Avenger2614 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Hello Everybody, When I built my last early Mustang from the HobbyCraft kit, I found a gentleman on here who made 3D-printed spinners for the kit which were a huge improvement in shape over the kit pieces. Does anybody know who was producing those, or does anybody have the ability to 3D-print a P-51 spinner with three prop blade holes? Thanks for any direction anybody can provide. -Daniel S. Commerce City, CO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 It was Thunda who produced them. Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossington 1 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 ISTR that P-51 spinners were identical in shape except for the number of slots needed for blades. Is this true? At least it would help to use a Tamiya or late Revell spinner as a guide to the right shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Indeed. I modified a Greymatter P-51B/D one into an A-36 one quite easily. Just fill two of the three holes and drill three new ones thanks to a template. HOWEVER, you must be aware that if you use a correctly sized spinner you will get a step with the nose! Indeed it is not only the spinner that is too pointy and too narrow, the nose has also a lack of diameter on all Hobbycraft kits. In that case, enlarge it accordingly with some strips of plastic glued with CA and sanded to be merged at their rear edge with the nose surface. Note that the problem is only located at the last millimeters of the fuselage tip. You simply need 2-3mm of strip width and will have to restore the two square panels. Hth Thierry BiggTim and D Bellis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kongo Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Unfortunately , nose has a bad shape, especially in the upper part of the air inlet. It would be good if someone did a resin correction set ! ? coogrfan, Kagemusha, BiggTim and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Great drawings Mr K, thanks for sharing. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Kagemusha said: Great drawings Mr K, thanks for sharing. Yes Thanks! Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scimitarf1 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I bought the Grey Matter P-51 Spinner but would buy a nose correction. The Allison. Mustangs are so clean aerodynamically - just love them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scimitarf1 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 One can live on hope. Those plans are a great starting point however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Didn't someone post recently that Trumpeter have the Hobby Craft moulds? Be great if Special Hobby produce their muted kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I think some of the Hobbycraft moulds were done by Academy as some of their kits have shown up in Academy boxes. Hobbycraft reboxed some Trumpeter kits (P-38, P-40, F-105, Corsair) so maybe that's where the confusion comes from? Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: Unless you've seen the HC kit in a Trumpet Boss box, that's nothing but speculation as far as I'm concerned. You could say that about a lot of things: Kitty Hawk Jag, HKM Spey Phantom, Trumpeter Devastator, Special Hobby P-51A, Kinetic Kfir... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Cloud Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Does anyone know if Thunda still makes these spinners? I tried messaging him without success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 8/16/2020 at 2:45 AM, Kagemusha said: Great drawings Mr K, thanks for sharing. Those are from Jumpei Tumma's site. Other drawings here : http://soyuyo.main.jp/top2.htm down near the bottom of the page. Lottsa neat stuff Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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