Ignition components working great! Not one problem. Not sure if the three 9volt batteries (in parallel) are sufficient. I used the three hoping for higher mah. A single 9v is about 550mah.
Was wracking my brain for a way to make a starter for the HM-01. Pull starting is a pain and can be aggrivating. I was thinking of a rubber stopper with a hole in the center with a through bolt and nut to use in a drill.
Digging through one of my many "I'll need this someday" containers, I found this. I bought 6 to use on a butcher block and only used 4. I think it's a wall bumper to prevent a doorknob from denting a wall. In that same container I found a bolt and nut (the crap kind that comes with put together furniture).
So I assembled this.... Works fantastic! Has a shoulder so it can't bugger up all the shiny machined surfaces. It has some flex so it's forgiving for alignment. It's tapered so it comes out easily.
Hope this works for everyone.
Nice quality piece.
I think these are made of Teak with a red stain. So, very nice touch! I did a little drilling and sanding. Dust smelled like it.
So, I used cutting board oil on all the wood. Figured it's going to get oil and fuel sprayed about and this would look well, and it did!
The holes for mounting the HM-01 to this cradle were out of square slightly, but all lined up with drilling in the casting. Not horribly noticeable. I put a very slight wipe of silicone under the fuel tank. It moved a bit and kind of skewed the mounting straps. I'm left handed and I hold it from this end when pull starting. All fixed and no movement now. The box could be slightly larger, but it does fit everything I stuffed in there.
This is a very nice compliment to the HM-01
I think these are made of Teak with a red stain. So very nice touch! I did a little drilling and sanding. Dust smelled like it.
So, I used cutting board oil on all the wood. Figured it's going to get oil and fuel sprayed about and this would look well, and it did!
The holes for mounting the HM-01 to this cradle were out of square slightly, but all lined up with drilling in the casting. Not horribly noticeable. I put a very slight wipe of silicone under the fuel tank. It moved a bit and kind of skewed the mounting straps. I'm left handed and I hold it from this end when pull starting. All fixed and no movement now. The box could be slightly larger, but it does fit everything I stuffed in there.
This is a very nice compliment to the HM-01
Very nice H&M model! Very nicely machined and finished with the exception of the counterweights of the crank. Sort of hidden so not a huge deal. Not a perfect casting, so some voids are visible. I don't see any other issues in the machined areas.
The tapered brass inserts that hold the flywheels in place don't have Jack crews for releasing their grip. If you tighten them and haven't adjusted placement/orientation of the counterweights of the flywheels you're in for a headache. I backed off the screws 1 turn and gently tapped each until I could rotate flywheels on the shaft (Not ideal for tiny screw threads). I should have wrapped a piece of guitar string or a thin paperclip (paperclip probably too much, someone suggested a razor blade, but hope you get the idea) between the brass inserts and flywheels to maintain a gap to allow adjusting. Once everything is where it needs to be, remove this shimming material and tighten the 3 screws.
Alternatively, one could predrill these and cut threads for Jackscrews (Joe Pie's YouTube credit here).
Tracking the shipping in the US is kind of scary. The tracking info is originally all in Chinese. Eventually (if you dig enough) you can find a USPS tracking #. It's still scary until USPS (can be scary too) is in possession of the package. I ordered the complete kit and in a week it was to all to me. Packaged securely, 3 separate boxed items with no damages on arrival, to Massachusetts.
Haven't run this yet. I do get spark, but unsure if the three 9v batteries are sufficient.
All in all this is a really nice kit and I'm glad I spent the extra $$$ for the Retrol/Musa brand. Oh, and thanks to Sterlingkit! I recommend them highly!!
Tres beau moteur avec plein de details
C'est du GRAND ART !!!
je recommande vivement ce SPLENDIDE MOTEUR
Merci a toute l'equipe et particulierement a Mona
I don't need to say much on this one. She ran right out of the box. Idles very happily. The build quality is amazing. If you haven't gotten one. Do it.
