How to get a little beaver

[-Jim G]

This thread is several years old now, but I want to augment it with the improvements which I have made to the Beaver model.

The Beaver was the first model which I designed. Up until that point in my life I had made some repaints and a few changes which were published for Fiddlersgreen models. The reason for the flat, laminated struts is Chip´s standards.



When Guido published his Gippsland GA-8 Airvan model, my eyes were opened to using 3 dimensional, teardrop shaped, struts.

I finally figured out how to make a modification to the beaver model that will update all 30 of the liveries which we have available. I have made a supplemental sheet with float struts which are universal to all of the versions and coloured struts for all of the different liveries. The supplemental sheet is available for free here: Beaver Struts & Bulkhead

[-Jim G]

Also included on the supplemental sheet is a bulkhead. I feel that the model builds fine without the bulkhead, but I had enough requests that I designed one. I used my ´-Jimtab´ method that I used for the Otter model.

The model pictured in the previous post was built with the bulkhead. I have to admit that I do like the smooth seam that it makes.

[Tapcho]

Thanks, downloaded it and will use it too. Very nice supplement to a fine model.

Tappi

[-Jim G]

I have a little egg on my face... when I posted the last pictures I did not realize that I had used the wrong float strut attachment points on the fuselage - the floats were mounted too far back. I have corrected that now and kit-bashed the boarding ladders.