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James Court, Sept-Îles QC
DHC-2 Beaver CF-GYP
The model was built from the Hobbycraft 1:48 kit. It has received the same treatment as the Otters and Norsemans.
The kit supplied skis are the de Havilland type. This Beaver was outfitted with Federal type skis. I scratchbuilt them from aluminum.
The P&W Wasp Jr. is from Engines & Things in St. Albert AB. I modified it with ignition harnesses, push rod covers and spark plugs.
Norseman CF-SAN
This model is built from the Modelcraft 1:48 kit. It is heavily modified, as the out of the box version is pretty bad.
I completely scratchbuilt the cockpit and interior and detailed them with seats, belts, wall panels and headliners. All the cockpit controls like the throttle, mixture, prop, trim and flap levers, fire extinguisher, tank selector and rudder pedals are installed.
The skis and pedestals are scratchbuilt from basswood.
The P&W Wasp is from Engines & Things in St. Albert AB. I modified it with ignition harnesses, push rod covers and spark plugs.
Noorduyn Norseman CF-DCK
This model is built from the Modelcraft 1:48 kit. It is heavily modified, as the out of the box version is pretty bad.
I completely scratchbuilt the cockpit and interior and detailed them with seats, belts, wall panels and headliners. All the cockpit controls like the throttle, mixture, prop, trim and flap levers, fire extinguisher, tank selector and rudder pedals are installed.
The skis and pedestals are scratchbuilt from basswood.
The P&W Wasp is from Engines & Things in St. Albert AB. I modified it with ignition harnesses, push rod covers and spark plugs.
Beaver CF-GCX
The model was built from the Hobbycraft 1:48 kit. It has received the same treatment as the Otters and Norsemans.
The P&W Wasp Jr. is from Engines & Things in St. Albert AB. I modified it with ignition harnesses, push rod covers and spark plugs.
DHC-3 Otter CF-EYY
This model is built from the Hobbycraft 1:48 kit. I installed a complete interior. The flaps, ailerons, rudder and elevators were cut away and repositioned.
The floats were detailed with all the proper hardware like water rudders, cables, paddles, splash rails and cleats.
The P&W Wasp is from Engines & Things in St. Albert AB. I modified it with ignition harnesses, push rod covers and spark plugs.
DHC-3 Otter CF-GBY
This model is built from the Hobbycraft 1:48 kit. I installed a complete interior. The flaps, ailerons, rudder and elevators were cut away and repositioned.
The wheel replacement skis were scratchbuilt from aluminum.
The P&W Wasp is from Engines & Things in St. Albert AB. I modified it with ignition harnesses, push rod covers and spark plugs.
DHC-3 Otter CF-GCV
This model is built from the Hobbycraft 1:48 kit. I installed a complete interior. The flaps, ailerons, rudder and elevators were cut away and repositioned.
The floats were detailed with all the proper hardware like water rudders, cables, paddles, splash rails and cleats.
The P&W Wasp is from Engines & Things in St. Albert AB. I modified it with ignition harnesses, push rod covers and spark plugs.
Canso C-FNJB
Tanker 9’s registration is C-FNJB flown by the Saskatchewan Government Airways around 1990. The Canso is a Monogram ProModeller 1:48 PBY-5A. The blisters and nose turret were cut off and replaced with aluminum panels. The nose was further modified to semi-clipper status with body putty.
Norseman Mk V CF-ILN
The following modification were incorporated in the 1:48 Modelcraft kit.
I started with the P&W R1340 Wasp engine from Engines & Things. I drilled out the crankcase and installed a length of 1/8” aluminum tube to be used as a propeller bearing. I added push rod covers and an ignition harness, including bits of wire for the spark plugs and plug wires. I discarded the kit propeller and used one from the scrap box, cut and sanded to dimensions. I used a length of 1/16” tube for the prop shaft. The three counterweights for the pitch change mechanism were made out of more aluminum tube. I used a short section of 1/8” aluminum tube for the prop hub.
For the wings and stab, I discarded the flaps and ailerons and made new ones from basswood, sanded to shape, and re-installed the flaps at the takeoff position. The other flying control surfaces were repositioned accordingly. The kit lift and jury struts were discarded and I made new ones from bamboo skewers. (When you live 500 miles from the nearest hobby shop, necessity really is the mother of invention.)
I installed a complete scratchbuilt cockpit and interior. The cockpit has the rudder pedals, column, throttle, mixture and prop control, flap crank, fire extinguisher and proper seats, cushions and belts. I installed a headliner, side panels, seats, cushions and seat belts in the cabin. The cabin and cockpit windows and windshield are 1/32” acrylic. The cabin floor is 1/16” birch, in keeping with the real thing.
The skis and pedestals were scratchbuilt using balsa and basswood, and the ski attach hardware was made up using aluminum tubing.
Norseman Mk V CF-ILN
The following modification were incorporated in the 1:48 Modelcraft kit.
I started with the P&W R1340 Wasp engine from Engines & Things. I drilled out the crankcase and installed a length of 1/8” aluminum tube to be used as a propeller bearing. I added push rod covers and an ignition harness, including bits of wire for the spark plugs and plug wires. I discarded the kit propeller and used one from the scrap box, cut and sanded to dimensions. I used a length of 1/16” tube for the prop shaft. The three counterweights for the pitch change mechanism were made out of more aluminum tube. I used a short section of 1/8” aluminum tube for the prop hub.
