[WWI] Roden engines

[Dave Calhoun]

I have some good photos of the Hisso at the new England Air Museum and also
the USAF Museum, they both have black cylinder banks.  Also the photos of
the restoration of the world's only original flying Spad XIII shows the
engine with black cylinder banks so I would definately say that the Roden
instructions are wrong, the cylinder banks should be a semi-gloss black.
Dave
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Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 18:46:13 -0500
From: Rick Geisler <ragfokker at hotmail.com>
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Marc said:




I finished the Hispano Suiza that comes with the SPAD VII earlier this week
and can attest to its bearishness.  The main problem is that the nubs on the
bottom cylinder cases don't fit into the circles on top of the cylinder
head.  There are some gaps that need filling, too.  Also, there's a note
that is packed separately advising you leave off the cylinder head covers
and some of the plumbing -- unless you want to leave off the cowling.  That
said, the finished product does look sweet.

Marc, I have recently completed the same assembly. Just a note here. Roden
says the parts are "Not Necessary" for the cowled version. The burning
question is does that equate to This stuff won't fit if you use it and the
cowl panels? Had to trim between the cylinders to get a good fit into the
circles. I only hope the angle fits when everything else  goes together! One
other question. The other Hissos I have done were for SE5As. Black cylinder
banks and Aluminum for the rest. The SPAD calls for all to be Aluminum. Is
this correct? By the way Happy New Year to all!
Rick G.
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