Long promised Turbo Otter at last

[willygoat]

That looks great Jim! Glad to hear that the owner liked the model, and was willing to give input to improve the design.

[Wad Cutter]

Your Otters are very nice. I like the turbo upgrade. In one of the photos you were using a stainless steel adjustable tweezers. Do you know the actual name and where you found these? Great job and photographing them in the snow was a great idea. Thanks for sharing. wc

[Miles Linnabery]

Dear Jim:
How did the rubberband packing work through the mail?
Thanks,
MILES

[Inky]

Originally Posted by Wad Cutter

In one of the photos you were using a stainless steel adjustable tweezers. Do you know the actual name and where you found these?

Here are a few...

Stainless Steel 4-1/2 In. Button-Lock Tweezers - Extra-Fine Tip: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

Locking Utility Tweezers Stainless Steel with Wide Blunt Smooth Jaws

Diamond Tweezer / Gem & Stone Tweezers Locking Tweezers / Fine Tip Tweezers / Jewelers Watch Tweezers Photo, Detailed about Diamond Tweezer / Gem & Stone Tweezers Locking Tweezers / Fine Tip Tweezers / Jewelers Watch Tweezers Picture on Alibaba.com.

[Inky]

Love these Otters, both styles actually.

[Sakrison]

Nice photos but shouldn't it be on skis?

[-Jim G]

Originally Posted by Miles Linnabery

Dear Jim:
How did the rubberband packing work through the mail?
Thanks,
MILES

Hi Miles! I have sent a lot of models through the mail with varying degrees of success.

I found that if I used dunnage that it needed to be more fragile than the model. That is the packing peanuts arrived in fine shape because the model was sacrificed to protect them.

Another problem that I have encountered is: when send models internationally, the customs people open the box and then not repacked with the same care that I use. The result is a wrecked model.

I have used the rubber band method several time now and always with great success. I do make sure the model is pretty robust with extra glue.

[-Jim G]

Thanks for posting the tweezer links Inky!

[-Jim G]

Originally Posted by Sakrison

Nice photos but shouldn't it be on skis?

Hi David! I am building in order to photo the finished kit for cover photos.

Skis for the otter are available as a free kit at ecardmodels.com, you can find them here: Free Otter skis

[-Jim G]

This is a picture of the model in its new home at Slate Falls Airways in sioux Lookout, ON, Canada: