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Title: P-47 Prop Question
Post by: mharviala on Mon 09/06/10 07:03 PM

Hey all,

I'm starting work on "Reddog", a P-47C with the 336th FS. The Tamiya kit gives me three props to choose from for their C kit, but the Eagle Strike decals give me absolutely no clue which one to use.

Any consensus of opinions?

Thanks,
Mika

Title: Re: P-47 Prop Question
Post by: Lee_K on Mon 09/06/10 09:10 PM

A P-47C will have the Curtiss Electric prop with "toothpick" blades. I don't have the Tamiya kit so I'm not sure what is supplied. A Curtiss Electric prop will have the elongated and more pointed hub, and the blades will be the skinniest of all the options.

This is a Hasegawa Thunderbolt I made over twelve years ago, but it illustrates the Curtiss Electric prop that should be used on a C model P-47.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/leekol/Models/MML2.jpg)

Lee K

Title: Re: P-47 Prop Question
Post by: mharviala on Tue 09/07/10 03:32 PM

Thanks, Lee! This matches one of the options given ... others are cuffed w/ wider blades, and then uncuffed, but widest paddle blades.

Thanks,
Mika

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