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| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35449 | 24 Jan 16 16:42 |
| Squint? Named after what we all modelers do when we're trying to see something up close? |
| Don C, Image # 35449 | 24 Jan 16 12:45 |
Squint who thinks the only flying thing worth her attention is a bird and that workshops are dirty and dusty. |
| Don C, Image # 35448 | 24 Jan 16 12:40 |
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| Don C, Image # 35447 | 24 Jan 16 12:39 |
Fuselage silkspanned with 4 coats of dope. |
| Don C, Image # 35446 | 24 Jan 16 12:37 |
Seems like it's time to post wings. Laser cut does go together nicely. Added extra stringers (5 per wing) and for simplicity, except for one row on the bottom, they are all 11X30 mm. |
| Don C, Comment for image # 35398 | 20 Jan 16 10:34 |
| Unfortunately Dan passed away a couple of years ago. He was one of those "larger than life" guys that you don't often meet. We still occasionally talk to his widow. They were sort of another set of parents for our youngest girl. When I tried Rayl's idea, it only took about an hour before I was talking to the folks in charge of it in Maine who actually remembered my neighbor picking it up an a state to state loan about 25 years ago. Now I have several pictures. |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35398 | 19 Jan 16 21:50 |
| By the way, are you in contact with your friend of the Beaver? Is he aware of your build? Would make for a wonderful story. |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35398 | 19 Jan 16 21:40 |
| Wow! Amazing how life turns around. Reminds me of a guy named Dennis Buen. While in the navy, he used to work as a mechanic on Grumman Albatrosses. Twenty years later while visiting the boneyard of Davis Monthan in Arizona, he came upon the exact same aircraft he used to work on. He went through the bureaucratic paperwork, bought the plane and now its hangared and flown regularly out of Carson City, Nevada. Kudos to Rayl who managed to track it down. Come to think of it, gotta ask him how he does it. |
| Don C, Comment for image # 35398 | 17 Jan 16 22:54 |
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| Don C, Image # 35398 | 17 Jan 16 22:53 |
Sky,this is the plane. Years ago it was piloted by a friend and neighbor in northern Minnesota. It flew over our home so much that my kids knew it's sound. Thanks to Rayl finding this picture, I found it alive and well in Old Town,Maine. The fun is in the challange of creativit y |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35395 | 17 Jan 16 17:30 |
| Drudgery of some parts of the construction comes along first, so we can enjoy expressing our artistic talents later when we detail the model. Your infilling is great. 12 hours is a lot of time devoted to the fuselage. I submit to you of your dedication to this fine model. Have you decided on the color scheme? |
| rayl, Comment for image # 35395 | 17 Jan 16 14:03 |
| sand, fill. sand, fill. sand, fill. The funny part is I believe that we all actually enjoy the drudgery part of the creative process. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35395 | 17 Jan 16 12:51 |
| Remember, infill is only half the process; filler takes care of the rest:-) |
| Don C, Image # 35395 | 17 Jan 16 11:40 |
DD,I submit about 12 hours of infilling just to show how artistic and precise yours is. I'll keep practicing and thank God for paint. |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35377 | 16 Jan 16 17:56 |
| Amusing thought: what if there's a disagreement between the two pilots on which way to go? |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35344 | 14 Jan 16 20:02 |
| Actually, I have to agree with Don C on his thoroughness of his research. Not everyday that we see all manners of the aircraft including some of the unfortunate. I had assumed the bottom of the float on the Loening would resemble those of these twin floats to the Beaver. |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35377 | 14 Jan 16 16:08 |
| Only hope that Meku is watching this. He purchased a Guillow's Beaver awhile back. |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35377 | 14 Jan 16 15:47 |
| I've seen this photo before on Meku's site as well as others. I always thought it was photo-app'd. Didn't know it was for real. Amazing. Dual controls? What was its purpose? -Sky |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35375 | 14 Jan 16 15:43 |
| You selling? If so, by batch or individuals? Just curious. I've got a few bits but could always keep an open mind. -Sky |
| rgood, Comment for image # 35375 | 14 Jan 16 11:27 |
| Wow Don, what a haul! |
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