Murph's Seabee

[Edubarca]

I dislike the Twin Bee. It is not as originally designed although I understand why many were converted. Mostly due to its under-powered Franklin engine. I have seen several SeaBees with larger engines and better performance without sacrificing the beautiful lines of the airplane. Looking forward to your model. I will build mine shortly.

[Knife]

For a seaplane, the second engine isn't just about more power. It gives you a lot more control while water taxiing. Differential engine thrust is much more effective than the water rudder for turning at slow speeds. Plus the forward facing engines give more airflow over the wings during takeoff which equates to shorter takeoff runs.

Personally, I kind of like the looks of the Twin Bee.

[Edubarca]

Originally Posted by Knife

For a seaplane, the second engine isn't just about more power. It gives you a lot more control while water taxiing. Differential engine thrust is much more effective than the water rudder for turning at slow speeds. Plus the forward facing engines give more airflow over the wings during takeoff which equates to shorter takeoff runs.

Personally, I kind of like the looks of the Twin Bee.

You are right but in my opinion, I still prefer the original SeaBee. Perhaps I'm too conservative!! It is a matter of tastes. Like everything else in this world.

[yukonjohn]

A bit more progress on the repaint test. One hint for other builders - I found it much easier to glue together the top of the rudder, then glue the rudder to the tail cone before joining the trailing edge and bottom of the rudder.

Regards,
John

[MacSongLi]

Thanks for the tip, John. The fuselage is looking very nice.

Gary

[Don Boose]

Looks really good, John. Never thought of the Seabee as a bush airplane!

Don

[Richschindler]

Coming together very nicely.

[Edubarca]

Originally Posted by yukonjohn

A bit more progress on the repaint test. One hint for other builders - I found it much easier to glue together the top of the rudder, then glue the rudder to the tail cone before joining the trailing edge and bottom of the rudder.

Regards,
John

Coming out beautifully but why the lower part of the rudder looks like over-squeezed?

[yukonjohn]

Yes, after I had to cut it open again to glue to the tail cone, it did not go back as well as the first time . I will do better next time .

Regards,
John

[Edubarca]

Originally Posted by yukonjohn

Yes, after I had to cut it open again to glue to the tail cone, it did not go back as well as the first time . I will do better next time .

Regards,
John

I'll take this situation into account when I build mine. But this is just a minor aspect, the model is very nice and accurate. Not at all an easy aircraft to reproduce in paper. Only one model has appeared in plastic, as far as I know, originally made by O-Lin and then by Lindberg plastic models followed by Necomisa (Pegasus) and finally by Glencoe models, all using the same moulds. Any SeaBees made by these brands are nowadays extremely hard to find.