Revell 1/6 Ford 427 engine

[kpnuts]

Hi all I've been eagerly awaiting this since I ordered it with my birthday money and it's finally here





It's beautifully packaged, feels like a high quality product.









Nothing is attached to sprues it's all in little bags











The one little gripe I have with it is Revell partly assemble it for you like this for instance





There are a few other parts pre assembled.

Problem is the engine block is cast so I've got to find a way to disassemble it to make the cast effect on the block, as you can see it looks far too shiney and smooth as it is.



The kit looks great, i think they made 4 in this series some are no longer in production but I'm going to try and get the full set (I will have to eBay for the rest)

[fordrodnkustom]

YES!! Good score!

[jbwelda]

That's pretty neat, I always wondered what the inside of that kit looked like. Personally, I wish they had made these 1/8 scale so they would fit with the "Big T" series, but with them 1/6 they are even more life-like. Very interesting that they don't use sprues, are there marks where parts were cut from sprues or did they mold each piece as a separate piece?

I want to see how this goes together so I will be watching!

jb

[Bernard Kron]

Zowie! This should be a real treat for you. The big scale and high detail provides the ideal canvas for your realistic textures, colors and all around realism.

[TooOld]

These are great kits , I have them all stashed . Never understood why they didn't sell better , probably the 1/6th scale which is typical for other engines (diecast) that are available .
Can't wait to see some of your super detailing !

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is the next update.
The back of the flywheel is full of ejector pin marks

Looks a bit better now

Added the machining detail to the engine casing

Added a bit of the casting texture

[kpnuts]

Hi all here is the next update 








It's a great little kit, wish I had better skills to do it justice.

[kpnuts]

Another update It's really hard trying to make plastic look like metal, all my usual tricks don't seem to be working, need to try some more washes.

[fordrodnkustom]

How 'bout a spray of dullcote to flatten the finish so the wash "sticks" better?

[kpnuts]

Hi all I'm happier with the carbs (still maybe need some more colouring but def in the right direction)

[Mr.409]

Oh yes, the carbs look very good now! It's true that they're not easy to make look like real metal, but I think you nailed it with the carburetors. Overall you're doing a great job with this engine. Keep the pics coming, I've always wanted to see how this kit builds up.

[TooOld]

Those carbs are excellent ! Keep up the great work !

[kpnuts]

Hi all I don't have access to a big American car so have had to loosely, and I mean loosely base this on the biggest car I have access to ( my bosses 340sl merccedes)( would have preferred his rolls royce) I've had to be creative with the measurements and this is very simplified, just a framework tho add suspension struts to and stuff.






It is purely to allow me to add some of the many engine connections a couldn't add with the supplied stand. I may not even use this, but and this is a big but, if it looks ok and I can find plans for it maybe I will try to scratch a full 1/6 car to put it in.

[kpnuts]

Hi all well the engine is nearly complete, I've added a few more details to the engine bay ( these are purely to add interest and not based on any car) as I said I need an engine bay to add the connections to the engine.

[kpnuts]

Hi all well the engine kit is finished, just lots of scratch building to do on the engine bay now.