correcting the central propeller on titanic models?

[Aurélien WOLFF]

Hello, since most models got the 4 blades propeller, I wonder how hard it'd be to correct it to 3, maybe cutting the blades and arranging them to get to the correct number?

Thanks for your answers, it seems the only recent model with the correct propeller is the trumpeter 1/200 kit.

 

[Andrew R.]

Go to Shapeways.com Find titanic propellers by DiStefan. I ordered a 1/400 set from him for my Academy kit. He is very accommodating and receptive to suggestions on his 3d prints.

 

[Mike Spooner]

The outer propellers three bladed where 23 feet 6 inches diameter 38 tons each. The centre propeller was16 feet 6 inches diameter 22 tons.

 

[Aurélien WOLFF]

I do wonder if the size diffrence between olympic/titanic/britannic propellers would really be visible at scales like 1/400 or 1/700. I'd also be tempted for a "what if the titanic propeller got changed for a 4 bladed oneafter the maiden voyage and her surviving after WW1".

 

[ivanpopov]

If you have skills to cut and correct the propeller - that`s fine! I don`t have this skill, so I`ll print the middle propeller on 3D printer. Mine is with 4 blades too (Titanic Academy 1/400). In my opinion this is the easiest way!

 

[Aurélien WOLFF]

Looking again at the hobby boss model sprue, it seems sprue H does actually has a 3 bladed central propeller:

https://www.super-hobby.fr/products/Titanic-58458669.html