RCAF's 100th - 1/32 De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter 17 Apr 22 to 25 Oct 23

[lastvautour]

Started a new project. It will be fairly big so completion estimated to be in 2023.

Lou

[lastvautour]

This photo should be a dead giveaway. Had to use the old fashion method to spit the vertical tail on my latest model.

Lou

[Gearup]

An otter perhaps?

[Boomerang]

 I'll go along with an Otter as well.

Gordon.

[lastvautour]

Indeed, that tail is distinctive. DHC-3 Otter it is. Its going to be a big model.

Lou

[lastvautour]

A slow start to a fairly large model.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Spent a few hours giving my Otter so TLC. Engine cylinders are assembled and glued to the crankcase. A close look at the fins shows sloppy work. I may just do them over if I can't sort them out. I made a jig for drilling the crankcase, so a redo would not be all that hard.
Regardless, the photo conveys the idea.

Lou

[lastvautour]

I redid the engine cylinders. The fins are much better than the previous attempt. Next pushrods and sump.

Lou

[Boomerang]

 Good looking engine Lou!.

Gordon

[lastvautour]

Thank you Gordon. Better than the first attempt, but then wooden projects allow us to do these things. I have since added pushrod and sump. Next sparkplug wiring.

Lou

[lastvautour]

I was not pleased with the leading edge profile, so I cut out another blank and will reshape to a better profile.

Lou

[Gearup]

Nice detail on the fins. Definitely the hardest part I find is to get a fin that does not look like a screw thread.

Fraser

[lastvautour]

Thank you Fraser. A tight winding usually gets the screw pattern to a minimum.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Some progress this weekend. 1/144 to 1/32 comparison.

Lou

[Gearup]

That is what is so cool about building solid models. The range of scales are unlimited! Great visual of the two models.
Fraser