Some nice progress, Chuck @uscusn

Great build, thanks for sharing!

Now to assemble the engine.

The ICM engines are actually well detailed gems. Building them the first time around on the Korean B-26C was a bit of a learning experience. This time around I know what to expect and just take the time tp assemble them step by step. You get front and rear set of cylinders. The cooling fins are adequate on the cyl heads. The engines were painted black then Aluminum lightly airbrushed over the black.

Next the back row was assembled and then both mated together to create an engine, the other side is completed as well.

Next to remove the fragile pushrod ring from the sprue. First to just cut the section containing the pushrods off the main tree.

Careful to trim around cutting the connectors on the sprue ring, removing the pushrods intact. After removing the other 3 successfully. I then attached all 4, 2 for each engine.

Next up is the crank case inducers which have been upgraded on the 2500 horse power Pratt & Whitney R2800 engines. These are much different in appearance compared to the dome like crank cases of the earlier variants. The K models look flatter.

There is a resin replacement set available. Though the set provided by ICM are nicely detailed seem accurate to me so with that I used them. 4 pieces make up each assembly.

Once completed, each housing is placed on the engines.

Next to install the ignitors and housings around the crank case.

Each item is then attached to the top of the crank case housing,

Next up to install the exhaust collectors, and support rings and the exhaust manifolds.

More to follow.

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Those engines are indeed nicely detailed, Chuck @uscusn
Looking great.

Happy Veterans Day, this morning to wrap up the assembly of the engines. Exhaust carefully removed from the sprue, again removing the round tree that holds the part to the main tree. Nipping 3 sprue nubs off the circle sprue, and then bending them off. Then trim.

Next to attach the exhaust to the back of the engine.

Next the collector ring, though looking fragile, it is sturdy, still carefully remove from the sprue. Then attached over the exhaust system.

ICM provides a tool that the engine is placed on to help attach and align the individual exhaust stacks.

Insert each manifold to the locating slots around the alignment tool. It is quite a great idea and it works and makes life so easy attaching each manifold around the engine.

About 20 minutes each engine. And this portion of the assembly is completed.

Next to prepare the forward nacelle section by installing the distinctive upper intake scoops unique to the K variant.

Engines test fit on the forward nacelles.

Next is to intall each forward nacelle sections to the main nacells. It it is a butt fit not much of a locating notch to help facillitate a perfect aligned fit. Slow setting cement to hold in place then a thin quick set cement around the contact point seals the deal.

Next to attach the engine assemblies to the nacelles. The notch on the back of the engines fit in the slot on the nacelles, assures alignment and a good contact point.

Next up is to install cowlings and flaps.

More to follow.

Work on the engines is marvelous, my friend @uscusn!

Hi Dave, hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving, Nimrod is a British anti submarine aircraft, however it was also the call sign used for the Counter Invaders operating in theatre. Our call sign in Desert Storm for the HH-60H HCS-5 Rescue Hawks was "Spike", though no on will ever call our helo an HH-60H Spike, it is still a version of the Seahawk. As an example.

Looking awesome so far, my friend @uscusn!