BEAVER DH C2 no 2 30 IN RUBBER DUMAS KIT 306 Nov 25 2025 to PRESENT

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   no 2   30 IN RUBBER  DUMAS KIT 306  Nov 25 2025 to PRESENT

    This is the new thread of pics from Nov 26 2025 to the present

"I am finding out what a daunting task it is to re-post my entire old original Beaver thread,  from it's start June 13 2025 to the HPA crash of Nov 26 2025 -  especially changing from six pics per post max,   down to four pics per post max,  and losing the comments that made the thread interesting.

     In talking with George about this,  he recommended to post some of the current latest progress and pics  (Nov 26 2025 onwards to the present),   and post some of the lost old thread,  at the same time,  as I go,  and try not get mixed up.

     Well,  .... I have to split them up -  the current re-post (this one I am typing) of the old lost Beaver thread will some take time,  and will go from its inception June 13 2025,  up to and eventually stopping at Nov 26 2025.

     In the meantime,   I have a lot of posts and pics and text ready,  from Nov 26 to the present day,   of the continuing final stages of the build,  that I have not posted yet.   I will start these posts on a separate 2nd
no 2 Beaver thread,  so I don't get anything mixed up."

   I will use the following Subject title as number 2:
"BEAVER DH C2 no 2 30 INCH RUBBER DUMAS KIT 306 Nov 25 2025 to Present"

The no 1  is the original re-post topic I am in right now:
"BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306"

That is the plan ....   here goes ....

Lastwoodsman
Richard

I'm just posting this to see if it works.   Nest post starts with the pics.

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2 no 2 30 INCH RUBBER DUMAS KIT 306 Nov 25 2025 to Present

Today is Thur Jan 1 2026

Post Reply #1   start   from Tues Nov 25 2025

More progress

     We planned to work on a broken stringer from too much handling,  better balsa supports for the LG wire exiting the fuse,  glue in six more infill planks,  paint up some black marker  on balsa with tan color.

Pic #1     0405     Painting tan acrylic over black marker letters,  so they won't show through.

Pic #2     0406     View down the fuse center rubber motor tunnel  -  under the pilots' sitting plank,  and under the white printer paper backside,  of the photocopied Instrument Panel.   Lots of room for the rubber.

Pic #3     0408     It needs a new  1/16" sq stringer where it broke off from too much handling (very light stringers),  and new larger balsa supports for the LG wire at the fuse,  made from some  1/8" x 1" x  long balsa stock.

Pic #4     0412     The new stringer goes on the left by the Landing Gear leg.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

This thread is now posting right to the end of the build,  and will include the flight reports after that.

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2 no 2 30 INCH RUBBER DUMAS KIT 306 Nov 25 2025 to Present

Today is Thur Jan 1 2026

More progress

Pic #1     0414     The stringer strip and two balsa reinforcements for the LG are ready.

Pic #2     0415     Bloodroot fits the LG reinforcement.

PLANKING THE FUSE

     Well,  that was a lot of careful,  fine filing,  and fine sanding.    It is so much easier when using masking tape.

     Even though I have a slight raised ridge edge, left over from the sanding,  very close to the same thickness as the masking tape  -  I folded a piece over on itself and hit it with the calipers divide by two equals  0.0040" thick tape.    It is a nice finish and looks good so I will leave it that way,   instead of messing it up trying to sand that last little bit off.

Pic #3     0418     Bloodroot uses the Jeweller's file,  on the new balsa encasing the LG wire exit on the fuse.

Pic #4     0420     He files it from all sides.   The LG fairings butt up here.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2 no 2 30 INCH RUBBER DUMAS KIT 306 Nov 25 2025 to Present

Today is Thur Jan 1 2026

More progress on the fuse infill planking

Reply #3

Pic #1     0422     Two planks on the right are glued in,  and the third is glued in on the left.   The fourth plank on the left is ready.

Pic #2     0424     Four planks are now glued in,  ready for final sanding.

Pic #3     0426     I used masking tape on the top and sides of the fuse,  in order to sand the edges of the planks down close,  without sanding away the rest of the model.

Pic #4     0428     This is as close as I can sand it.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2 no 2 30 INCH RUBBER DUMAS KIT 306 Nov 25 2025 to Present

Today is Thur Jan 1 2026

More progress on the fuse infill planking

Reply #4

Pic #1     0431     Two planks on the right and two planks on the left,  are blended in with the other fuse side planking.

Pic #2     0442     We are infill planking these two rows right up to the front.

Pic #3     0445     Mandrake gets the blocks fitted.

Pic #4     0448     The tape is rearranged,  and the plank on the right is ready to glue.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2 no 2 30 INCH RUBBER DUMAS KIT 306 Nov 25 2025 to Present

Today is Thur Jan 1 2026

More progress on the fuse infill planking

Reply #5

Pic #1     0454     All sanded up.    Four long pointed planks are left to fit.

Pic #2     0456     These two beveled edge long slim pointed planks are fitted and ready to glue.

Pic #3     0461     They are glued in now,  and not sanded yet.     Two more to go.

