Offenhaser Model Engine Plans Development – Side Covers

The side covers are a very distinctive feature of the Off and will be fun to model. The crankcase breathers are afixed to the top. I start by importing a picture with a side view, scale it and overlaying the outline.

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Here is a side view showing how the middle is raised above the edges and the fin detail. The side cover and breathers are one of my favorite features of the Offy.

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Then take a shot at the swept vent feature.

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Then begin to lay in the cooling fins. There are a total of 9 on the Crankcase cover.

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And the Block cover plate in yellow. I also worked a little on the timing gear tower and added the housing for the bevel gears that drive the magneto. That is the extension on the very left middle. I also cleaned up the front cover. The magneto is mounted atop the small shelf at the top of the front cover.