Category: Civil aircraft

• De Havilland Twin Otter- Part Six – Alta Oil CF-ALO

  

  The Twin Otter lives again. And with a fresh coat of gloss paint, too. CF-ALO is now ready for delivery to Alta Oil flying out of Wet Dog Regional in Alberta. Her skis are stored in the hangar against winter and the wheels are in use today. WRRegional doesn’t really like pilots fitting them until…

  Dick Stein

  October 20, 2019

  1:72 scale, airliner, Canadian aircraft, Civil aircraft, Colour Schemes, Model Airplane, Uncategorized, Utility Models, Wet Dog Regional Airport

  Alta Oil, De Havilland, Twin Otter, Wet Dog Regional

• De Havilland Twin Otter – Part Four – They Said It Couldn’t Be Done

  

  But they didn’t say it to me. When I saw the separate wings for the Twin Otter with no tab to fasten them back onto the fuselage, I started to worry. I know modern cements can do a great deal to weld plastic surfaces together but those long, thin wings stretch out  quite a distance…

  Dick Stein

  October 18, 2019

  1:72 scale, airliner, Canadian aircraft, Civil aircraft, Model Airplane, research, Scale Models, subassembly, Uncategorized, Workshop

  airliner, De Havilland, strengthening, wing assembly

• ” Modeller’s Other Interests “

  

  The Model Car Spectacular could have been exclusive. They might have barred the door to anyone who did not know the secret password or who could not provide proof that they have been accepted by a standards committee. They could have…and I have read of other modelling societies that behave very much like this. But…

  Dick Stein

  July 22, 2019

  Civil aircraft, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Model cars, Model ships, model trucks, Modelling exhibitions, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  model aircraft, model car spectacular, Scale Models

• Sandown Park 2019 – Part Eight – Chop Till You Drop

  

  I really must make more of a study of model helicopters – having built four of them for my own small airfields. Thankfully, the kit industry has as much affection for them as for fixed-wing aircraft and there seem to be varieties from every country on offer. If you were a dedicated helicopter modeller you…

  Dick Stein

  June 26, 2019

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, British aircraft, Civil aircraft, Colour Schemes, Czech models, Model Airplane, Modelling exhibitions, Scale Models

  helicopter, Sandown Park

• Sandown Park 2019 – Part Seven – The Great Grey Elephant On The Table

  

  As Ray Stevens might have said…” Well, I seen it. ” It was the 1:72 scale components of a Saunders Roe Princess flying boat produced using some sort of 3D printing machine…and cello-taped together as a teaser at the Sandown Park exhibition. No-one around, but enough literature left as a clue to allow me to…

  Dick Stein

  June 24, 2019

  1:72 scale, airliner, British aircraft, Civil aircraft, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Modelling materials, research, Scale Models, subassembly

  3D printing, Sandown Park, Saunders Roe

• Sandown Park 2019 – Part Three – Why Are We Here?

  

  I don’t mean to get all angst-y and existential on you, but I did find the thought expressed in our heading crossing my mind at the recent model exposition. I was prompted to it by three sights:   a. The line of patient modellers coming into the hallway with their creations. This was well and…

  Dick Stein

  June 20, 2019

  1:72 scale, Civil aircraft, Colour Schemes, Miniature Philosophy, Modelling exhibitions, Organisation

  officialdom, Sandown Park, scrutineering

• Sandown Park 2019 – Part One – Silver

  

  Well, there we were, folks – Sandown Park in Melbourne for the 2019 model exhibition. Plenty of parking, real live motor cars circling the track, and a large canteen area set aside for the punters. What more could one want? One of the first tables that caught the eye after I rounded the Wall O’…

  Dick Stein

  June 18, 2019

  1:72 scale, airliner, Australian aircraft, Civil aircraft, Colour Schemes, French aircraft, Model Airplane, Model building club, Painting, Scale Models

  model exhibition, Sandown Park, silver finish

• The Play Set

  

  I just figured out why I like my model airfields so much. They are the best play set I’ve ever had. The Louis Marx company play sets that appeared in so many North American Christmas catalogues in the 50’s were wonderful things. You could get Fort Apache, The Alamo, The Army Camp, Cape Canaveral, Cops and…

  Dick Stein

  April 8, 2019

  1:72 scale, airliner, Canadian aircraft, card models, Civil aircraft, Miniature Philosophy, Miniature photography, Model Airplane, Model cars, Scale Model Buildings, Scale Models, Uncategorized, Wet Dog Regional Airport

  model air fields, photography, play sets, scale

• Grumman Duck – Part Three – A Riveting Build

  

  I mentioned in the first column of this build that I was not going to notice the raised rivets of this older Airfix kit – I have to say now that I have not adhered to this blasé attitude. In truth, I do notice them. And I love them. The choice of clear silver lacquer…

  Dick Stein

  March 21, 2019

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Civil aircraft, Colour Schemes, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  Airfix, floatplane, Grumman Duck, Royal Mail

• Grumman Duck – Part Two – Ungainly Is As Ungainly Does

  

  Like most seaplanes – the Rufe, the Spitfire on floats, the Seamew – the Grumman Duck looks vaguely like a practical joke the designers played on the factory that leaked out past the drafting table, and they were too embarrased to admit it was all in fun. Yet the planes worked and were very useful…

  Dick Stein

  March 20, 2019

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Civil aircraft, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models, subassembly, Uncategorized

  biplane, Canada, floatplane