P-47 Jug Orlik - Page 2

**birder** · #11 05-26-2010, 03:31 PM

Right.........

**Ron0909** · #12 05-26-2010, 03:43 PM

Glen, keep at it mister. Hindsight.....you know the cliche

Maybe a bit of drybrushing or whatever will take care of those 100x magnification white edges. I love watching you build. Can we really expect a full report over the duration?

Ron

**birder** · #13 05-26-2010, 03:55 PM

Kindly Ron, the feeling is mutual. Regarding completion...well I never really know when starting, but the plan is to as the Troll once said "as finished as it's going to be"

**tapobakc** · #14 05-26-2010, 07:46 PM

Nice progress, this part of model is very hard to build, good luck¡¡¡

**birder** · #15 05-27-2010, 08:35 AM

Thank you Tapobakc, will post more progress when able

**Yu Gyokubun** · #16 05-27-2010, 08:40 AM

Glens-san, I overlooked this thread. I am impressed with your insightful comment on edge coloring for cylinders

**birder** · #17 05-27-2010, 11:13 AM

Thank you for stopping by Yu-san, nice always to have any input from you in fact I was thinking how beautiful must be those radials hidden under cowlings in the gallery by yourself must be....

Moving forward to a rather tedious operation, the valve covers. I dont think these are accurate for a Pratt + Whitney having seen them up close, but will use them. The shape of these are more Wright definately, and the P+W have also some additional tubing across the cylinder tops that I'm thinking of not including...again another builder might choose to do that. A jig as used by Bomarc that has to be the reference for a radial engine, is needed for the large number of valve covers and I intend to paint them. This is a simple jig consisting of a wooden stick to shape and dipped in wax, although it enlarged the stick so wax mostly scraped off with the knife edge. I think this will make consistant covers, now to make 'em

**KCStephens** · #18 05-27-2010, 12:21 PM

Looks like another up and coming monster thread...Just in time for those of us who are going through withdraw symptoms due to the completion of Bomarc's epic PBJ!

**birder** · #19 05-27-2010, 01:00 PM

Ha, no, no, Kevin but flattery will get you everywhere. :p

**birder** · #20 05-27-2010, 02:40 PM

One last pic for the moment, have the forward row of valve covers made, here is the engine with 2 cylinders on, made the pushrod holes with the needle shown here I think will cut staight pins for pushrod cover tubes as will be undeniably straight