Hello All,
I need some advice. I am currently constructing a WWI bird, a Sopwith Pup by Airfix. I am planning a small diorama with it taking off from the airfield. What options do I have in simulating a moving propeller? When I was a kid we used to use a clear plastic circle with some “prop blurr” painted on, any other options?
Thanks,
razorboy
I’ve done the plastic disc with the “blur” done with liquid cement, as well as no prop at all, just took the blades off the hub and filed it smooth. Personally, I think the smooth hub looks better…
With the Pup, the second problem would be getting the engine to spin as well as the prop…
Hans, Thank You.
I must admit I had not even thought about that rotary engine turning as well.[:I]
Been a while since I built any aircraft! Perhaps I could avoid any head on pics that show the engine …
Thanks,
razorboy
I’m thinking that it COULD be possible to simulate a spinning engine with puttying the jugs and some “blurry” painting of the pushrods… I’d suggest building a “Spinning engine and prop” for photos and keep the kit engine and prop for static display of the model after you get done photographing it… One could make a plaster mold of the engine front and then cast an engine to experiment with…
Frankie Daywalker has a lung-powered method that is very convincing! I should let him explain it if he cares too![(-D]
HINT: it is a two person process in order to get a pic! But very good!
Maybe these guys can help: http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/PropBlur.htm
Red Xs on the page…
Or maybe you could make it a moving diorama. Order a small motor used to make pages and cell phones buzz and make the whole thing a battery operated deal. You would get a lot of “cool” points for that one!
There weren’t any when I first when to that website, but on return I have the red Xs, too. They are three bladed props in the pictures anyway, so they wouldn’t be of use for a WW I aircraft. I just thought that the site might be a good place for him to start. Perhaps a little surgery on the blades might work.
Here try this
http://modelingmadness.com/scotts/accessories/propblur.htm
Or this
http://gunsagogo.org/propblur.jpg
I know someone did prop blurs onn photoshop and had a post here somewhere but cant seam to find it.
The PropBlurs are individual photoetch blades that can be trimmed to fit the desired length, so they could be used for a WW I aircraft. As to how to simulate the rotary engine part … I’m gonna stick to my 1/700 ships!
Wow… It would look good for photo-work…
Just for fun… Any other nitpickers see anything wrong with Anderson’s Pony depicted like that?
You mean like the engine running with no one in the cockpit?
That’s one… There’s another one that’s engine-connected as well…
Thanks Guys,
A veritable wealth of information!
I’m not much of an airplane guy but…
When the engines running, shouldn’t the inner gear doors be up because the systems pressurized?
Do I win? huh Do I win?
We have a winner…
Mustang doors slowly bleed off hydraulic pressure on the ground after shut-down. (This is on-purpose to extend the life of the seals, according to our chief wrench on “Gunfighter”) As soon as the engine starts, the doors come up…
i used the photo-etch propblurs for my PBY catalina diorama:
