1:72nd Scale Vickers Wellington Mk.IC

[T2B]

Thanks John, mine was the inspiration but I had some help from a modelling friend who had the material he uses for steam from train engines and a wider selection of airbrush colours than I, to execute the flame effect from the engine  😀

[Kenneth ONeill]

I don't know the manufacturer name, but I've remembered some kits a friend had back in the early 1970s (so Eaglewall is possible) which had conventional prop mouldings and optional discs of clear plasticard to fit between the spinner backplate and the engine front.

[John Symmons]

Hi Paw's

If the kits were small, 1/96 scale, they  probably were Eagle-Wall, I only made the one kit a Spitfire Mk IX more out of curiourity than anyting else but I was quite pleased with the clear disc propeller.

Remember we do this for fun                              John the Pom

[Kenneth ONeill]

I honestly only ever saw them built and displayed (on the TV I think) and can't remember anything more than the description given and that one was a twin engined amphibian (probably a Grumann Duck, certainly not as big as a PBY). Anyway, the real point was that you can replicate that design of prop disc with some clear plastic sheet and a compass cutter.

[T2B]

@ P4T 

 

The Duck was a single engined biplane amphibian, are you not thinking of the Grumman Widgeon/Gosling?

[Kenneth ONeill]

@ P4T 

 

The Duck was a single engined biplane amphibian, are you not thinking of the Grumman Widgeon/Gosling?

Yes I am!  😳

[Peter s]

For spinning props try this product

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alliance-Model-Works-Dynamic-Propeller-for-1-72-F3F-3-2-74m-Hamilton-STD/401475113512?hash=item5d79c81228:g:PxQAAOSw9vlaWG9-

 

it's basically a wire spiral far better suited to radial kits than those with big prop spinners but can look ok if done well. In all honesty id give them 5/10 for effect. I put one on a swordfish and it looked great. On a hurricane it looked amateur.

[Dominic Thomas]

For what it’s worth, I remember one or two Frog kits in the late 60s, early 70s came with a solid clear plastic disc [per engine] to replace the conventional static propeller. On these were scribed a set of ‘blurred’ blades, supposedly to be painted or nowadays given a wash to simulate movement. I can’t say the finished article looked that great, back then.