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

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER  NOV 2025  TO  PRESENT

Fri Jan 2 2026

Reply #15

Covering the Fuse Tail

Pic #1     0551     Now one Silkspan triangle,  and the printer paper triangle that goes with it,  are cut out.

Pic #2     0554     Now we have two exact Silkspan triangles to glue on.

Covering the Fuse With Silkspan

Pic #3     0559     Here is the two triangles.

Pic #4     0561     Plus we need a little piece around the tail wheel axle wire exit at the fuse.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER  NOV 2025  TO  PRESENT

Fri Jan 2 2026

Reply #16

Covering the Fuse With Silkspan

Pic #1     0563     Both small pieces are now glued on the left side of the fuse tail.

Covering the Fuse Nose Left Side

Pic #2     0566     Three small strips of Silkspan are added.

Pic #3     0571     We are not filling in the whole side of the fuse.    Here are two small exact Silkspan cutouts to glue in.

Pic #4     0574     Here they are glued onto the very tail end of the right side of the fuse.   This is a long process. 

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Richard

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Fri Jan 2 2026

Reply #17

Covering the Rear Fuse

Pic #1     0577     Three small strips of Silkspan are ready to glue onto the rounded fuse edge.

Pic #2     0579     Those three strips are "placed",  suing various tweezers,   onto the glued framework.   Hopefully the Silkspan will shrink a bit from spray misted water.

Pic #3     0581     Here we are tracing and cutting out the big triangle of Silkspan.

Pic #4     0583     Here is the fit.  I have two of them ready.

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Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

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Fri Jan 2 2026

Reply #18

Covering right side of the fuse

Pic #1     0587     Now glued in ...  a bit wavy ...  hoping for the shrink to work.

Pic #2     0589     Other side view.

Pic #3     0593     These are photocopies of the kit supplied doors and windows made with stiff paper pattern  0.0085" thick.   I will be leaving these off,  and going with the open cabin look.

Pic #4     0597     I am adding these two  3/32" sq strips (and two Silkspan pieces) to extend the window sill backwards.

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Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER  NOV 2025  TO  PRESENT

Fri Jan 2 2026

Reply #19

Striped Strip on the Fuse Side

Pic #1     0599     Here is the check of the fuse side striped strip fit and look,  on the fuse with the Cowl on.

Side Silkspan Panels

Pic #2     0603     And here are the four (two on each side) small Silkspan panels to finish off the fuse sides.

Pic #3     0607     I think I am going for this  'soft'  look with no white color spray painting,   and I am keeping the matching  'soft'  striped strips design.   And leaving all of the balsa bare.

The painting experiment showed that I cannot get a solid white using this porous Silkspan,   no matter how many coats I spray.

Elastic Tie Downs for the Wing

I made small round head pin holes  0.024"  for a  4" length of  1/32" wire 0.031".    I was going to band down the wing while I fitted the wing struts (without gluing the wing on yet).

Pic #4     0613     The four round head pins are in the four holes.

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Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER  NOV 2025  TO  PRESENT

Fri Jan 2 2026

Reply #20

Elastic Tie Downs for the Wing

Pic #1     0617     Rubber tie downs now hold the wing Center Section in place.

Pic #2     0619     Top view.    I may use these rubber tie downs in addition to gluing the wing in place.

Pic #3     0622     Side view.   Here you can see where I put the tiny holes.

Pic #4     0626     Long view of the work table.  I can always put in the two 4 inch long  1/32" wires instead of the round head pins that are getting 'wobbly'.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

Hello Fellow Modelers

     In order for me to model,  I must have calming orchestral modern neoclassical music in the background.
Here are a couple of songs I listen to,  to take my mind off of all the chicanery.

This is my latest,  "while modelling"  video -  one of the best song videos   -  a Flamenco style with a Flute and Guitar and Accordion theme,  that can really compliment each other  -  all AI  generated with all the right maestro instrumental solos on each instrument and broken chords and chord progressions and minor keys -  these compositions,  although artificial,  really do sound excellent.    And the scenic background,  with the AI images of the beautiful women having fun playing these instruments,  even though they are not actually playing anything near,  to any of the notes,  they sure do look and sound good,  and convincing enough ... to make one overlook the fake AI.

Elegant Flamenco Guitar, Accordion & Flute Relaxation Fusion - Astonishing Flamenco Harmony    1:14:38
by Aria del Sol               Nov 29 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFpqGrcZlFc&list=RDSFpqGrcZlFc&start_radio=1

OR

If you like the sound of the Hurdy Gurdy  or the  Nyckelharpa,  here is a great rendition of   "Last of the Mohicans"  or  "The Gael"  or  "Promontory"  ,   one of the most moving of all songs ....

The Last Of The Mohicans - Annie Hurdy Gurdy feat. Alexander Willms (Nyckelharpa)      3:04 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iieaUv3kfBQ&list=RDiieaUv3kfBQ&start_radio=1

Back to re-posting for me ....

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER  NOV 2025  TO  PRESENT

Sat Jan 3 2026

Reply #22

Pic #1    0627    Other view with the wing and rubber tie downs on.

Fuse Silkspan Covering

Pic #2    0630    Bloodroot blocks up and tapes up the fuse.  There are two strips of  3/32" sq and two small Slikspan pieces sitting on the sandpaper,  ready to finish off the fuse right side.

Pic #3    0633    Mandrake checks the  'overlap'  fit of the two small panels.

Pic #4    0635    Right side of fuse is finished with the covering.  We are going for the  'open'  look.

