What the engine? - Aircraft of World War II

Maglar · 05-23-2009, 10:11 PM

So i've come to a point in my build regarding painting the engine. I dont have a clue regarding it and what it wants me to paint, ive tried googling the items but I get car engine pictures. I'm sure someone would easily lead me in the right direction, this will also help me on my B17! Heres a picture from the P-61..

vikingBerserker · 05-23-2009, 11:33 PM

If its a Pratty & Whitney R-2800, this site has a nice detailed pic:

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Maglar · 05-23-2009, 11:43 PM

Now thats nice stuff Vik!! I will reference but I was asking more along the lines of what and where push rods, cylinder heads, rocker covers, and exhaust pipes [etc.] are located on the engine drawings I posted.. Since I will be displaying my engine I want to get it right.

vikingBerserker · 05-24-2009, 12:27 AM

Sorry about that. Hopefully this is a little better. Valve Covers = Rocker Covers. The exhaust pipes I believe are the "rods" that face foward on your part #63

Stitch · 05-24-2009, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by vikingBerserker

Sorry about that. Hopefully this is a little better. Valve Covers = Rocker Covers. The exhaust pipes I believe are the "rods" that face foward on your part #63

That is correct; I typically paint the exhaust pipes "rust", since that is what happens to them after being exposed to intense heat for a long time (just look at the underneath of your car), and I typically paint the crankcase (the center part where the propeller shaft sticks out; it's called a "propeller reduction gearbox" in the picture) a gloss gray of some sort, either Gloss Gull Gray (FS #16440) or Aircraft Gray (FS #16473). The cylinder heads are typically a silver color (they're made out of aliminum, after all), and the rocker arm covers and tubes are typically a gloss black.

Maglar · 05-24-2009, 12:56 AM

Thanks you two, this should clear up the confusion! I'm going to go crazy trying to paint these little details!

Maglar · 05-24-2009, 01:16 AM

Found it on your link Vik, with your reference shot and the actual engine I feel even more confident!

Wayne Little · 05-24-2009, 08:20 AM

Great shots!

05-23-2009, 11:33 PM	#2
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,768	If its a Pratty & Whitney R-2800, this site has a nice detailed pic: Galleries __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

05-23-2009, 11:43 PM	#3
Maglar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,154	Now thats nice stuff Vik!! I will reference but I was asking more along the lines of what and where push rods, cylinder heads, rocker covers, and exhaust pipes [etc.] are located on the engine drawings I posted.. Since I will be displaying my engine I want to get it right. __________________

05-24-2009, 12:27 AM	#4
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,768	Sorry about that. Hopefully this is a little better. Valve Covers = Rocker Covers. The exhaust pipes I believe are the "rods" that face foward on your part #63 __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

05-24-2009, 08:20 AM	#8
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,511	Great shots! __________________

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05-24-2009, 12:56 AM	#6
Maglar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,154	Thanks you two, this should clear up the confusion! I'm going to go crazy trying to paint these little details! __________________ Last edited by Maglar; 05-24-2009 at 01:08 AM.