THX6576 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 This is a perfect example of my reason to explore these forums. Beautiful work. Genius. genius ˈdÊ’iËnɪəs/ noun 1. exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability. "he was a prop builder of genius" synonyms: brilliance, great intelligence, great intellect, great ability, cleverness, brains, erudition, wisdom, sagacity, fine mind, wit, artistry, flair, creative power, precocity, precociousness More 2. an exceptionally intelligent person or one with exceptional skill in a particular area of activity. "a make it look real with what I have at hand genius" synonyms: brilliant person, mental giant, mastermind, Einstein, intellectual, intellect, brain, highbrow, expert, master, artist, polymath; More adjectiveinformal 1. very clever or ingenious. "a genius idea" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtourer Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 A brilliant idea Paul and one that I will be trying. Des. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 One of the most impressive stuff i've seen recently ! THanks a lot ! CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 (edited) Very nice. Looks like You have done a balsa-stick model, or two. With the Guillows kits, the basic skill for scale props is "Laminate Your Own"! Nicely enough, they provided plenty of scrap sheet balsa and nice scaled-to-full-size drawings. Tom Edited July 16, 2017 by Gigant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Impressive, ingenious, brilliant, adaptive, and just damn Cool Joel CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdido Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 That's brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Beautiful! I somehow missed this originally. But of course, paper IS wood, so it makes sense, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Just saw this too. VERY COOL! I definitely have to try it out. Question: Do other adhesives work as well as CA or is CA the only way to go? Just curious. Any addl hints or tips on how to sand or shape the prop? Sandpaper, files, etc? Thanks for sharing, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Using paper in place of wood is clever as it allows for the scale thickness you need, and yet when impregnated with CA glue, the paper behaves mostly like wood anyway. Assuming one has the tools needed, I think this is officially the No. 1 best way to go about making a propeller that I have seen. I am just learning the method using artist-grade coloring pencils which is very effective as well, but I am struggling getting super straight lines to my laminations with a free-hand approach. To the OP: thanks very much for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apauling Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Paul, What an excellent idea to use paper to turn it back into "wood " effect. I read your thread with great interest twice as it's really a brilliant idea. Now a question: You say craft paper was used but as you know there are a huge variety of craft paper in thickness texture and glossy or very dull Matt kind (artist in the family who used way too many kinds of paper for her painting etc ).. SO for your Propeller using paper (tan and brown) what kind of craft paper was it. Sorry for asking but you do say a certain amount of layers gives the compressed paper to turn out the way you want. SO secondly the thickness of the craft paper you choose will impact on the end result. Again a really great idea.. needs patenting! and Thank you. sorry to take so long to answer your question, I haven't visited in a while. When I was browsing in the store I didn't pay any attention to the weight or brand of the paper, I just grabbed what I thought would work. it was smooth and matt-finished and maybe a little heavier than children's construction paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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