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D500 posted:

I, too, like the K-line (I miss K-line) die-cast 1:48 propeller flat - I have it. Problem is, so far as I know, a propeller would never be shipped in that position: 2 blades up, one down. A top-heavy situation. 

I forget if it can be re-positioned.

One reason I like propeller cars is that I live in a seaport city where propellers are/were made for ocean-going ships. Those pre-cad/cam mold-makers had some set of skills. 

 

Nice looking car! Wish I had one; I too miss K-Line. They had a market niche all of their own. As to the prop position; I agree it looks awkward, but if you think about it, it can't be top heavy in that position or it would want to rotate until the C of G was lowest. And that would in turn mean the prop is not balanced on its shaft, which clearly is not the case. Props are designed to be balanced on their axis to avoid vibration in service.

Rod

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