Cutaway Drawings / Models and Exploded Diagrams

[kyrbz]

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say I've been fascinated with cutaway drawings, models, and exploded diagrams since childhood. As a kidding the 70's I always gravitated to the cutaway or visible model kits. Later in the 80's I became obsessed with an airbrush artist who did cutaway illustrations of cars. Later in life, I find cutaway and exploded diagrams invaluable in restorations I undertake. I guess the fascination has something to do with wanting to see the insides of things and understand how they work. Since I'm posting this in the vintage tool category, how about a thread dedicated to vintage cutaway drawings, exploded diagrams, cutaway models, and maybe even educational items. Here's a few to get started

 

[nbpt100]

A picture is worth 1,000 words.

 

[humber2]

I’ll play, here’s a shot from the nearest book I could reach.

 

[d42jeep]

This is a very useful drawing from a Proto ratchet repair kit.
-Don
A few Corvair related cutaways.

 

[kyrbz]

 

[kyrbz]

 

[humber2]

S E Porter drew the above in post #5,known to have drawn for Triumph motorcars too.

I too appreciate this skill, the layout comes close to suggesting the rear view is almost possible to see from the front view.

Perhaps the exhaust valve spring assembly is askew?

Another artist was Collins-Jones who drew for Hillman and Humber in the 1930’s and Rover in the 1960’s illustrating Parts Catalogs and Shop Manuals.

Not all Companies revealed names unfortunately.

 

[NORTON'S SHOP]

I have also been fascinated with cutaways and exploded views since childhood. So much; in fact; that I now make them almost on a daily basis. BTW, my day job is a tool designer.

 

[CapriMikeC]

To create these using only imagination always amazed me.

A very lengthy thread with tons of brilliant drawings:

The cutaway drawing and its artists - Page 334 - The Nostalgia Forum

Page 334 of 334 - The cutaway drawing and its artists - posted in The Nostalgia Forum: Some Boeing 747s: I find it amusing that the Airbus 380, which was supposed to supplant all the B747s is actually out of production. But the venerable Boeing will still be built until October next. =)...

forums.autosport.com

 

[aka Larry]

I have also been fascinated with cutaways and exploded views since childhood. So much; in fact; that I now make them almost on a daily basis. BTW, my day job is a tool designer.

OK, now you have to show us some examples of your work.

 

[NORTON'S SHOP]

OK, now you have to show us some examples of your work.

I wish I could. I do a lot of work for two major companies in ag and construction. One of them is green, the other is orange and white. You can probably figure out who they are. Everything is proprietary and I'd like to keep my job.

 

[kyrbz]

S E Porter drew the above in post #5,known to have drawn for Triumph motorcars too.

I too appreciate this skill, the layout comes close to suggesting the rear view is almost possible to see from the front view.

Perhaps the exhaust valve spring assembly is askew?

Another artist was Collins-Jones who drew for Hillman and Humber in the 1930’s and Rover in the 1960’s illustrating Parts Catalogs and Shop Manuals.

Not all Companies revealed names unfortunately.

Herbert Schlenzig is a favorite of mine. I don't know much about him other than he mostly worked for German manufacturers in the 50's, 60's, and 70's? I probably first became aware of him for his BMW Isetta parts plate illustrations that I posted a couple of in my OP. Here's a couple things he did for NSU

 

[Chrome Vanadium Cody]

Not up to the artistic standards of some of the posts here but this is my most used cutaway diagram. A bible of dellorto carburetor tuning in one picture. Satisfying how much info it packs in. I love exploded view diagrams and have some good ones in books I can upload later but this one stays in my phone favorites folder.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Rex Burnett was an illustrator in the aircraft industry in Southern California. He provided a series of car cutaway diagrams for Hot Rod Magazine in the early 1950s. https://www.motortrend.com/news/cutaway-king-rex-burnett or https://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=3582 If you google his name you can find more of his illustrations.

 

[kyrbz]

BMW Isetta illustration from the British car magazine "The Motor"

 

[kyrbz]

 

[Chrome Vanadium Cody]

Fun one from my current reading material on measurement.

 

[LXCam]

I love this kinda stuff too. About a decade ago when I was working with a company to bring the first roller rockers to market for the modern hemi, I did a complete set of cross sectional display pieces to demonstrate the physical limitations of the head and display the action of the stock and roller rockers.

 

[kyrbz]

 

[Tostal]

Sales brochure for the Fiat 124 Special Saloon (Sedan) 1970's




Cutaway views of the BMW 750 V-12 engine (M70) introduced in 1986





~T.

 

[oldmachinenut]

Bridgeport E shaping head, this actually came in handy when I was working on mine.

