rav Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Wow! - really nice Rav - love the pictures of your Yak taking off Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aces High Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Great work! How do you make the propeller "spin"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rav Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 I glued a plastic tube for propeller axis set in front of the fuselage. It is carefully positioned to keep the axis straight. The hole in front fuselage remains empty until the end of build. It can be used for a stick to handle the model for painting. I replaced the propeller's axis with a brass tube, about an inch long. Then I put it into a slightly wider and shorter brass tube. The axis can rotate in the outer tube and the length gives stability. The protruding rear end of the axis got a short piece of brass tube glued to prevent it from falling out. This makes a set that can be inserted into the hole in fuselage. This approach has some advantages: - I can mount the propeller at the very end of the build; - The propeller can rotate very easily and without any wobbling; - No problems with geometry. During the photo session it is enough to gently blow into the propeller to get a realistic prop blur on the photo. No Photoshop needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Beautiful build and presentation, great stuff ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Outstanding work, Mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanoff Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mark Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Awesome effects with the prop spinning, very well done! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Excellent Yak-3 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Superb!!!!! I noticed how you were able to accurately represent the three colors on the spinner with flawless perfection!!!!! Congratulations!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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