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Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER  NOV 2025  TO  PRESENT

Fri Jan 9 2026

Reply #23

Beaver Logo #1

     Sorry for the delay in posting.    I got extremely "burned out"  pretty quick,  trying to re-post that huge detailed Beaver thread,  and really,  not even making a significant bit of progress.   I takes way too long to do,  and my 69  yr old brain cannot do it.   It is way more than I bargained for.   I will do what I can,  if I can.   Way too much stress,  when I would rather be building and/or flying.   In the meantime,  I needed to do some building instead of just re-posting an old long thread.

     I have had to jump ahead of where I left off in posting, as the model is now almost ready for assembly,   and I have to decide on a Beaver Logo and Maple Leaf Roundels or not,   right now.

     So ....  I soon worked on the Beaver Logos from where I had left off,  for a whole day of artwork therapy and brain recovery,   painting and experimenting and making new Logo designs and painting up the revisions.     But that is the fun therapy of art work.   As  the famous TV Artist Bob Ross would say,  "There are no mistakes -  only happy accidents".

     I was endeavoring to make a realistic looking Beaver Logo, with scenery,   and ended up with two finalists.

     I had the choices narrowed down to two -  a sitting Beaver with a stick pencil outline,  and the other an artist's  painting  pic from a coin,   showing a swimming Beaver with a branch.    Both pics had been  "re-sized"  to fit the fin/rudder,  and templates made to locate the Logo in the correct spot.

Pic #1     0852     Here is where I left off.

Pic #2     0857     Finalizing the Logo fit.

Pic #3     0860     The first painted rendition.

Pic #4     0861     This one has the white border outline.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306 

Fri Jan 9 2026

Reply #24

Beaver Logo #2

     I had to try painting up one of the Beaver Logo outlines,  and see if I could make it look real and presentable,  and most importantly,  match the color scheme.    So I photocopied a bunch of pencil outlines,   and got out the big bag of marker pens for the job, that I had already picked out (but forgot about)!

     I made a few practice logos,  and I just played around with colors all day.    These are my latest renditions -   I even tried putting a white border around one of the logos.   The templates were indispensable for checking the fit,  and the centering,  and the look,  of the two different logos.

       So here are a some pics of the progress.   Not done yet,   but at least I can glue the wing and glue on the Stab and Fin/Rudder,  and still add these Logos on afterwards.   

     I also photocopied the peel n stick decals provided in the kit,   and cut out a few  "soft red"  color maple leafs,  and a couple of wing roundels.   I am not sure they match the color scheme.

     I am leaning toward the colored Beaver outline Logo.

Pic #1     0864     Swimming Beaver.

Pic #2     0867     Sitting Beaver with no white border outline.

Pic #3     0873     Swimming Beaver.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306 

Fri Jan 9 2026

Reply #25

Beaver Logo #3

     The pictures tell the story.   I am still not done yet,  as I have a list of corrections to make on the next illustration revision.     First I thickened up the outlines with a  black 0.5 mm  Studio Gel pen.  The brown strokes of the marker used for the fur,  really depend on direction of the actual fur.

     I have the sky,  the mountains, the forests,  and the Beaver and his stick figured out.   Just a couple more experiments coloring up the water and the grass  should finish it off.

 Here is my to do list for the next iterations:

Throat/arm black ink missed
Back foot is missing
Add brown to the ears
Blend brown from the forearms to the hands
Too much fur is extending from forearms to the hands by the log
Need more water under the tail -  two colors blue
Darken the whiskers -  no pencil
The lighter sky blue is the Staedtler blue marker
Fur direction at the bottom of the big foot
Tail center tailbone hump and checker board pattern

Pic #1     0876     Decal photocopies added for partial roundels on the wings (the blue outline was thinned),  and smaller dull red maple leafs on the tail.

Pic #2     0881     Another view of above.

Pic #3     0883     The progress so far.   Maybe it is too cluttered now.     The two sitting Beaver Logos will be repainted again with those final improvements.

     It is  58 deg F  (14 deg C)  here and very windy - no snow left - it was a green Xmas.   I better get the Beaver assembled and those Landing Gear Fairings fitted ....  we might have a "warm up" .....

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[g_kandylakis]

Looks lovely Richard.

[Lastwoodsman]

Thanks George!    I am set up to re-paint the sitting Beavers Logos for final use.   Oh yes,  and fitting the Landing Gear Fairings,   and fitting the struts, to do yet.

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Sun Jan 11 2026

Reply #26

     This is the continuing build onwards from the Nov 26 2025 Crash.
Back to more progress,  after/from,  Reply #22

Pic #1     0637     I drilled extra holes for the rubber motor peg that I won/t need,  so I sanded up a couple of plugs out of soft balsa.

Pic #2     0639     The left hole is plugged.

Pic #3     0641     The fuse is now covered except for the bottom.   Straight on look.

Pic #4     0649     Straight on with the cowl and prop.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Sun Jan 11 2026

Reply #27

More Fuse Covering

Pic #1     0652     This is bottom is what is left to cover with Silkspan.

Pic #2     0654     Five panels are glued on and two are ready to go.

Pic #3     0656     The big triangle of Silkspan is ready to glue.

Pic #4     0658     And three more panels ...

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Sun Jan 11 2026

Reply #28

Pic #1     0660     The fuse is now covered in lite "Silkspan"  -   not shrunk yet.   There are high hopes for the shrinking.

Pic #2     0661     Lighting up the inside of the fuse experiment.

Pic #3     0664     View from the rear.

Pic #4     0667     The Silkspan was just spray misted with water.

Lastwoodsman
Richard