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Revell/Monogram 1:48 P-40B Flying Tiger AVG (Complete)

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    June 2013
Posted by bvallot on Thursday, October 2, 2014 3:06 PM

Here ya go.

 2014-10-01 09.06.02 by brittvallot, on Flickr

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Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

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    May 2006
  • From: Chapin, South Carolina
Posted by Shipwreck on Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:44 PM

Bvallot, that is the best prop blur that I have ever seen, next to the real thing. Can you tell us how you achieved it?

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  • Member since
    June 2013
Posted by bvallot on Thursday, October 2, 2014 6:40 PM

Shipwreck

Bvallot, that is the best prop blur that I have ever seen, next to the real thing. Can you tell us how you achieved it?

Well, I'd hate to ruin anything magical about it.  It's nothing too fancy really.  I'm just borrowing the same principles that nature already offers by filming it while it spins.  For this particular build though, I did fit the copper tube coming off the prop reduction box to a piece of aluminum tube that would accept it snugly.  Found the perfect fit...put the tiniest drop of mineral oil on it (meant to lubricate my shears for trimming my beard) to keep the spin smooth and Voila!  Now you have one smooth running propeller! =]  I'm pretty lo-fi at the moment for filming it.  I have my airbrush running to move the prop blades.  Like I said...nothing too fancy...but it works. =]

On the bench:  

Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

 

  • Member since
    May 2006
  • From: Chapin, South Carolina
Posted by Shipwreck on Friday, October 3, 2014 8:19 AM

The prop looks great. Thanks for sharing your magic.

On the Bench:

Revell 1/96 USS Constitution - rigging

Revell 1/48 B-1B Lancer Prep and research

Trumpeter 1/350 USS Hornet CV-8 Prep and research

 

 

 

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