I'm really happy to received the finished version of this model got it running after a few days but kept flooding got a .15 Traxxas carburetor now it runs very quiet and fires right up now and starting to free up a little at a time. Very happy with this model!!!
I saw this and had to have it. When it came there was tarnish on the exhaust but it cleaned up perfectly. Customer service was kind and offered to replace it if didn't. Stayed in contact with me until I was satisfied and I am . Great work and great product.
I purchased this stirling engine and two more. One being a gas powered v twin motor. I couldn't be more pleased with any of my purchases. They all are what they were advertised. I look forward to buying more in the future. And I can easily recommend buying from this site.
Its a nice piece and fits the carborator, well it would if the bolts that came with it once assembled with the top and bottom halves having a spacer between them didnt only come long enough just to hold the two halves together. Theres no extra bolt left to actually mount it to the carburetor nor any other mount holes in it to install it as it comes. Either longer bolts need to be supplied, or the customer has to supply it themselves after getting the right threading or find their own method to mount it.
So we got one of these, and for the price, expectations were high. After ordering we patiently waited for its arrival, which wasnt that long of a wait at all, the shipment took about a week which is just fine.
Upon opening the box, which awesomely came with a wooden box inside of it, and the wooden box had a bunch of engine parts in it, but the box was fun. Oh yeah im reviewing the engine. My bad.
The engine, ya want to know about the engine. Well let me tell you, its awesome. Not only was it an enjoyment to put together, but it tought me a few things to that i shoulda known. But it didnt disappoint. The level of detail compared to a full sized version really steps up the game for the RC hobby which has been pretty stagnant for awhile till now. Its running 44hp which is roughly about the power of a push lawn mower but in a much smaller package that looks and sounds amazing.
Many complain about the price and how they can get a full motor for that price but they eeally miss the point here, and at the same time, are only talking about if they buy one used and with couple hundred thousand mile/km on it. A brand new one full sized of this motor is 10k roughly and thats before inflation. Plus that besides the point, because this is for the enthusiast or hobbyist that enjoys these little engines, that dont want or need a full size engine when they already have a car. This is either for sitting on the shelf or desk and being a good conversation starter, or for learning or teaching some basic to moderate mechanics, or to put into scaled rc of correct size to your choosing.
When you get yours, get online and pickup the online pdf manual because its got a more updated instruction guide, and follow it as closely as you can. Keep from altering any of the knobs on the carburetor and i recommend marking a spot where they are positions right out of the box just in case and in a permanent way cus ink just wears off. They are very very sensitive and a little turn can alter a lot in the performance. Also be sure to install piston and oil rings correctly and make sure to fit the arms to the camshaft to check if they are to tight for them to easily rotate around it before getting everything together to save you time later. Im sure im missing some more recomendations but ive made this review long enough.
We just picked up a second one thats how fun these little things are. Hope this helps those who read it. Theres some videos also on youtube that helped a lot to by some very informative people that are skilled in the craft so check those out also if you need more guidance.
This is my first model engine, and I was a little sceptical on spending that much money especially with the exchange rate, and wondering if it would actually arrive. But I must say that Stirlingkit did a great job in making the process go smoothly. The well wrapped package arrived earlier than expected with no damage. On opening the package I found everything well packaged in foam cutouts and all smaller items in well labelled plastic bags.
One problem was found, the plastic ignition trigger assembly was broken in half with springs exposed. (disappointed). But a email and photo to Stirlingkit and next morning I had a response from Martin explaining it was a known fault and a revised replacement part was sent. Big thanks to Martin at Stirlingkit.
I made my own engine stand, ignition and battery box, and small fuel tank.
I’ve had the engine running, but it will not run at slow speed, I will have to work on retarding the ignition timing. A work in progress hopefully with good results. The engine is well made and goes together easily.
Im not kidding when i say how awesome this tiny little guy is. Right out of the box she was ready to run. Add fuel mixed with oil. Add water. Plug in the battery and off ya go! She has never failed to start up. And always happily idles away. Its the perfect desk engine made by an amazing engine company MUSA.
