Shar2 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 A new Ukrainian company, Proper Plane have been developing new, real wood laminated propellers for your 1;32 WW1 models. The first two have now been released and can be seen HERE. I was fortunate enough to have a nice chat over a coffee with the owner, Alex, whilst I was in Kiev back in September. He's an avid and rather brilliant modeller who wants to give something back to the modelling community with these new products. The first two propellers are for use with German subjects, but I'm sure there will be more to come in the future. I'd like to wish Alex all the best for his company and the wonderful products. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Great company logo with the opposing P’s as prop blades 👍🏿 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Those look rather good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Thanks for the link, they look great. The only problem is that such a simple accessory could entice me to spend a lot of money. Resistance would seem futile. I must admit though, one of these would look lovely on a WNW model. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Little pieces of art! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 I have seen a few examples of these over on Scale Modellers FB page and they look stunning. I think he will be on to a winner with this range. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Looks fantastic and I have a Sopwith Camel to build next year but I can't see how to buy from his FB page 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 @Kallisti You click on the propeller you want, then send him a message you want to buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Plane Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Thank you @Shar2! Hello friends! I'm Alex Belov, a Proper Plane owner. I would like to say "thank you" for those who supported me and inspired to do that things. And now I'm very glad to hear that comments from you about my propellers. I hope I will surprise you with my products in future. If you want to ask me some question about my props, you are always welcome! By the way should I change my Britmodeller avatar to Proper Plane now? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 5 hours ago, Shar2 said: @Kallisti You click on the propeller you want, then send him a message you want to buy it. Yup done that and a Sopwith Camel prop is now heading my way Great product Alex, they look superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasto Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Hi Alex, Do you know if the Sopwith Snipe used the same Lang prop as the camel?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Plane Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) Hi @Plasto! It looks the same, but ufortunatanetly I have no proof that the props was the same. I used information from the site http://www.woodenpropeller.com/Britain.html Edited December 21, 2017 by Proper Plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasto Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Hi Alex, Thanks for the response.. I asked the good folks over on Wooden Propellor and here is the response... The Lang company was in effect the in-house prop shop for Sopwith and a few of their props were used on more than one aircraft, but I can find no commonality with the props for the Camel and Snipe aircraft. With the BR2 engine most Camel props had a diameter of 2655mm or 2635mm. With the same BR2 engine, props for the Snipe had a diameter of 2780mm. Whilst the pitch of Camel props remained mostly common at 2500mm, the pitch of Snipe props varied between 2490mm and 2920mm. The difference in diameter between the Camel prop at 2655mm and the Snipe at 2780mm is 125mm and at 1/32 scale this amounts to just under 4mm. So the Snipe had a larger diameter prop. Thanks Plasto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Plane Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Thank you for the valuable information @Plasto! Now I am preparing another propeller for Sopwith Pup, then, if it is necessary I continue the line of propellers for other Sopwith planes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasto Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Good one Alex, If you get round to a Snipe Prop at some point please let me know. Cheers Plasto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 I met with Alex again on Monday, and he showed me his latest projects, which looked amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 I would like to commend Alex for truly outstanding customer service. I ordered a propeller from him before Christmas but after the invasion I thought I would never see it, yet today it arrived! So thank you Alex for delivering under what must be the most difficult circumstances. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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