 

[jblnut]

I spent a tremendous amount of time tracing a dead short in this harness on our John Deere 7810 this summer and the cutaway drawings were really valuable ......

 

[kyrbz]

 

[Farmer J.]

I spent a tremendous amount of time tracing a dead short in this harness on our John Deere 7810 this summer and the cutaway drawings were really valuable ......

Well done! That drawing is useful. It took me 20 years to discover why my JD6600 doesn't always start up when required, it's a dodgy switch on the forward/reverse transmission lever!

 

[oldmachinenut]

I just found this on in my shop from when I rebuilt my Quincy 325. It is a record of change 15(1984)it still has the vane oil pump, later ones had the lobe style pump.

 

[kyrbz]

IMO, one of the more beautifully illustrated and printed parts manuals in my collection. A few pages from the CZ/Jawa (made in Czechoslovakia) Cezeta Scooter parts manual

 

[engineer2]

And to think how many were done on a drafting table!

 

[Chrome Vanadium Cody]

That’s beautiful. And sweet ride too!

 

[humber2]

IMO, one of the more beautifully illustrated and printed parts manuals in my collection. A few pages from the CZ/Jawa (made in Czechoslovakia) Cezeta Scooter parts manual

Are you aware that these were assembled in New Zealand badged as NZeta from 1960 to 1963

Google nzeta scooter

 

[Farmer J.]

Google nzeta scooter

I did, and found this :

NZeta scooter

In 1960 an Auckland company began importing partially unassembled Czechoslovakian scooters. At the time import restrictions meant that 30% of the machines had to be ‘New Zealand content’. In the assembly plant they were painted and fitted with Dunlop tyres and tubes, batteries, wiring looms, ...

teara.govt.nz

Always amazing what they get up to in NZ! I'm gonna pass this on to my Son there.

 

[kyrbz]

Are you aware that these were assembled in New Zealand badged as NZeta from 1960 to 1963

Google nzeta scooter

I was vaguely aware of the NZeta, but didn’t really know the story behind it. I kinda just figured it was rebadged like many European brands were in the US

 

[kyrbz]

I did, and found this :

NZeta scooter

In 1960 an Auckland company began importing partially unassembled Czechoslovakian scooters. At the time import restrictions meant that 30% of the machines had to be ‘New Zealand content’. In the assembly plant they were painted and fitted with Dunlop tyres and tubes, batteries, wiring looms, ...

teara.govt.nz

Always amazing what they get up to in NZ! I'm gonna pass this on to my Son there.

Thanks for posting

 

[Garcky]

I always admired people who could do those types of drawings. When I was designing woodworking and other projects for magazines, I had to deliver dimensioned drawings for them, including detail drawings. I had a small drafting table and a drafting machine to do those, but not the skills needed to do the types of drawings used in the actual magazine. So, I did either three view or isometric drawings, with enough detail drawings to illustrates some things. I was expected to work accurately to scale and include dimensions extensively. Then, the graphic artist at the magazine turned my crude drawings into the cutaway or exploded views used in the actual published article. I was always envious of the pros.

I got to talk to one of the magazine's illustrators a couple of times. I apologized for my clumsy efforts, but was told that what I was delivering was better than they usually got and I shouldn't worry about it.

There were a lot of expectations for the guys who designed and wrote up those projects. Not only did you have to produce the drawings, but also professional quality step-by-step photos and often the feature photo of the finished product. You also had to write clear instructions for reproducing whatever it was. Only when something was going on the cover did they budget for a professional photographer. The pay was OK, but the skills required to do the job went way beyond just being able to design and make stuff. I loved it for about 12 years, but moved on after that to something a little less intense.

 

[Farmer J.]

Long, long, ago when I was a small child the local farm machinery dealer generously gave me a poster size drawing exactly like the one below, except it was a Claas combine. I had that by my bed, studied and learned every detail, and have found it useful ever since. Over the following years as my farming grew I think I have bought 10 combine harvesters from them.

 

[qdvuu]

 

[qdvuu]

ME 109 Engine



Merlin Engine
EDIT: Napier Sabre engine

 

[qdvuu]

 

[qdvuu]

Horton 229A

 

[humber2]

ME 109 Engine



Merlin Engine

You have shown a Napier Sabre engine as a Merlin. Merlin is an upright V12, Napier is H on its side form.

 

[qdvuu]

You have shown a Napier Sabre engine as a Merlin. Merlin is an upright V12, Napier is H on its side form.

Thanks for the clarification. I had grabbed this image off the internet years ago and the filename used was a Merlin but since it wasn't a V12 I figured it might be mis-labeled or a model I'm not familiar with. I've updated my description.