Engine Base Kit, 426 Hemi

1/25 Resin Hemi “426” Base Engine

This engine kit was assembled from various sources, starting with finding the best-detailed block from Revell’s ‘68 Dodge Dart Hemi. This engine block comes molded with the transmission so it was cut away then assembled and finished off to be a one-piece short engine. Although the side blocks and engine mounts were well-detailed, the front of the engine, like most engine kits, was lacking. The front of an older Revell dragster kit engine was more defined, which provided a better starting point. This engine was already in the process of being cast, using a resin copy a thin section was shaved down to splice onto the main block. Then the front of the kit block was milled down to fit the front of the dragster block in place. Another detail I wanted to include was the three ribs on the back of the block. I was able to find this detail in the Revell Tony Nancy 22 JR, so I decided to cast the top along with the inner block detail. The center was milled in the block master to fit in the rib detail along with the inside block detail. After a small amount of filling, the engine block master was finished and prepared for the mold-making procedure.

Revised: This kit has been updated from the previous version. The timing cover, oil filter, distributor base, harmonic damper, water pump housing, and fuel pump are cast from 3D-printed custom models that once printed were prepped and used as masters for the mold.