The plug wire supplied is correct at 0.016" (0.4 mm, or about 0.4" at scale) but is challenging to work with as it really isn't stiff enough to push through a 0.018" hole without folding over. It is also impossible to squeeze all 6 wires from each of the two magnetos into one of the little white metal tubes supplied, which I replaced with 1/32" brass tube that was first flared a bit to allow to wires to thread in, then flattened to mimic the flat duct used for the wires (and incidentally trap the wires with no need for glue).
I will work at the little fuel distribution manifold to see if I can run a fuel line, but I suspect this will be a challenge due to the manifold being made of white metal instead of something stiff, like brass wire. Maybe I'll work out other approaches for the matching 166 MM Barchetta which is in the stash.
The other V12, by way of comparison, is a 9-litre unit made by adding 4 cylinders to a 368 cubic inch Chevy LS3 small block. The kit, which is probably 1/25 and so 4.2% smaller than the equivalent motor at 1/24, is a 3D printed unit from Ron Olsen's Shapeway store. This is an older kit and I believe Ron has fixed the reversed Chevy emblem on the valve covers in newer releases ... the advantage of on-demand 3D printing is of course that you can just go back and edit the computer file.
Finally there were three leaf springs to be built (one front transverse unit, and two rears), all made up from little photoetched strips. It is almost a shame to paint them black...
More to come. Stay tuned!
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