Pic #4     0462     We decided to plank two rows each side,  right up to the front.   These are the two triangular holes to be filled.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[g_kandylakis]

Hi Richard,

great to see both topics up and running.

Regarding the reduced number of attachments from 6 to 4, I have a suggestion that might help.

Post the first 4 images with the text and then another reply with the remaining 2 images, with a simple test like "..."

They appear one after the other, the images are displayed full width anyway. Only the new post title interferes.

Then on to the next full post etc.

I cannot offer a solution about the images size, as we are going with 256kB.

Great build documentation and build, so please continue.

George

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER  NOV 26 TO PRESENT

Reply #7

Me to George     Jan 1 2026

     Hi George -  thanks for the boost and the tip -  you have done this before haven't you ... 

    If my new post title interferes with the sizes of the pics,  please feel free to reduce the words if needed.

    I am getting the swing hang of it now,  going from 6 to 4 pics,  so I am well on my way.   I may just stick a subtitle in there.    Yes,  it is very tricky      to not get mixed up .... with all this posting side by side.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

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BEAVER  NOV 26 TO PRESENT

Reply #8        Thur Jan 1 2026

More infill planking on the nose.

Pic #1    0464    The two long pointy planks standing in the front,  have deep bevels sanded into the edges,  and are ready to glue.

Pic #2    0470    And here they are glued in but not sanded yet.

Pic #3    0472    Right side view.  All sanded up now.

Pic #4    0474    Left side view.    All sanded up now.

    But,  we might just plank the whole nose bottom now ....

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER  NOV 26 2025 TO PRESENT

Reply #9         Thur Jan 1 2026

More progress:  Planking the Fuse Front Bottom

Pic #1     0478     Four planks.

Pic #2     0484     One plank is fitted.

Pic #3     0487     Four planks are fitted.

Pic #4     0488     All sanded up after gluing.   I really did use all of these tools.   Some stringers were too low to sand even with,  so we just used some  1/8"  round file above these stringers,  and just left it as the 'corrugated' look.   

Lastwoodsman
Richard

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Reply #10         Thur Jan 1 2026

Pic #1     0491     Here is the look with the Cowl on,  in gracious lighting.

Pic #2     0493     View from the side.

Pic #3     0495     The belly is infill planked.

Wing Center Section Top Balsa Sheeting

Pic #4     0498     Trying to figure out the sheeting of the Wing  Center Section  (CS).

Lastwoodsman
Richard

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Fri Jan 2 2026

Reply #11

Wing Center Section

Pic #1     0502     We will fill in those five little holes later.   Those five little D7  flareing parts at the leading edge do not fit.

Pic #2     0504     Rear view  check for squareness.

Pic #3     0507     Straight on view from the back.

Balsa Sheeting the Wing Center Section Top

Pic #4     0514     Here is the  60 mm  x  90 mm  sheet of  1/32" balsa,  for sheeting the Wing upper CS.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER  NOV 2025  TO  PRESENT

Fri Jan 2 2026

Reply #12

Balsa Sheeting the Wing Center Section Top

Pic #1     0517     We are tracing out the rib and spar lines,  and Leading Edge and Trailing Edge balsa contact points,    on the  CS  sheet bottom.   These lines will get glue on the wing CS also.

Pic #2     0520     I just brushed on some water onto the front of the underside of the  CS  sheet.   It curled up on the front in the right direction.

     The wing goes down onto those two waxed paper strips,  then the  CS  sheet is glued on top of the wing as it site in its cradle.   You can see the thinness of the  1/32" sheet,  where the light shines through.

Pic #3     0521     And now it is all blocked up after gluing, to dry over night.

Pic #4     0525     View from the front.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

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Fri Jan 2 2026

Reply #13

Balsa Sheeting the Wing Center Section Top

    We finished up the CS sheeting using  1/32"  balsa.

Pic #1    0528    The CS has been sheeted.  The sheet butted up nicely at the trailing edge stop.  We also have a good fit at the angled LE,  where the sheet angles solidly into the head rest angled roof.  And .... the angled  LE  main gluing area,  sits flush and flat to the angle on the cabin roof head rest.  So we have good gluing contact at the LE and TE.    We will see how it handles the landings.

Pic #2    0529    Top view of the fit.  Those five little square 1/16" holes in the angled roof have been filled in.  I am not using the little  D7  wing leading edge fairings,  that were supposed to go into these little holes.

Pic #3    0532    Front View.

Pic #4    0533    The edges are square and are too hard to sand on the  CS  balsa sheeting.  It is all glued solid,  so I will leave it like that.  It will just be a utility fun plane to bash around the park anyways ....

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

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Fri Jan 2 2026

Reply #14

Balsa Sheeting the Wing Center Section Top

Pic #1     0537     Well,   I did sand in a little bit of a bevel on the trailing edge.   The wing is not glued down yet.

Covering the Fuse With Silkspan

Slow Progress

Pic #2     0538     I only want to cover that little long triangle,   while only overlapping the  3/32"  frame.

Pic #3     0542     I cut out the photocopy a little larger than the Silkspan cutout,  so that I could tape it up with clear tape.

Pic #4     0546     These two are now taped up and ready to cut out.

Lastwoodsman
Richard