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RCAF 100th - 1/32 Stinson HW-75 Voyager Started 7 Mar 2023 Completed 5 May 2023

Started by lastvautour, March 07, 2023, 08:17:44 PM

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lastvautour

The RCAF flew twenty HW-75 Voyageur, Stinson model 105. My High Wing Wonder will be in 1/32 scale.

Lou

Gearup

Will be a nice size at 1:32. They seemed to be a good workhorse airplane.
Fraser

lastvautour

I already have a more modern version in a 108 Voyageur. It makes up into a nice looking models.

Lou

Stinson 108 Voyageur below.

Gearup

That is a nice looking airplane. The small detail like the antenna does add to the realism.

Fraser

lastvautour

A bit of progress on my Voyageur.

Lou

Gearup

I am really getting a great lesson on how many types the RCAF operated over the years.
Frasder

lastvautour

I count 176 different types with counting sub-types.

Lou

Gearup

Actually, I guess a lot has happened in a 100 years.
Fraser

lastvautour


Gearup

Things were evolving in aviation that pretty much guaranteed a short service life for many types. But when something works, they stick around for a long time as replacements are not always available or   substantially better. Take the CF 18;  It's now over 30 years as Canada's front line fighter!

lastvautour

Closer to 35 but yes, the Tutor is 60+ with the first being taken on strength in the early 1960s. The Mentor lasted just two years.

Lou

Gearup

I forgot about the Tudor🙂. A true Canadian classic.

lastvautour

Tutor! The Tudor was a 4-engine tail dragger airliner of the 30s.

Lou

lastvautour

All components are roughly carved and await the sandpaper. Missing but also carved are the prop and wing struts.

Lou

Gearup

Quote from: lastvautour on April 12, 2023, 10:18:57 PM
Tutor! The Tudor was a 4-engine tail dragger airliner of the 30s.

Lou

I wish I could blame auto correct but in reality I just can't spell. 🤪
Fraser