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Scale 18% De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver by MR Aerodesign

AKNick

AKNick

640cc Uber Pimp
Way cool man! I still need to finish my MMW Beaver.... burned myself out on it and need to rekindle the fire... this helps!
I worked on three DHC-2's (N4794C, N777DH, N60077) in my first six years as and A&P and IA so the airframe holds a special place in my heart.
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Scale - 20cc DHC-2 "Beaver" Kit Build from Moustache Model Works

20cc DHC-2 Beaver Kit Build Thread From Moustache Model Works Product Page https://www.moustachemodelworks.com/product-page/dhc-2-beaver Manual https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/5eb2ce_118ff506185f459dbfc9072dfadbbed0.pdf?index=true Plane Specs Wingspan: 91.4" Length: 57.6" Height: 16" Weight...
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Started working on the floats a while back and my garage became consumed with kid stuff lol. This month David announced that he's shutting down MMW, so that's sad.
I'll be following along with much interest!
 
AKNick

AKNick

640cc Uber Pimp
I'm super impressed with the level of detail and engineering that was put into the landing gear. Seeing that the tail has a shock strut and the MLG legs have the scale rubber dampeners is very cool.
 
WMcNabb

WMcNabb

150cc
Spent some time today on the Beaver. Mundane tasks like edge gluing sheeting for the wing and installing the rudder servo. Nothing really photo worthy.

I do need a better solution for truing the edges of the sheets. Took way too much time but finally resorted to the long sanding block.
 
WMcNabb

WMcNabb

150cc
AKNick said:
I'm super impressed with the level of detail and engineering that was put into the landing gear. Seeing that the tail has a shock strut and the MLG legs have the scale rubber dampeners is very cool.
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What size is the MMW kit? I have a spare set of main gear if you want them.
 
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WMcNabb

WMcNabb

150cc
AKNick said:
Way cool man! I still need to finish my MMW Beaver.... burned myself out on it and need to rekindle the fire... this helps!
I worked on three DHC-2's (N4794C, N777DH, N60077) in my first six years as and A&P and IA so the airframe holds a special place in my heart.
www.giantscalenews.com

Scale - 20cc DHC-2 "Beaver" Kit Build from Moustache Model Works

20cc DHC-2 Beaver Kit Build Thread From Moustache Model Works Product Page https://www.moustachemodelworks.com/product-page/dhc-2-beaver Manual https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/5eb2ce_118ff506185f459dbfc9072dfadbbed0.pdf?index=true Plane Specs Wingspan: 91.4" Length: 57.6" Height: 16" Weight...
www.giantscalenews.com www.giantscalenews.com
Started working on the floats a while back and my garage became consumed with kid stuff lol. This month David announced that he's shutting down MMW, so that's sad.
I'll be following along with much interest!
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Really sad to hear about MMW. I kept waiting for another run of their Beaver but stumbled onto this one.

Hopefully you’ve seen the website DHC-2.com, where all the serial numbers are profiled.

Here are the ones you worked on. Really cool!!

N4794C - c/n 342
N777DH - c/n 47
N60077 - c/n 1419
 
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dhal22

dhal22

GSN Sponsor Tier 1
WMcNabb said:
Spent some time today on the Beaver. Mundane tasks like edge gluing sheeting for the wing and installing the rudder servo. Nothing really photo worthy.

I do need a better solution for truing the edges of the sheets. Took way too much time but finally resorted to the long sanding block.
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The ‘mundane’ tasks on my Cub build number in the 100’s of thousands…….
 
AKNick

AKNick

640cc Uber Pimp
The MMW beaver is 1:6.3 so 91.4" so close to 16% - was going to put in on floats, but was debating to change to electric for reliability and noise. Thinking I'lll just complete it and put wheels on it.

Yes, I love that webpage! 94C had 35K hours on it ten years ago. I wonder where it is now. so much history in these old birds.
 
WMcNabb

WMcNabb

150cc
AKNick said:
The MMW beaver is 1:6.3 so 91.4" so close to 16% - was going to put in on floats, but was debating to change to electric for reliability and noise. Thinking I'lll just complete it and put wheels on it.

Yes, I love that webpage! 94C had 35K hours on it ten years ago. I wonder where it is now. so much history in these old birds.
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35,000 hours???!! Unbelievable!! These things just keep going and going.

Looking forward to seeing you finish the MMW Beaver!
 
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