All of the masters and the molds are complete. the engine is almost ready for painting and there are a few more parts that are going to be added, so for now this is a sneak peek.
Because of the angle of the panther's and KT's hull the exhaust system heat shields had a small extender mounted to them. Also to cool down the exhaust manifold the cool air was ducted downward from the fans via two ducts. On the kit these ducts are casted in flexable resin to better have it fit in the engine well of a model.
To better clean the air the elaborate cyclone system was developed. Basically this was a scaled down version of the fifel system which was found on early tigers. The system drew air in from the compartment and ran the air through two large oil baths prior to having it enter a fiber filter before it would the engine.
The water cooling funnels were also enlarged, and had a flat duct so that they would fit around the large cyclone boxes.
Once this model is complete I will add the new kit to the part listings. This engine will also be offered as a few different options like my other engines.
More to come!
