in turn are attached to the separate water pump. The engine fitted with a seven piece cradle, followed by the exhaust silencers and their attachment blocks.  The air filter is made up from eleven parts. Once assembled the filter is glued to the front of the engine and two recirculation pipes fitted between it and the exhaust silencers. The copper wire is then cut to length and used as glow plug leads

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

This is a very nice and useful little kit. You can use it in the MiniArt kits that don’t come with engines, or use it on its own as part of a workshop scene in a diorama or whatever your imagination can come up with.

 

 

 

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