kpnuts Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Hi all I got this today its actually a Franzis kit released under licence at a 3/4 the price of a Franzis kit, yes the instructions are not as glossy and there are no beautiful pics of the engine, and yes the box is not all luxury and flashy but the rest of the kit is exactly what you get from Franzis. First thing I will have to deal with are those god awful carburettors. I have masked the engine in half (as I intend to do it half see through and half not) we have a machine at work which will add a cast effect to the half that is not going to be see through. The metalizing technique I use need the parts to have a metallic appearance so to get that on the top of the pistons I use my mini lathe and just hold a file over the part whilst it's on (you could do the same with a dremel) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 So here is the next update. Thought I would fill that crankshaft (hope that doesn't bite me later its very heavy now. This is how they would have you assemble the pistons and con rods. A bit of a problem getting rid of the seam lines like that. I drilled out one half of the piston with a 4.5mm drill(same size as the gudgeon pins) so I can now glue both halves together and insert the gudgeon pin as would happen on the real thing. Cleaned up and painted the con rods. And all installed. Hell of a lot of play in those pistons, could do with some piston rings (not included with the kit) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 So here is a little update (a trial fit really) And a trial run. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lvp Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 With all that potential blowby, it was smart of you to start the engine outdoors🤭. Don't use anything thinner than 20w-50! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 Hi all more work on the boxer engine (definitely have do do something with those jokes of carbs) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Looks interesting and good to see it running too. Great work , I do like the simple yet very effective treatment for the top of the cylinders too. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 OK so this is how the carbs should look Here is my start on them, I know loads more detail needed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 OK so more work on the carbs (I know they look a bit granular atm I will work on improving that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorB Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Hi kpnuts... what skill level does this model need? too much for a 12-year old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Great start on the Carbs, it's a shame the kit doesn't provide the a clear fan shroud . Looking forward to seeing the cards develope. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Hi Dr b it's certainly easy enough out of the box for a 12 Yr old. More work on the carbs. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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