Hello, gentlemen.
My intention is to apply the Primer to all the necessary pieces at one time; so I must have all the pieces ready and this implies:
- SCARs rockets. Ready
- Drop tanks. Ready
- Wings with navigation lights masked. I need to attach them to the middle section of the landing gear.
- Central part of the landing gear; I already have the air intakes well sanded and painted inside. I will still let them dry and tomorrow I protect them with tape or tak or liquid mask.
- To the fuselage I still have to seal the bubble with MKK; add weight to the cowling before closing it with the engine, ...
and it was when I realized that the tube that holds the propeller must be inside already installed !!
From the beginning I knew that I would not use the propeller of the kit, but I would make it with an acrylic to simulate that it is spinning at full speed ...
Finally I gave a use to a broken tray that I kept long ago, ... and from here I will create my propeller.
A simple step by step that I hope is clear and someone can serve as another option for your propellers.
What you need to start ... (which I thought)
I marked the circumference with the cutting compass and I began to sanding and sanding to clean that part as best as possible and then give it a polish with
Novus 2
Once clean, I started to turn and turn with the cutting compass, being careful not to move the center punch.
Before releasing the circle, I had to be able to hold the circle to a small screw mandrel, to reuse my drill as a lathe and to be able to work the future propeller...
I found in my tool these plastic washers that will be of excellent use to me, since it will not damage the acrylic by attaching it to the mandrel.
...just what I needed...
So I went back to continue to delve into the cut of the circle, and once you started to see the other side, I was easier and safer with a mini saw finish the cut.
With the propeller mounted on
my lathe, I sanded the end of the circle to smooth the cut and I pass the fine sandpaper again, but now while the propeller is turning ...
Then with a swab dipped in Tamiya Lemon Yelow X-8 paint diluted to 50%, I made the silhouette leaving by the tips. Same with a bit of Clear Red X-27, where they make their circle the labels of the blades.
... does not look bad, right? I have the option to erase everything with a cotton swab with alcohol and try to make it better.
Well, I still have to think about how I'm going to work at the tip of the propeller (the spinner) to mount the acrylic circle.
My plan is to leave the tube that will hold the propeller already installed, then glue the whole structure of the aircraft (wings, rear stabilizer, motor) to start the process of painting with the Primer.
I hope you like it ...
Hasta pronto