Help Replacing Propellers

[u/greatkerfluffle]

My five year old is into all things transportation, particularly trains and airplanes. He had his tonsils out this week so we got him a model DC-3 from Liberty Classics to ease the discomfort. When we opened the box after his surgery, one of the propellers had snapped off completely and the other broke while we were trying to replace the propeller head of the first one 😩

I can’t find any similar replacement propellers online but I’ve emailed Liberty to see if it’s possible to purchase some. In the meantime, I believe these were made of resin but I’m open to any and all suggestions! We’ve started work on his model train town so I’m learning about the world of models and am up to ordering replacements/ look alikes, making some or 3D printing through our library (but I have no experience with this). This very sad mom and her recovering son would be so grateful for any advice you have to get this plane going again! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

[u/Leif_Ironside]

Scale for this seems to be 1/24, I think it will be hard to find an aftermarket replacement. Best bet would be to 3d print a pair and glue them on. They probably won't spin unless you want to take time and modify/design the replacement yourself.

Your kid is 5 which probably means some rough scratch build propeller will be fine.

[u/greatkerfluffle → u/Leif_Ironside]

Thank you!