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I had such a good time building this small model, timing the engine, seeing the distributor do its job, and seeing the overall beautiful (to me) small object that I thought that some of you might enjoy doing one too...
Last edited by jrotsaert; 01-01-2017 at 04:10 PM.
Reason: Addings pics
Jean-Marc, thank you! so amazing, i just came across these kits and am considering ordering one, how many parts and difficulty factor? tools included?
About 300 parts and not hard at all if you're mechanically inclined. Took me from3:30 to 7:00 to build with 2 breaks
First time that I physically did a valve timing job and I learned so much... was also super interesting to understand the design of the distributor. I really had a fun time
Thank you to OP and to ADias. I ordered mine from AMAZON and awaiting delivery of this model to build and then display in my office. Cool model and thanks again for sharing and the information where to acquire them.
That is very cool. How large is the completed model? Does it actually "run" or do you turn it by hand?
Scale is 1/4 (maybe 1ft by 1.5ft) and it runs with a little electric motor that turns it and lights up the distributor controller diodes to simulate plugs being activated
Ordered the same model from Amazon and took me about four hours to assemble and build to completion. Pretty cool model to have and place in the office or home as a novelty item and talking piece.
Thanks for posting the picture, can it be dis-assembled? I want my son to re-assemble it back when he is old enough to get him interested in mechanical engineering.
01-01-2017, 04:03 PM
1/4 model Flat 6
