Propeller Disc Tutorial

[lastvautour]

First, thank you Ken for the tips on how to make a whirling prop disc. This is just an extension to the process.

[lastvautour]

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[Peter]

Wow Lou, you took a cool idea and made it cooler . I think, I will give it a try on the P-40. What diameter should the disk be for 1/72?

There is also a Pdf of prop discks avaialble for free at
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/other/For-Designers/Props.htm

I don't think it looks as good though.

Peter

[Ken Pugh]

Looks good, Lou, and it really captures the photographic effect of a spinning prop.  As for the yellow warning stripe, make sure it is transparent, as it is on the real thing.

Ken Pugh

[lastvautour]

Pictures of other made in a similar fashion have been photographed and will be posted later this evening if the PC becomes available to me. This has been a fun project experimenting with different effects. Scoring both sides is too much and you can hardly see through it, but then again the photos will show that later.

Lou

[lastvautour]

The top two discs are the original ones with experimentation with markers while the disc was spinning. The marker were permanent so now they are not suitable for use anymore unless a solid warning stripe is applied to hide the ink. The next two are those featured above. The next two are a variation to see what kind of effect could be had. The third was sanded on both sides and was an attempt to simulate ones sold on line for plastic models. The last is just another version with a solid warning stripe. Unfortunately the web address for the plastic model discs is lost to me. I am interested in what effect others may have.

Lou

[Balsabasher]

Excellent work Lou,you are perfecting a relly effective method for these spinning propllers,I am not sure about the effects of the coloured tips,cannot make my mind up on this at present so may try a few myself at some stage,either way the adaptation of those old plain discs is taking on new realism,great photo tutorial as well.
Barry.

[lastvautour]

My final attempt gave pretty good result by using clear decal paper. I used a double line on a circle and just printed it in red. I cut out the section I needed for the prop tip. It does waste a bit of decal film, however it only takes one circle to do both props and it does work.

Lou

[lastvautour]

The final product is as shown.



Lou

[Mark Braunlich]

Lou,
Do you put Future over them?  Future might hide the bit between the blades some.

Thanks for posting.
Mark

[lastvautour]

I will give that a try. Thanks.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Taking a lead from Fraser, I spun/scored the disc followed by permanent marker and once again spun and used 220 grit sandpaper. The black effect works for me.

Lou

[Gearup]

I like how you developed a new technique using the felt marker. Adds a transparent look to the black part of the propeller disk.
Fraser