Is there a source for after market propellers.
i have a stash of 1/72 1/48 1/32 World War 2 a/c kits from various manufacturers.
Well I turned my 10 year old son loose and he has been building them. He pretty much assembles them and when i have time we try to paint and decal them.
I started him out on a bunch of SMER kits and then old Monogram 1/48 kits. I see noticeable improvement. Today's modelers have SO much wonderful help aides, quality glues, paints etc.Research is abundant. I remember building Lindberg JU-88's and HE-111's and using the old Profile series as reference and trying to match up camo patterns.
Humbrol paints have consistently been around and very good BUT with very high quality acryllic paints available young ones can paint and not kill their lungs or smell up the house with fumes from petroleum based products not to mention the danger of "Burning Down The House"!!
Anyway I wish metal propellers were an option as I can't tell you how many times propeller blades get broken!! Mostly in the 1/72nd scale range and even 1/48.
Right now he is building up all the Supermodel 1/72nd and Italeri 1/72 Italian a/c kits(World War 2) I had stashed and many of the 1/72nd ones have become "Propeller casualties" the blades are near impossible to glue back on.
Any ideas out There???