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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 | Parked | 03-Jul-15 21:38 |  | | Views : 1451 | | There you have it. The engine has lots of character and highlights one of the main focal points of a radial engined biplane. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 | Build | 03-Jul-15 21:35 |  | | Views : 1191 | | As you can see, the copper exhaust really stands out, despite it supposedly being "hidden" behind the cylinders. The "bling" factor really plays out here. The intake manifold will also be added. The intake manifolds were painted black for added contrast. |
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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 | Build | 03-Jul-15 21:32 |  | | Views : 1238 | | Each cylinder was first set in its "mounting base" made from paper and beads and then the whole assembly epoxied onto the plastic crankcase |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17 | Build | 03-Jul-15 21:29 |  | | Views : 1161 | | After each cylinder was epoxied in place, I cut a small section of slightly thick copper wiring and bent it to shape to simulate the exhaust. It was epoxied into place. The spark plug wiring was simply superglued. I purposely left the copper wiring in its natural state as sometimes exhaust pipes can take on various burnt hues of colors that closely resembles well, copper. |
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