提供幾張 FG-15VTP + Kick Start and Flywheel 套件 安裝後照片並以文字重點 標註問題所在。
感謝協助排除問題，謝謝！
Dont let its very simple design or parts fool you, this thing starts almost all of my engines no problem! I have always used a drill to start my engines, it has never failed me asides from being quite litteraly overpowered for starting such little engines.
I originally did think about picking up one of these to try and use for my Musa or Retrol engines.
But! I got gifted this little guy with one my my engines by suprise.... And I actually kinda like it! Its pretty darn capable! Almost.
It comes with a charging cable of course, the 4 screws on the back reveal the battery and cable.
The button cover and mini starting rod come in a little baggie. this originally threw me off, but i wasnt going to let a simple button cover i thought was lost put this thing down. But it does come with them!
No instructions needed, charge when you need to. And conveniently start any wood base mounted engine with ease. It starts my M16, R29, Retrol tractor engine, and my hoglet. And all in a package no bigger than the wood base these engines sit on. Without the bit its actually shorter.
Unfortunately. It does not have enough power to crank over the MUSA FV1A Reddog engine. So yer milage may vary. On what it can and cant do.
Id say pick one up if youd like a dedicated starter for the small engines! Beats grabbing the drill ever time!
Its one of the best engines Cison has come out with. Its a fun challenge to build as its a full-blown engine! This engine takes time to build, it has a fair bit going for it. And i love it! Let me set some important points.
-Dual stage water pump is brilliant. Each bank receives their own fluid to stay cool, they then join at the back and route though under the intake where it conveniently comes out the front of the intake manifold! The pump is also a gear setup, so no more lack of waterflow like Cison had with the L4. This is a massive improvement overall! Good job guys!
It has a fully developed oiling system so everything stays lubricated! By a small 3D printed metal tube. Its directly fed directly by the oil pump. This squirts oil onto, camshaft and crankshaft! Even the rocker assembly! That will drain past the lifters keeping them oiled, and back into the oilpan. This greatly prolongs the life of parts inside the engine! And when yer reving to 10,000 RPM thats very important. The pistons even have an oil scraper ring, which will prevent the engine from eating its oil, reduse sleeve wear by keeping proper lubrication, and reducing carbon buildup.
Having a distributor to adjust makes setting the timing much easier. Simply rotating the distributor will advance or retard the timing on the fly. No more having to set a hallsensor in the correct spot! The shaft being made from metal also ensures longevity of the distributor! The crank pulley even has timing marks to make setting the timing much easier!! Now you know where TDC is on piston one!
the engine is absolutely gorgeous, there are other small V8 engines out there from Howin, to Toyan even Enjomor. But Cison has knocked the ball out of the park with this one.
Building it you have this sense of awe, that something with such power, was made so small. The fact a litteral v8 engine can sit on my desk and rip away is still mind boggling to me. You chuckle a little thinking about it.
When you get the engine take a pause and take a look at the parts of the engine. Youll start to appreciate the ammount of detail and craftsmanship that went into this engine. Its smooth, solid, everything fits together like a really good lwell built engine set. It was done with intention not just because. It does not feel like it was hobbled together at all. Like they really took the time to make such a wonderful thing. You see it on the website photos, they went from an o-ring setup to a proper belt system. This is true craftsmanship. A whole other level of engine building.
And I only own this one V8 engine. I saved up for months to get this engine as my first. I have lots of other engines i love as well. But none have impressed me as much as this engine has. This raises the bar entirley.
Cmon.
How often can you say a fully functional V8 engine fits in the palm of your hand? Its mind boggling.
If you are looking for a proper SMALL v8 engine. As a desk toy, boat engine, or even to put in a square body. Beginner or not. I highly reccomend Cisons. I haven't gotten to start it yet as i need to wait for the mounts. But knowing how good the L4 was itself. I have 0 doubts this engine will give me issues. ill be eager as i wait! I reccomend you get one! You can even choose from 4 diffrent colors!
