Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun wooden propeller 1:32 is a resin replacement propeller in the wooden form from Eduard. It is a single replacement part for a model, not a kit and not a photo-etched set.
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The propeller is an awkwardly exposed part on an aircraft model. It is visible from every angle, it has a thin section, and that is exactly why it comes out badly in injection-molded plastic: the blades end up thicker than they should be, and often with a parting seam along their whole length. A resin casting gets around that problem: the section of the blade can be more slender and the edges sharper. This particular set matches the form with a wooden propeller, that is the variant with fixed blades of laminated wood that were used on the touring and liaison machines of the day. The maker is Eduard of the Czech Republic.
The Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun was a four-seat cantilever low-wing aircraft of the 1930s, intended for touring and liaison flights. It was a civilian-oriented machine with practical engineering, whose design school foreshadowed the later fighters of the same brand. A wooden propeller was part of the standard equipment of the day on it, and on a model it is a detail that immediately establishes the character of the whole machine.
Start by washing the casting in lukewarm soapy water: remnants of mold release agent are the main reason paint later peels off. Cut the casting block off with a fine saw, and never break it, as the thin blades are fragile. Do the sanding wet and with a respirator. It is glued with cyanoacrylate, since cement for plastic has no effect on resin. For painting a wooden propeller the oil glaze technique is rewarding: a light base, then a darker oil color drawn over it with a brush along the blade, which creates the grain of the wood. A gloss clear coat at the end, because wooden propellers tended to be varnished.
This is an accessory to a model, not a stand-alone kit. The base model, paints and glue are not included in the package.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
Zeptejte se na co potřebujete, odpovíme co nejdříve.
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