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With the front end and the chassis together it quickly became obvious that the view through the mesh as well as the gap left by the partly open bonnet showed quite well the nice empty engine bay. My first thought was to just chuck a rough shaped block of wood painted black in there but after a test try that just didn’t cut it, a lot more detail was needed, and this kit doesn’t come with an engine. So time to scratchbuild one.
I hunted out some reference photos and still not wanting to go whole hog on a totally detailed engine I decided something in the middle would be more than adequate. Taking into account what could be seen I decided to put the effort into the upper front the most. So an hour and various bits of balsa wood, plastic rod, stretched sprue and wire later we have a basic rendition of the engine ( basic covering of Mr. Surfacer and a quick undercoat only at this point ).
A quick coat of paint later and this is what we have. The two small photos in this set show it close to lifesized ( around 2cm long ) as it gives a better idea of the effect of the finished result. Still a bit bright at this stage ( accentuated by the camera flash ) but not for long.
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And after a few tweaks and additions, an oil wash of burnt umber, a matt coat, a little drybrushing and a little dash of rust pigments we have the finished result, all up about 90 minutes worth of engine. Once set inside it looks the part and I’m happy with the result.
