Merlin V12

[matt-jaysey]

Does anyone build scale merlin engines? Ive already seen the castings you can get but what about a full complete engine? And what scale would be the best one? And how much are they/worth paying for?

 

[Tin Falcon]

Matt: these engines are labors of love. Occasionally an engine collection will come up for sale on e- bay. IIRC the last one I saw sell went for around $12,000 USD.
The same thing with v-8s most guys build them because they want to not to sell.

Tin

 

[lohring]

http://quarterscalemerlin.com/

Lohring Miller

 

[LongRat]

Here's a particularly nice example of one running:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xe1LL1IC7Y"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xe1LL1IC7Y[/ame]

 

[matt-jaysey]

So a 1/4 scale merlin for £6850 isn't bad then? The only thing is its 24 valve and runs on methanol/glow plug, but I think that's for reliability.

And whats IIRC?

 

[stevehuckss396]

So a 1/4 scale merlin for £6850 isn't bad then? The only thing is its 24 valve and runs on methanol/glow plug, but I think that's for reliability.

And whats IIRC?

IIRC = If I Remember Correctly