The heart of British First World War fighters: the Bentley BR1 rotary engine in 1:32 is a detailed powerplant for large biplane models.
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A separately made powerplant for builders of large models of First World War aircraft. On the biplanes of that time the engine stays largely uncovered, so the way it is rendered decides the final impression more than any other part of the build.
The Bentley BR1 was a British rotary engine on whose development the car designer Walter Owen Bentley worked. It grew out of French rotary units but was given aluminum cylinders with cast iron liners, which raised both reliability and output over the originals. A rotary engine works by having the whole cylinder block turn with the propeller around a fixed crankshaft, which cools it well but also creates a strong gyroscopic moment. The unit went above all to aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and became famous on the fighter biplanes of the end of the war.
Avoid an even silver over the whole block. On the real thing the cylinders, covers and fittings were of different metals and were dirty to different degrees, so grade the shades and tie the transitions together with dark accenting. Oil escaped from rotary engines and left greasy traces, which can be suggested with a glossy translucent shade. Finally tie everything together with a light breath of dust.
It is sold without paints and without the airframe of the aircraft you want to use it on.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
Zeptejte se na co potřebujete, odpovíme co nejdříve.
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