what is the easiest way to give the impression the prop is spinning. I saw a huge carrier model, with planes on the flight deck, “engines running”. I would guess you would have to start with some sort of circular clear plastic.
I’ve seen two ways of simulating spinning props.
One used clear disks with the blurred prop with yellow tips painted onto it.
You can have a look at any one of a million in-flight photopraphs to get a pattern to paint onto the disk.
The other was an article I saw some time ago - it was about a photo-etched bit of metal that was kinda in the shape of the blurry moving prop. There were many different sizes (diameters) and I think there were several different patterns depicting two, three, and four bladed props. They didn’t look too bad, actually.
Now, the nasty part - I have absolutely no idea when or where I saw these photoetched spinning props - I’m really sorry about that.
Hopefully, someone else out there saw the same article and has a better memory than I do and can tell you where they saw them.
If you want, email me and I can give you more details about what they looked like - I can make a fairly clear drawing of what I remember.
Cheers,
LeeTree
Whaz up huskerguy,
There is another way and its pretty simple. Build the prop as you would but dont apply the paint to them yet.
Once its assembled cut the props off leaving the spinner. This also gives an impression that the props are spinning(make sure you clean the areas where the props once were. This gives the spinner a more uniform look).
Blackwolf had used this method on his 109 and BOY does it look sharp.
This style I feel is a lil more on the artistic side of modeling. If not this method the others mentioned work well too.
Flaps up,Mike
leetree.
I saw those p/e units somewhere too. It think it was in the ‘new products’ section of a magazine somewhere?? Maybe I’ll run into it again.
Murray
Found it at AircraftResourceCenter…
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/ISL/Prop_Blur/review1.48/PropBlur_review.htm
thanks for the info…the photo etch looks pretty cool
The photo etched props are interesting, but I think a clear plastic disk has more potential for realism. In fact you could cut out similar shapes in plastic and have more control and vary the thickness of the prop at the base and tip.
Nothing looks better than a motorized prop…
Hi folks Only tried this once. I did a spitfire taking off i filled the spinner and used some perspex that i found it was a very light smoke grey colour and i lightly dry brushed the spining prop in dark grey with yellow tips it looked pretty cool…Gregers
Hy Husky,
I found an article bout this astonishing spit at the aircraftresourcecenter, check it out:
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Fea1/601-700/Fea663_Spitfire_Gibson/fea663.htm
Gruß
Jerry
These look pretty good. What if they were painted a light color rather than so dark and obtrusive?
mike
As stated by others previously, I feel clear plastic is the best way to go, as spinning props are virtually see-through. Just use a little smoke tint to it, and go a little darker where the props would be, as well as motion lines. No more obtrusive!
demono69