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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: Jeffry Fontaine on March 29, 2012, 04:38:07 AM

Title: DHC Otter and Beaver
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on March 29, 2012, 04:38:07 AM
Otters and Beavers oh my! 

Chris Parsons just uploaded a series of images showing off his latest Otter on ARC.  A Turbo-Otter on floats that is really nice (http://www.arcair.com/Gal12/11401-11500/gal11477-Otter-Parsons/00.shtm). 

Click on image or html to view article at ARC
(http://www.arcair.com/Gal12/11401-11500/gal11477-Otter-Parsons/02.jpg) (http://www.arcair.com/Gal12/11401-11500/gal11477-Otter-Parsons/00.shtm)
(Image source: Chris Parsons via ARC (http://www.arcair.com/))
Title: Re: DHC Otter and Beaver
Post by: GTX_Admin on March 29, 2012, 04:38:44 PM
Damn that is nice!
Title: Re: DHC Otter and Beaver
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on March 30, 2012, 12:54:44 AM
Quote from: GTX_Admin on March 29, 2012, 04:38:44 PM
Damn that is nice!


Yes it is!  Chris has built several of the HobbyCraft Otter kits over the years which can be seen along with other models of the Otter at this link: ARC Galleries - DHC-3 Otter (http://www.arcair.com/Gal-Archives/prop/de-Havilland-DHC-3-Otter/01.shtm)

Chris has a nice Turbo-Beaver on display along with other models of the Beaver at this link: The ARC Galleries - DHC-2 Beaver (http://www.arcair.com/Gal-Archives/prop/de-Havilland-DHC-2-Beaver/01.shtm)

ARC Air Model Gallery Main Page (http://www.arcair.com/Gal-Archives/gal-archive-main.shtm)

After reading the description for Chris' latest Otter model I was curious about the comment describing a turbine engine nose for the Otter.  I sent Chris an eMail to learn more and he confirmed that he does in fact do a very limited production of a Turbo-Otter resin conversion kit consisting of a new nose with separate engine vents, exhaust stubs, propeller blades, propeller spinner, and STOL wing tips for CDN$40.00.  So if you are interested in 'turbo-izing' your Otter contact Chris via the eMail link provided by ARC for details. 
Title: Re: DHC Otter and Beaver
Post by: Alvis 3.1 on March 31, 2012, 12:30:52 AM
Drool drool drool drool. Now, where did I put my Otters? Darn! I'm using two of them up..wait..maybe it would make sense to have them as Turbos? Oh, hell yeah!

Alvis 3.1
Title: The rare Twin-Beaver ...
Post by: jcf on April 02, 2012, 12:14:36 AM
http://tinyurl.com/c4qhgwv (http://tinyurl.com/c4qhgwv)

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Title: Re: The rare Twin-Beaver ...
Post by: apophenia on April 02, 2012, 08:43:12 AM
Quote from: jcf on April 02, 2012, 12:14:36 AM
[url]http://tinyurl.com/c4qhgwv[/url] ([url]http://tinyurl.com/c4qhgwv[/url])


Thanks Jon ... that is hilarious!

So who had it worse in their school days, do you think? The Zwillingsbiber brothers or S/L Twatt?  ;D