A few years ago I picked up this 1/48 scale mustang at Ollies for about $5. It sat in my cabinet for a few years until I could figure out something to do with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...amp;feature=youtu.be
I took the airplane apart, and drilled out the prop. I cut a wire from a metal clothes hanger, and made a shaft. The shaft was fitted into the prop & inserted into the plane. I cut a small area out from below the plane, and threaded a rubber band around the shaft.
I built a base out of a plastic political sign, and mounted a motor under the base. I made a large pulley out of plastic, fitted the rubber band around it, there we have it...
Looking at the base, I needed something, and it came in the form of a piece of aluminum chimney flashing, which made a pretty convincing hanger. I took some 5050 LEDs out of my junk drawer & put some lights up.
The lights will always be on, but the prop animation will be wired to a push button for the kids to activate on our community christmas display.
I have a personal friend who is a retired Lt Co in the Air Force, so it only made sense to letter the hanger up with his name.
Total project cost- <$10
I tried to embed the video so folks didn't have to go to youtube, without luck...
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