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speedgraflex wrote: ↑Fri Jan 16, 2026 12:10 am Carlos! Thank you so much for the reference photo! That's going to help with the final finish. Where's Pima Air Museum? In your neck of the woods? The Pima were native American Indians, I believe. I'm not sure, though. My high school history memories are next to no help, and I'm trying to avoid using Google and going completely stupid by asking a machine to help me. I also believe I've heard my Dad and Uncle Jack use "P. I. M. A." to mean a pain in the backside!

Are those spark plug ignition wires????



Holy cow, there's a lot of detail to this photo!

Did you take this??

Cheers.

Pima air museum is in Tucson, right next to Davis Monathan AFB and the aircraft boneyard there. Yes I took the photo of the engine when I visited the museum a few years back. P.I.M.A. is pretty close to to P.I.T.A I presume that the wires on the side of the cylinder are the plug ignition wires.

TGIF everyone! Thanks Stuart, Gary and Carlos for your replies. Stuart, match John’s aesthetics, mate; that’s fine by me. John Eaton held to a very methodical approach with consistent execution, including his presentation; I’ll stage setups from time to time here, but my personal preference is for a mix of closeup detail shots and inserts first which is not John’s aesthetic, so I don’t know if I’ll carry this simulation too far. As long as I’m getting something from it, I’ll keep on trucking.

Carlos, that’s an amazing photo and whether it’s a pain in the or a pain in my, here’s a toast to you, my friend, for being supportive and inspiring. As the toast goes: Champagne for my real friends… (1838 book Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities).

I’m going to knock up seatbelts next, which will of course take me several attempts.