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| Wanted: Aeroclub #P081 Props; AH-1 Skyraider | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 14 2012, 09:39 AM (841 Views) | |
| stimpy | Sep 14 2012, 09:39 AM Post #1 |
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Does anyone happen to know a source for the long gone Aeroclub #P081 props for the Douglas Skyraider? Or maybe a fellow builder here on the forum has some for sale? I need 6 of them. A scan around the web has plenty of references form lots of out of date webpages, but I can't locate a store that actually has any sitting around collecting dust! Ta, Stimpy |
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| Harold K | Sep 14 2012, 12:53 PM Post #2 |
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Stimpy, you might want to e-mail Roll Models. I had read somewhere that they bought up a lot of what remained of John's stock; hearsay, of course. However, they list the prop you want and a lot of other stuff. Perhaps worth a few minutes' time to ask. |
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| Seahawk | Sep 14 2012, 01:39 PM Post #3 |
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Since John is still in business, I rather doubt that. You could try e-mailing him on sales[AT]aeroclub-models.com though he has been ill recently and is now a one-man band so you may have to wait a while for a reply. |
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| stimpy | Sep 15 2012, 02:10 AM Post #4 |
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Thanks for his email, I actually thought the company had died off due to the owners demise. |
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| RexTN | Sep 15 2012, 10:05 AM Post #5 |
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maybe Joe at http://www.joesmodels.com/ can help you out,,,,,,he did a great job with getting me a resin biplane I needed to complete my one of each carrier set |
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yep, one of each USN squadron http://hangardeckview.blogspot.com/ http://z15.invisionfree.com/Hangar_Deck_Re...dex.php?act=idx | |
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| Seahawk | Sep 15 2012, 05:29 PM Post #6 |
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| stimpy | Sep 16 2012, 01:10 AM Post #7 |
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John emailed me back today (so that was within 24 hours). Unfortunately, even though he does have stock I was told that these were not supposed to be listed as Skyraider props. The Skyraider prop is 13', while these parts are actually 12' 6" and represent an Aeroproducts type airscrew. That means the Aeroclub parts are a 2.1 mm shorter than the kt part which I think will be very noticeable, hence will replace one inaccuracy for another. The question now is what aftermarket prop is a 13' sleeveless type with a very similar profile? |
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| jvenables | Oct 14 2012, 12:44 PM Post #8 |
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Do they have to be Aeroclub props? I purchased some 1/72 scale resin Skyraider props made by Pylon 1 and they are pretty good. They have a little flash to clean up but are otherwise as good as any other resin aftermarket products. I purchased mine on eBay (the seller ID was "jeorgiegirl8") about 12 months ago but they could be available elsewhere if you do some Net trawling. EDIT: Here they are: http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-1-Sky-Raider-Bla...=item4a9a0ce2be |
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James from Brisbane, Australia Now living in Laos Nil illegitimi carborundum | |
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