Hi all!!
Nick, that´s a really nice P-40!
Now it’s time to get the little engine together!
This is a highly detailed little jewel, very much a kit in itself!
It comprises more then 75 parts, of which you have to make 28 (the rocker arms) yourself.
It took me several days to put the engine together, but its well worth the effort!
All parts fit together very well so no problems here!
First a look at the crankcase and cylinders, you have to be very careful removing the cylinders from the casting blocks, so all cylinders get exactly(!) the same length!
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/062.jpg)
As this is resin parts, I’ll use Locktite in the small bottles with a black cap.
Only drawback is that the glue sticks immediately, so you have to be sure the parts is correctly assembled the first time!
All cylinders fit in their mounting holes perfectly, and the engine gets a really tight look!
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/017.jpg)
Then it’s time to get all the rocker-arms in place, there are 14 cylinders with 2 arms each, that’s 28 parts!
I used a small plastic sprue from Evergreeen with 0.25mm diameter.
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…and this is how the engine looks with all rocker arms assembled;
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/030.jpg)
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Assembling the instrument panel and the wheels was a breeze as they are made of ”ordinary plastic”!
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/018.jpg)
Due to errors in the instructions, I had to remove some wrongly placed parts, so I ended up with a marred inside!
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/022.jpg)
The landing gears and the scissor links;
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Back to the Engine!
Now I could glue the engine to the forward bulkhead and assemble the exhausts and the mountings!
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/007.jpg)
The rear part of the engine glued in place.;
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/009-1.jpg)
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Then I could glue all the exhaust stubs in place!
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/008-1.jpg)
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When I dry-fitted the engine I discovered that the engine fitted just fine, but the bulkhead it was mounted on was way too large!
I had to sand both the bulkhead and the exhaust ring to get a good fit.
I had to sand down the cylinder-heads too, as they were just a tad too long!
After a lot of fettling around, I got it all to fit just fine!
Over to the wings and the wheel wells!
Here everything was a very good fit.
But the rear beam ( Part B9 ) is about 3mm too high and interferes with the front edge of the cockpit floor ( Part B7 ).
I would recommend cutting/sanding it down (wing to wing) BEFORE you assemble the details in the gear wells!
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/006.jpg)
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The cockpit looks really crowded and very much like the real deal when all parts are assembled!
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/001.jpg)
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/002.jpg)
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Here are all parts for the fuselage;
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/002-1.jpg)
….and the wings…
![](../../i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh270/Volvo9651992/48---Scale/CAC12------Boomerang/001-1.jpg)
Over to the paint booth!!
More to come…
Cheers!
Stefan E