Picked up a couple of kits

[DavidR8]

Saw an ad on FB Marketplace yesterday for three model engine kits. One is a partially complete Stuart 10V. The others are a Elmer Wall 15cc engine complete with blueprints and a Centaur 60cc. Sadly no prints or plans for the latter engine.
Being that I have never built any model engine I'll be doing a bunch of research before starting any of these.

 

[Nutfarmer]

Show us pictures of your progress. We love pictures

 

[DavidR8]

I managed to find an eBay listing for the Centaur engine which had a handy photo of the raw parts.

I laid out the kit parts in roughly the same layout so I could figure out what if anything was missing.

Turns out I’m missing a few pieces, notably the crank counterweights.
Fortunately Reeves models still carries this engine and all the castings can be bought separately. And they have the drawings.
So I did a full comparison and ordered the missing parts.
For scale, the flywheel is 8” in diameter.
I have never attempted building something this complex so I will be doing a lot of research and reading before starting anything.

 

[Chris Hamel]

You might check youtube. Maybe somebody posted a build video.

 

[DavidR8]

You might check youtube. Maybe somebody posted a build video.

A quick search turned up a few running engines. No builds but I didn't look very hard.