Hello all, I'm sorry for not updating recently but I'm afraid family keeps getting in the way of my modeling
I have managed to get some more work done so without anymore ado he goes.
I received the replacement propeller it's from a 1/48 Tamiya P-47M, this kit comes with 3 propeller choices so if you have this kit or wouldn't mind having it in your stash you aren't wasting the whole kit just to get a propeller.
It's a Curtiss Electric propeller which in 1/48th scale is 13ft and in 1/35th scale a bit over the 9ft we need, so the ends need cutting down and squaring off.
Here is the new propeller before adjustment next to the kit one.
And showing the better detail
The propeller as it is,is a puller prop and we need a pusher prop, so the spinner on the front has to be removed as well as the attaching rod at the back.
I filled in the hole where the spinner was with plastic tube so that I could reattach the mounting rod, trimmed down the spinner to a more flat shape as the PACV had and also cut 2mm off each end of the prop to give the correct 9ft span. In the photo one bladse pairt is cut the other isn't.
With the adjustments done the new propeller next to the old.
And in place to show how it will look.
I have also hollowed out the two exhuasts as I didn't like seeing them plugged everytime I looked at them.
Finally for now I have added the bit to the tops of the two vertical tail fins. The top part of the orange beacon will be masked off for painting.
My great thanks go to Saul for providing the propeller and details of work needed to correct it for the PACV.
And just for some interest this
web link shows the making of the original master pattern, the text is in Spanish I believe and it does say it was being made for VLS back then.
Cheers
David
