R-2800 double wasp in 1/18 scale

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:27 pm

Whenever I make a resin pour , any extra I have left I pour into other molds. I have a lot of radial halves from pouring my P-36. Would anybody be interested in a R-2800 double wasp engine? It should not be that hard to replicate. They were used in the Corsair , Thunderbolt and Hellcat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-2800

Killerf6 · Post by **Killerf6** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:33 pm

Yes, possibly more than one?

aae83 · Post by **aae83** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:01 am

I would be interested in buying multiple engines: maybe four or so?

John

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:06 am

aae83 wrote:I would be interested in buying multiple engines: maybe four or so?

John

YIKES !!

aae83 · Post by **aae83** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:02 pm

One question, though: if they were used in the planes you listed, has the R-2800 already been "done?" Not that I particularly want to hack apart a plane to get to it...

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:22 pm

aae83 wrote:One question, though: if they were used in the planes you listed, has the R-2800 already been "done?" Not that I particularly want to hack apart a plane to get to it...

The BBi has the most detail. It has the hub,collector ring , pushrods and 2 rows of cylinders but the cylinders are cut in half . You see only the face. The 21st is a lot more simple. All you see is the hub and cylinder front. I was thinking of doing the prop shaft, hub , collective ring , push rods both full cylinder rows , gear box in back and possibley the motor mount.

aae83 · Post by **aae83** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:45 am

Count me in, definitely.

Rogue · Post by **Rogue** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:31 pm

Man that R-2800 is heavy!

bdr_ws6 · Post by **bdr_ws6** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:41 pm

Simply Put, YES!

I have been looking all over for a radial engine for display for weeks now to no luck. I would be willing to get one for sure.

Matter fact I haven't logged in on this site in forever but had to when I seen this post, thats how interested I am in it. Judging but the custom work you have posted on here I am sure it would be top notch as well.

tracer · Post by **tracer** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:28 pm

I would....quite possibly a couple of them.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:06 pm

OK . There looks to be an interest in the R-2800. I will look int it further and see what will be involved in producing one.

Thanks for the follow ups.

Buckyroo · Post by **Buckyroo** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:17 am

Some small tubing and epoxy/glue one could make an engine crane like the one in the picture. A dio of a P-47 or Corsair without and engine and one of PH's 2800's on the crane would be cool.

Kris