Model Boat Mayhem
Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => Other Technical Questions... => Topic started by: Coastal on February 14, 2013, 08:25:18 am
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Hiya All,
Now after careful investigation of the three blade set up on the 63ft BPB Whaleback i have come to suspect that the prop shafts are in fact all exposed Shafts running through P tubes. Can someone confirm this for me, and if its the truth where do i get 300mm shafts from that are M2 as anything of a bigger diameter would be ridiculousy out of scale. I need a shaft i can cut the outer tube down on really. Oh yeah I will also require LH and RH props in M2 .... I just seem to not be able to find a supplier for M2..
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Shg Di prop shafts
Mmb will make them
Propshop for brass props
Westbourne models also do the above as do Cornwall model boats
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Hi coastal give Jim Lane a phone call he will make them any size you want.
He makes all of my props and shafts doesn’t ask for silly money either. His number is --removed--
If you don’t get an answer just leave him a message and he will get back to you.
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Also: http://www.modelboatbits.com/ (http://www.modelboatbits.com/)
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Thanks Martin... Scarily i had just placed an order with them before I saw your post ! thankyou all. I am going to use 2mm shafts ( brought 12 inch shafts ). Then comes the job of cutting them back a bit and adding the P frames which i will have to make up i expect. hopefully i can seat them into the hull enough to look correct. Think ive got some soldering to do ! and build a box in the hull for each shaft... then i will put an outer cover over each shaft exit so it looks correct. all in my pursuit of scale realism... :)