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    October 2005
Posted by gulfstreamV on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:33 PM
  •  gemini wrote:
    so let me know what uguys think
                                                     Your right about the weathering /Wear of the prop. The most recent thing I've tried is first spray the prop blades with MM Lacquer Alluminium or like. Then I put tiny dabs of wax with a toothpic on the leading edge. Then spray it with the black, let dry then lightly polish the leading edge with a cloth. Shabang! Some Wear but not enough to scare. To much weathering on a prop is not that realistic to me. IMHO. Thats my thinking. Cool [8D]
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  • From: Boyertown, PA, USA
Posted by Dubau on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:44 AM

Cool Idea, thanks.

I am building a B-339 Buffalo now and I will have to try that

Have a GREAT day

Bud 

" You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "
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  • From: South Africa
Posted by gemini on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 6:49 AM
so let me know what uguys think

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propeller weathering
Posted by gemini on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 4:12 PM

I have been building models for some year and have noticed with other modelers aircraft that no matter how weathered they make there aircraft the props alway look like they brand new and it stricks me as odd because as a pilot my self i know from all the prop driven aircraft i ave flown the about 90% of all of them have alot of leading edge wether but dont dispair fortunatly it is a very easy problem to fix on already finish models first dry brush a light coat of flat silver on the leading edge only demending on how weathered you want it next u must dry brush black or what ever colour u made ur props  and now i think the plane would look more realistic an it does not take so long so try it out and let me know what u think and pics of your updated work would be nice so happy modelingSmile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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