Rodders Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Hi All, this may be a silly question but does anyone know when yellow propellor tips were introduced on spitfires. i'm making a BOB machine and i think the props are all black. Anyone help with any info, cheers, Rodders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Don't know when yellow tips were introduced on RAF fighters, but Spitfires had them from the start of the production, even on early two-blade propellers. You are safe with yellow tips on your BoB Spit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 5 hours ago, Rodders said: Hi All, this may be a silly question but does anyone know when yellow propellor tips were introduced on spitfires. i'm making a BOB machine and i think the props are all black. Anyone help with any info, cheers, Rodders. pre war, note all aluminium undersides Spitfire Mk. I by Etienne du Plessis, on Flickr tips are 4 inch BTW 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Quite an odd pic that, especially for a pre-war posed shot. Quite nicely posed, they have thought about the lighting, and colour photography was really quite a big deal back then, not something casual at all. And our steely-eyed pilot chum has obviously not just stepped out of it, and it's closed up, but it's still filthy underneath. I am surprised no-one thought to at least wipe the crud off the undercarriage door, or pick a a different aeroplane that's seen a rag since it was flown. Edited April 15, 2019 by Work In Progress 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 18 hours ago, Troy Smith said: tips are 4 inch BTW A useful reminder. 4" really isn't much, especially in 1/72 scale. I seem to see a lot of models with prop tips that are way over scale, looking more like 8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Note protruding outer gun flash hiders, lack of an armoured windscreen, but raised canopy top. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 ....and the hard-edged camo. Ken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 and no rear view mirror - wonder if this had the pole type aerial? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Seahawk said: looking more like 8". Those would probably be mine! 😵 Nice pick, though. Stalwart fellow and his mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Flankerman said: ....and the hard-edged camo. Ken I'm thinking more of a tight feathered edge? Or maybe it's just the photo. I would only do a hard edge camo on a model if the real aircraft clearly showed it like this P-40. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 ....minor thread drift alert - any 'tips' on how to paint those those tips - more easily I mean, especially in 72nd. Having just blasted three props with gloss yellow and masked them up to airbrush the black I couldn't help thinking what a lot of effort for not much ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Nice references, with regards to the proptips... I work the other way around.... first the black, then the yellow... more easy to eyeball it equal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 1 hour ago, FalkeEins said: ....minor thread drift alert - any 'tips' on how to paint those those tips - more easily I mean, especially in 72nd. Having just blasted three props with gloss yellow and masked them up to airbrush the black I couldn't help thinking what a lot of effort for not much ... That's how I do it. To get the tape in the right place though put tape on the "black" part of the blade as it's easier to get in the right position then you can put the tape on the tip right next to it and remove the first bit of tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck1945 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 2 hours ago, FalkeEins said: ....minor thread drift alert - any 'tips' on how to paint those those tips - more easily I mean, especially in 72nd. Having just blasted three props with gloss yellow and masked them up to airbrush the black I couldn't help thinking what a lot of effort for not much ... I paint the yellow first, using a light color such as a light grey as a primer. 1.5mm tape is close to a scale 4” in 1/72 so I use that to mask the tip then paint the rest of propeller, usually with Tamiya NATO Black. I used to paint the blades first, then mask just exposing the tip but for me spraying yellow over a dark surface is tough hence reversing the order 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnAndersen Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chuck1945 said: I paint the yellow first, using a light color such as a light grey as a primer. 1.5mm tape is close to a scale 4” in 1/72 so I use that to mask the tip then paint the rest of propeller, usually with Tamiya NATO Black. I used to paint the blades first, then mask just exposing the tip but for me spraying yellow over a dark surface is tough hence reversing the order I found that when painting the yellow first and then masking it, that the masks did not adhere too well and could come adrift. Painting the blades black and then masking the black, eliminates that problem. Usually I prime the tip in white, as it then only takes a very light coat of yellow. HTH Finn Edited April 16, 2019 by FinnAndersen clarification 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I always prime white then spray the yellow then mask off the tips and blow in the black 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Maybe I'm a bit agricultural with prop tips but like others I first paint the tips & a bit more yellow, by brush 'cause that's what I do, then when I paint the black on the blades I carefully paint the ends in cross wise strokes, having along side me as I work a steel rule in millimeters which helps me to estimate what 1.5mm looks like. I'm happy with the result. Steve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 That's the way I do it too, and I've got three sets of blades to do soon, I think I'll start a production line. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 thanks for all the replies ! No consensus there then really, but a few ideas to try! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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