Sorry for the delay guys but thanks for stopping in and for the comments.
Cutting a few dozen, 54 to be exact, of these little rings from aluminum tubing and finishing the wiring took most of my snow day yesterday.
Here is the nearly completed engine. I still need to work out the exhaust pipes since there is a difference in the set up for the Vector engine from the kit engine. But I think the kit parts will meld into this well enough, with some modification, to be able to mount the engine to the firewall with what will essentially be following the kit instructions.
Of the 78 resin parts in the bag, I've used 48 here. Total parts count after all the wiring, fittings, spark plugs, rocker arm oil lines etc. 221. I made the stand and base to display it, at least until it's time to install into the fuselage, since it is a completed model unto itself.
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