heloman1 Posted June 19 Posted June 19 16 hours ago, perdu said: Thanks Colin I was OK with the kit screen until saw a picture of a real Beaver. Then I hated it... Never look too closely at the real thing. Look at me and Italeri 72nd Wessex! Colin 1
81-er Posted June 19 Posted June 19 Sorry to hear about the car troubles, Bill, hopefully it'll be an easy fix James 1
perdu Posted June 19 Author Posted June 19 Amongst the ancilliary tasks I have found for myself is this proper 'orrible one i discovered whilst estimating sizes from photos of old sparky. The proportion of front float to back float based on the length of 'step to rear' versus 'step to front' in photos has given me a task to perform. No magical printers here so I have to measure and cut, luckily I have a pair of Beaver floats from the Beaver I began over forty years ago which will allow a fitted enlargement It used to be nice and tidy round here Oopsadaisy Well this should do it I wonder if there's much call for shorter floats... Bring on the uberfile. 11
perdu Posted June 20 Author Posted June 20 Ubiebaby did her job and we stuck two sets of floaty bits together top and tail Then a wee bitty filler for starters And a check as to whether the modification does the trick. Compare the new lengths of tail and nose to the real thing I'm happy with that now. Let's allow it all to dry and harden. Ciao. 18 1
perdu Posted June 22 Author Posted June 22 Its been a bit of an odds and sods weekend so far and whilst working the Beaver I also got some glue on the back of one of my extended tail Italeri Wessexes, in the interests of closing a project down. This is a transmission deck project I started before Alan made it all so much betterer, scratchbuilt gubbinses proliferate up top To be honest Alan's bits are a humungous improvement over mine but I like to have something bubbling away elsewhere when the 'big' project sets me stressing... Yes the Beaver's front screens are wrong again... 9
perdu Posted June 30 Author Posted June 30 To be honest this is turning into a massive pain in the situpon but I think I am getting a Ford truck out of that old Studebaker. Next dreadful moment, mix up a bit more white Milliput to improve the detailly bits. Unmodified other side. You know what we say in the motor trade, don't you, "a bit more P38 and that will buff out nicely!" Hmm maybe I should mix up some P38... The screen looks better this time But. 12 1
giemme Posted June 30 Posted June 30 The truck is coming along nicely As for the screen, I can't quite see: you mean it bent properly this time? Ciao 1
The Spadgent Posted June 30 Posted June 30 Nice looking truck front. Pretty nice beaver too for that matter. 1
Whofan Posted July 8 Posted July 8 Bill, Commiserations on the Midget - hope all goes well with it. I'm currently building an airfix beaver in Austrian air force livery, so it;s a basic out of the box build, with a few modifications. Mostly cutting off a few of the lumps and bumps on the top of the fuselage. You mentioned a while ago the size of the aileron actuators; they are indeed very tiny! The Carpet monster has taken two of them, thinking about using some brass tube to replace them. Oh, and your point about humongous sink marks on the wings - I second that! And while you won't use them, the steps that go on the undercarriage spats are a real tiny pain! I confess I haven't done anything to the front edge of the wing over the fuselage, at this scale I;m not sure I'll get any great benefit. I also don't like the cowl on the kit; the instructions are a bit vague and it seems to have a pronounced step around the fuselage. All in all, buiding this out of the box as a standard beaver is having its moments! Loving the electric version, hope you can get back to it soon. 1 1
perdu Posted July 9 Author Posted July 9 This took my eye the other day so... Still dainty actuators but what a delightful moulding and will rely upon perfect masking or else. But look the screen shape is right, Airfix, move along boys. 10 1
Billos Posted July 10 Posted July 10 @perdu hope you're not giving up on the electric Beaver. Still, you can blame me for all the pain it's caused you. 1
Massimo Posted July 10 Posted July 10 Hi Bill, after a looooong time, found this thread and ...well...it seems to be Beaver time! You and Hendie are working hard and the results are stunning! The truck is a treat...but did you find any pictures of it without the Beaver? It might be interesting!!!! I'll be watching closely! Ciao Massimo 2
perdu Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 5 hours ago, Billos said: @perdu hope you're not giving up on the electric Beaver. Still, you can blame me for all the pain it's caused you. There was a song wasn't there? "Never going to give you up..." No Billos not giving up on it but I do have to reclaim my garage from its recent 'killed motor car' trauma or the place will become a no go zone. Massimo I don't have any pictures of the truck empty but there are photos of similar ones on line and I am going to build on those, like for example. Always hoping photos of the Harbour Air truck empty turn up before I finish Fording the Studebaker. Pretty Caravan? Nice shot of the un- Hot Wheels wheels. All these pictures have clues to work with and have to do, sadly I cant stroll down to the Harbour Air facility to take candid shots of the at rest truck I want. But clues abound, OK Massimo Ciao 12 1
Billos Posted July 10 Posted July 10 @perdu Have you seen this? https://www.carthrottle.com/news/bisected-ford-f-250-seaplane-tug-hurting-our-brains 1 1
perdu Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 27 minutes ago, Billos said: @perdu Have you seen this? https://www.carthrottle.com/news/bisected-ford-f-250-seaplane-tug-hurting-our-brains Yes I have seen it before Billos, many useful clues but still no definitive Harbour Air truck chassis guidance, but I do expect to be as close as is possible when the model is done. If you know anyone handy for Harbour Air operations that could take a few snaps of the front, waterside end it would be very useful though. 1
Terry1954 Posted July 10 Posted July 10 On 7/9/2025 at 8:38 AM, perdu said: This took my eye the other day so... Interesting Bill. I'm assuming (you may have said), this is a Hobbycraft Beaver? Clear fuselage is a very neat idea. T 1
perdu Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 Yes Terry and I think I did forget to mention it, good though, no? Could be a nightmare to mask then paint though. 2
Billos Posted July 10 Posted July 10 1 hour ago, perdu said: If you know anyone handy for Harbour Air operations that could take a few snaps of the front, waterside end it would be very useful though. @perdu Sorry I'm in Ottawa which is a 6.5 hr flight to Vancouver! Else I would! I don't have any contacts in Vancouver. Don't know if you can search britmodeller for location to ask someone? 1
perdu Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 I did think somehow that Vancouver is a long way away from you Billos, not sure how but I must have picked it up back in the day. And not suggesting you should but I'm just popping it out there in case it reaches suitable ears of someone who may be better placed to see more. We will survive the search too.
heloman1 Posted July 11 Posted July 11 Further up this page, I see an old style Swan-Morton craft knife lurking in the background. To modellers of a certain age, it was the craft knife of choice back in the day. I remember them fondly or not so. As a teenager, I wanted my Airfix Halifax to have open bomb doors. So one Saturday evening, my mother was entertaining a friend whilst my dad and her husband went to the pub. I was sat at the dining table Halifax fuselage in hand and scribing along the bomb bay door hinge line. Over enthusiasm and not enough care took charge and I stabbed myself in the wrist, bad enough for a trip to hospital for stiches. As an aside, I believe the craft knives were fashioned form old redundant curtain rails. Colin 1 1
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