Originally Posted by
1sgt
Nice build so far. Unfortunately, I don't have the answers on the propellers. I'm new to RC boating as well and will follow your build closely as I have the S boat to build. On the plywood parts, have you sealed those already??
Thanks again for sharing and I eagerly await your next posts.
PS, As far as the props go, can anyone furnish the same info for the Italeri 1/35 scale S Boat?
Jim
Find the same size as the kits props but get them in brass/bronze. G-Factor produces a set for the kit that could be adapted for RC (as they are just a static upgrade but in brass). Perhaps they can be threaded for a prop shaft or a set screw could be added to the hub so the prop is secured...
http://store.spruebrothers.com/product_p/gfm13502.htm
Aside from that experimental idea, I have heard nothing but ecstatic praise for the top of the line in brass props from Prop Shop. These are all cast in brass using the lost wax process, balanced and polished. These are immensely strong and hydro-dynamically efficient; not like the crude, flat-bladed soldered props you sometimes run across.
http://www.prop-shop.co.uk/