Thanks!
So continuing with the engine.
One of the details I am really undecided over is if the mating face of the lower cam covers is flat or angled, in the pic above my first attempt I made it flat to the ground plane.
On my second attempt I also set the top cam cover to a steeper angle and the bottom one angled up slightly.
I also realised the trumpet spacing is in pairs.
In the end I got through three iterations, each one getting a bit closer to the real thing.
The second one I made the block taller and angled the top cam cover down a bit more.
The final one has the top cam cover at an even steeper angle, the oil drain tubes added and the intakes moved inboard a smidge.
There is a lot more wigglyness involved in the main crankcase, but now I think I know where it all is, I can start on the plastic version.
The main crankcase of the full size engine appears to be split in to 4 separate vertical pieces, the two main crankcase halves, 2 sets of cylinder barrels then the heads bolted on to the barrels – like a VW Beetle engine.
And with new gearbox and the mock up of the coil bracket (oh- suspension frame) in balsa with a dizzy cap from a Matra V12. The 1512 has two plugs per cyl so needs two 12 cyl dizzys!
And with the coil bracket finalised (immortalised?) in plastic.
I have ordered some 20mm dia plastic tube which will form the basis of the centre of the crankcase.
So thats where I'm up to at the moment, I hope it will not be so long for another update - PJE keep asking!
Have to clear a few of the others off the desk first though.
I am trying an experiment with pictures by hosting on imgbb.com, so you have to click on the pics a couple of times to get to the full size. Not sure if its better or worse than using F1M as the pic host?
Comments, criticism, questions - all welcome!
Malc.