Wow! Well I will keep scraping the Peck and see what I can get it down to. I could deal with 1 gram. It's tedious and messy but oh well, so are most things in this hobby!
Sorry if my original post was unclear. IF you are using a plastic prop, FAC requires it to be "molded" one piece to stay within the old-timey spirit. Otherwise hand carved or machine cut wood is OK. I've never carved a solid wood prop before and time is ticking, so I was hoping to find a lightweight plastic prop that meets the one-piece MOLDED requirement.
Thanks!
Katie
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Fred or Judy Rash <frash@...> wrote:
>
> Modified Ikara props have worked well for the local Science Olympiad
> students and for me for Wright Stuff planes, but you undoubtedly know
> and have done that. I've also used modified Ikara props for Bostonian.
>
> I've never done Dime Scale, but Don Slusarczyk has already given you
> what appears to be the definitive word on the FAC rules.
>
> At the USIC several years ago, we used to fly an event called Federation
> ROG or FROG (30-in2 wing, 3.1-g minimum airframe, 6-in max molded
> plastic prop). I found the scraping to be laborious. Some folks could
> convert a 9-in Peck P-30 prop into a 6-in, 1.0-1.5 g prop for Federation
> ROG. Mine were closer to 1.5 g than to 1.0 g.
>
> Fred Rash
>
>
>
> On 5/9/2011 4:00 PM, jabiruchick wrote:
> >
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > I know this isn't a pure duration question but since it applies to
> > USIC prep, I hope someone has an answer for me.
> >
> > Does anyone have a good suggestion for a lightweight plastic prop to
> > use for Dime Scale? I am thinking about an Ikara prop, but I'm not
> > sure if it fits the "molded plastic prop" rule for Dime Scale. I've
> > used Peck props for 20+ years, but now that I'm learning how to build
> > light models thanks to you fine folks, my prop weighs darn near as
> > much as the airframe!! I tried scraping the prop down but the model is
> > still going to need a glob of clay on the tail. Maybe it's time to
> > figure out how to carve a balsa prop.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Katie
> >
> >
>
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