1/300 RCAF DHC-1 Chipmunk - Page 3

**Robotaleem** · #21 06-30-2018, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Rata

Surprising. Aren't they actually a Canadian design?

yep they sure are. My guess is:
a) Commonwealth no likey the beaver
b) already had a high-wing bush trainer= L19 bird dog
c) were working on Otter order

probably one of these three

**Rata** · #22 07-01-2018, 03:55 AM

I know the Brit and US military used them. We had at least one RAAF (Antarctic surveys) Beaver. Some still flying here on civil register- one recently crashing made the news. I often see a Beaver floatplane flying over Syd Harbour Bridge in the afternoons as I'm crossing in my bus (yeah, I know, I should be watching the road....).

**MichaelS** · #23 07-01-2018, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ViperPilot

Nice model of the Chippie! Love everything that came out of Downsview. Wish someone would do a version of the DHC-2T Turbo Beaver!

OMG! Did someone say "Turbo Beaver". When I was a teenager I had a Turbo Beaver poster on my wall! Oh not that kind of beaver.

Never mind....

**Robotaleem** · #24 07-01-2018, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Rata

I know the Brit and US military used them. We had at least one RAAF (Antarctic surveys) Beaver. Some still flying here on civil register- one recently crashing made the news. I often see a Beaver floatplane flying over Syd Harbour Bridge in the afternoons as I'm crossing in my bus (yeah, I know, I should be watching the road....).

Yep, it sure is strange. I found several what-if liveries, but none of the turbo.

**Don Boose** · #25 07-01-2018, 11:40 AM

I am pretty sure that Jim Gausman designed a Turbo Beaver for DGA. I can't check now, because there is no list of models at the DGA site and ECardmodels is temporarily down.

Is the model illustrated in this Post at Dave Winfield's CutandFold Forum a Turbo Beaver: DGA Paper Models Aircraft (DeHavilland, Lockheed) - Forum?

Don

**ViperPilot** · #26 07-01-2018, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Don Boose

I am pretty sure that Jim Gausman designed a Turbo Beaver for DGA. I can't check now, because there is no list of models at the DGA site and ECardmodels is temporarily down.

Is the model illustrated in this Post at Dave Winfield's CutandFold Forum a Turbo Beaver: DGA Paper Models Aircraft (DeHavilland, Lockheed) - Forum?

Don

From Left to Right:

-- Tiger Moth
-- "Standard" Beaver (Radial engine)
-- DHC-3T Turbo Otter (affectionately known as the "Turbo Swineboat"

Here's a photo of the Turbo Beaver:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/26431673@N04/25529700492