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By: - 6th August 2005 at 19:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Looks awesome! Did you build them of plans or something?
By: - 6th August 2005 at 20:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Interesting!
Two things, I wish for (said Yoda):
1. Play the audio at half speed and see if it sounds like a Merlin.
2. Listen to it on idle, the last bit before engine-off sounded great.
By: - 7th August 2005 at 12:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Looks good - reminded me of the Merlin at East Fortune that was run-up a few times. Oooooooh! :D
By: - 7th August 2005 at 13:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Lovely, what sort of power out put would that have ?
By: - 7th August 2005 at 13:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Hi, I found these on the web - I wish they were mine! You're right about the sound, not very scale . . .more like my strimmer!
By: - 7th August 2005 at 17:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The Merlin is out of this world, but look at the RR Eagle that Barry Hares built also.
http://www.enginehistory.org/eagle_22.htm
Fantastic engineer, a dieing breed these days.
I wonder if he is the same guy who built a running DB605 in 1/4 scale a few years back?
I think we can safely say that he must be divorced by now :D
By: - 7th August 2005 at 19:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I saw the Merlin running at Old Warden almost twenty years ago. It was superb. It had the growl, it was just a little higher pitched. It also had the Merlin 'Pop' as it was throttled back.
By: - 7th August 2005 at 22:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Several years ago we constucted a third scale Gipsy Major engine, we did it by litteraly scaling down an engine we had in bits. The only compramise was the use of a different carburator. When it ran it sounded just like a Gipsy and it had lots of power, nearly pulled the bench over that we had it bolted to when we opened her up!!!
A german brought it with the intention of putting it into production, i belive it is just about ready to go on the market.
I will try and dig out some pics!
By: - 7th August 2005 at 23:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
This is a 64cc 4 stoke in the front of my to be 1/5 Sea Fury
By: - 8th August 2005 at 01:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
That V12 noise, even minaturised, still makes your hair on the back of your neck stand up :)
TNZ
By: - 8th August 2005 at 10:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
This is a 64cc 4 stoke in the front of my to be 1/5 Sea Fury
That's not a Centaurus!
By: - 12th August 2005 at 12:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Scale Merlin
http://dynamotive.netfirms.com/merlin/
Another one
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By: - 12th August 2005 at 12:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
That's nice - would make a great display model if nothing else!
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By: Andy Mac - 6th August 2005 at 19:12
http://www.enginehistory.org/ModelEngines/Hares/Merlin%20XX/MerlinXX.mpg
Be patient, it took a minute to load even with broadband!