This engine is amazing, when you get the carb dialed in she just purrs away happily. Even after 10 minutes of various reving and idling. She never gets past 120F (40c) thanks to the water cooling tank on top.
Shes very quiet for the ammount of RPMs she can hit!
She can run gasoline! But that may be to harsh for this engine. A simple mix of coleman camp fuel and 2 stroke oil is perfect for this little guy. 75ml to 15 drops of oil is my mix in a tiny jar.
My only issue with this engine is not even with the engine. Its the spark control unit. They are prone to fail, i have had 2 die on me. I reccomend Howins Pulse Ignighter for a reliable spark.
Otherwise i reccomend the engine! What color is all up to you!
I immensely enjoyed assembling the MUSA RETROL HM-01 7cc, Model KIT which was easily accomplished. After I got it built, I needed to do more, like making it into a portable engine. I found the right wheels for the look wanted and fabricated the running gear. Adding a choice wood tray from Hobby Lobby finished off the display. Overall, a “GREAT” model from Stirling kit added to the collection. THANKS. **PS: Still looking for a functional model Windmill, and a side shaft cam stopper model.
Runner right out of the box. She is an awesome little engine thats surprisingly quiet for being straight piped.
She will take a few kicks before she gets going. And is quite sensitive to carb adjustments.
I only have 1 gripe and thats the spark plug boot. It does not stay pushed onto the tiny spark plug. This prevents some cylinders from firing. And a spark gap.
Otherwise id most definitely pick one of these up!
Absolutely thrilled with this engine!🎉😍
The experience of building it was fantastic, and I'm grateful to Stirlingkit for both the high-quality product and exceptional customer service. Despite building it a bit later than planned, I'm thoroughly satisfied with the outcome.
Can't wait to order the new version of the l400! 🚀
The Retrol HM-01 engine from Stirlingkit not only looks good but it runs great as well, So many of these models come from the factory set up to run as fast as possible, The opposite to what enthusiasts want, but they got it right this time.
The quality of machining of this engine is second to none. the fit/finish is perfect.
The wooden base really sets the engine off and is worth the few extra dollars to get it, Taking it from "Toy" to "Scale Model".
The engine fired up very quickly after the initial build without any issues.
It come with a glass drip lubricator (as prototype) for the cylinder along with two lubrication cups on the crankshaftshaft.
Overall i think this engine equals the quality of something you would expect to pay 4-5x the price for in the USA or UK.
It really is a no brainer, GET IT BOUGHT
Wow!! This Cison V2 is just so incredible!
The quality of the FG-VT157 is fantastic 👌
I love all the chrome and the details of this engine.
The adjustable valves are a very nice feature, and lots of room for grease up top, I absolutely love the chrome valve covers.
The updated carburetor is perfect for this engine and very easy to adjust but the throttle arm is in a difficult position to install a scale airfilter.
I like how the timing is simplified only 2 gears instead of 5.
The Pistons are massive and there's so much compression.💪
Out of the box I still disassembled the engine and went over everything and I was very impressed.
The ground wire is incorporated into the hall sensor so no ground wire is needed and
I also followed Jon Cook advice and installed bigger resistors inline. Thank you for your work on the Cison V2 Jon Cook.
The FG-VT157 comes with 2 sets of resistors 3.3 ohm and 8.5 ohm I installed 19.7ohm on the 20k scale so far zero issues with my hall sensor.
I also wish that 2 capscrews 2.5 x 20mm was included for mounting this engine. (Hard to find).
Out of the box this engine has ran perfectly, no messing around, other than installing resistors.
If you love V2 engines the FG-VT157 with hemi head is the one to get.
Here is a little video, it's running a little rich for breaking in the idle is a little high to keep it from stalling.
Thank you Cison and the Stirlingkit Team for bringing us such a high quality engine that runs and sounds like the real thing 👍🙏😊
A pleasure to put together, high quality and precise parts, nicely painted and it looks great!
Easy to follow and a great model to build
Spent a good amount of time putting this engine together and it turned out nicely with good details
