Hi All,
I had hoped to have a productive modeling summer and finish my Tameo 1952 Ferrari 500 F2, but was just distracted by family stuff.
Then, in August, at the Pocono Indycar race, I saw and heard for the first time the mighty DOHC Ford V8 at the Vintage Indycar Festival. So, I decided to build the MPC Olsonite Eagle that I've had sitting around, in the Denny Hulme/DOHC Ford V8 version with decals from Indycals.
The problem is, the iconic bundle of snakes exhaust is not much more than a plastic blob with a few indentations sort of resembling pipes, and the 4 individual intake trumpets on each side are molded into a group of four - completely unrealistic. I've been carving and digging and hacking at the exhaust blob, and I might be able to use the individual stacks from the Gurney-Westlake version, but they still won't look right.
Anybody know of a 1/25-scale engine kit, or a kit that I could steal the engine from? I've got a HRM 1/24 Ferrari 330 P4 engine kit to trade.
TIA, Cheers,
Greg
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Re: Source for 1/25 DOHC Ford V8
Hi Greg
The Ford Quad Cam in the MPC Olsonite Eagle is the best 1/25 scale version of this engine available. It does have its own characteristics that make it quite unique. The only way to get a realistic bundle of snakes that I have found is to attempt a scratch build. It's not a simple scratch build to master especially from the assembly perspective. I am still pursuing my own attempt. I have always wondered if there would be any interest in a detailing profile for vintage Indy engines? I keep hoping to see adequate detailing enthusiasm to support such a project.
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The Ford Quad Cam in the MPC Olsonite Eagle is the best 1/25 scale version of this engine available. It does have its own characteristics that make it quite unique. The only way to get a realistic bundle of snakes that I have found is to attempt a scratch build. It's not a simple scratch build to master especially from the assembly perspective. I am still pursuing my own attempt. I have always wondered if there would be any interest in a detailing profile for vintage Indy engines? I keep hoping to see adequate detailing enthusiasm to support such a project.
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I have a resin Ford 4 cam I would be willing to help you with. I think it's from either Bill or Lance.
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Re: Source for 1/25 DOHC Ford V8
Lance did do a resin Quad cam turbo based on the MPC engine. Fortunately the bundle of snakes is insulated with an aluminum wrap, making it easier to replicate the exhaust manifold.