I got a Haynes V8 engine model kit.

"SonorousSpeedJoe" (SonorousSpeedJoe) 01/01/2015 at 19:00 • Filed to: None

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I've always wanted to assemble a model engine and saw this Haynes kit advertised on Jalopnik Deals a while back; it ended up being a late Christmas present from my folks. It'll move, light up and play sounds once I assemble it and put 3 AA batteries in.

T5Killer > SonorousSpeedJoe 01/01/2015 at 19:08

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Very cool I looks like it is OHC vs OHV like the Revell V8 model kit.

http://www.revell.com/model-kits/eng…

Vicente Esteve > SonorousSpeedJoe 01/01/2015 at 20:24

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I got the same Haynes kit! But mines a 4 cylinder.

Brickman > SonorousSpeedJoe 01/01/2015 at 20:27

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Awesome. I bought one when they had a sale and mentioned on Jalopnik. Sand or use a razor blade to trim the excess plastic off the injection mold parts for a smooth working engine.

I loved every minute building it. It's as fun as a real engine without the oil, precise measurements and heavy weight :)

The sounds aren't in tune to the engine running, and the obnoxiously loud motor drowns it out.

Made a review a while back :)

http://liveandletdiecast.kinja.com/haynes-visible…

shop-teacher > SonorousSpeedJoe 01/01/2015 at 20:31

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Cool! My childhood best friend's dad had one, it always fascinated me.

SonorousSpeedJoe > Vicente Esteve 01/01/2015 at 21:53

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Really? That's cool. I just searched engine model kits on Amazon and saw the one that Jalopnik had featured; the Revell kit that T5Killer mentioned also has me interested.

SonorousSpeedJoe > Brickman 01/01/2015 at 21:55

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Great write-up! The motor in your video does seem loud.

Vicente Esteve > SonorousSpeedJoe 01/01/2015 at 22:16

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I found it on a very cool store called hobby lobby.

SonorousSpeedJoe > Vicente Esteve 01/01/2015 at 22:25

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Yeah, I was making a wish list of stuff on Amazon and it didn't cross my mind to check hobby stores LOL.

Vicente Esteve > SonorousSpeedJoe 01/01/2015 at 22:45

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Hobby stores are way cooler than I thought!