For the wings and stab, I discarded the flaps and ailerons and made new ones from basswood, sanded to shape, and re-installed the flaps at the takeoff position. The other flying control surfaces were repositioned accordingly. The kit lift and jury struts were discarded and I made new ones from bamboo skewers. (When you live 500 miles from the nearest hobby shop, necessity really is the mother of invention.)
I installed a complete scratchbuilt cockpit and interior. The cockpit has the rudder pedals, column, throttle, mixture and prop control, flap crank, fire extinguisher and proper seats, cushions and belts. I installed a headliner, side panels, seats, cushions and seat belts in the cabin. The cabin and cockpit windows and windshield are 1/32” acrylic. The cabin floor is 1/16” birch, in keeping with the real thing.
The skis and pedestals were scratchbuilt using balsa and basswood, and the ski attach hardware was made up using aluminum tubing.
Norseman Mk V CF-ILN
The following modification were incorporated in the 1:48 Modelcraft kit.
I started with the P&W R1340 Wasp engine from Engines & Things. I drilled out the crankcase and installed a length of 1/8” aluminum tube to be used as a propeller bearing. I added push rod covers and an ignition harness, including bits of wire for the spark plugs and plug wires. I discarded the kit propeller and used one from the scrap box, cut and sanded to dimensions. I used a length of 1/16” tube for the prop shaft. The three counterweights for the pitch change mechanism were made out of more aluminum tube. I used a short section of 1/8” aluminum tube for the prop hub.
For the wings and stab, I discarded the flaps and ailerons and made new ones from basswood, sanded to shape, and re-installed the flaps at the takeoff position. The other flying control surfaces were repositioned accordingly. The kit lift and jury struts were discarded and I made new ones from bamboo skewers. (When you live 500 miles from the nearest hobby shop, necessity really is the mother of invention.)
I installed a complete scratchbuilt cockpit and interior. The cockpit has the rudder pedals, column, throttle, mixture and prop control, flap crank, fire extinguisher and proper seats, cushions and belts. I installed a headliner, side panels, seats, cushions and seat belts in the cabin. The cabin and cockpit windows and windshield are 1/32” acrylic. The cabin floor is 1/16” birch, in keeping with the real thing.
The skis and pedestals were scratchbuilt using balsa and basswood, and the ski attach hardware was made up using aluminum tubing.
Norseman Mk V CF-ILN
The following modification were incorporated in the 1:48 Modelcraft kit.
I started with the P&W R1340 Wasp engine from Engines & Things. I drilled out the crankcase and installed a length of 1/8” aluminum tube to be used as a propeller bearing. I added push rod covers and an ignition harness, including bits of wire for the spark plugs and plug wires. I discarded the kit propeller and used one from the scrap box, cut and sanded to dimensions. I used a length of 1/16” tube for the prop shaft. The three counterweights for the pitch change mechanism were made out of more aluminum tube. I used a short section of 1/8” aluminum tube for the prop hub.
For the wings and stab, I discarded the flaps and ailerons and made new ones from basswood, sanded to shape, and re-installed the flaps at the takeoff position. The other flying control surfaces were repositioned accordingly. The kit lift and jury struts were discarded and I made new ones from bamboo skewers. (When you live 500 miles from the nearest hobby shop, necessity really is the mother of invention.)
I installed a complete scratchbuilt cockpit and interior. The cockpit has the rudder pedals, column, throttle, mixture and prop control, flap crank, fire extinguisher and proper seats, cushions and belts. I installed a headliner, side panels, seats, cushions and seat belts in the cabin. The cabin and cockpit windows and windshield are 1/32” acrylic. The cabin floor is 1/16” birch, in keeping with the real thing.
The skis and pedestals were scratchbuilt using balsa and basswood, and the ski attach hardware was made up using aluminum tubing.
DHC-6-300 Twin Otter C-GKBG
Kenn Borek Air’s DHC-6-300 Twin Otter C-GKBG went to South Pole in the middle of the winter on a medevac flight.
The model is the old Matchbox 1:72 kit, built pretty well straight out of the box. I added new props from the scrap box, new cockpit steps, new pitot heads, ski hardware and ski check cables. I cut away the elevators and rudder and repositioned the elevators, and installed the various antennas. The decals are from J-Bot.
DHC-6-300 Twin Otter C-GKBG
Kenn Borek Air’s DHC-6-300 Twin Otter C-GKBG went to South Pole in the middle of the winter on a medevac flight.
The model is the old Matchbox 1:72 kit, built pretty well straight out of the box. I added new props from the scrap box, new cockpit steps, new pitot heads, ski hardware and ski check cables. I cut away the elevators and rudder and repositioned the elevators, and installed the various antennas. The decals are from J-Bot.
DC-3 CF-ILZ
CF-ILZ was a DC-3 flown by Northern Wings. The model was built from Monogram’s 1:48 C-47 kit. The skis are scratchbuilt.
Cessna 180B
CF-LFH is an old Cessna 180B that used to belong to Sept-Iles Air Service. The kit is the old Monogram box scale aircraft that I picked up at an IPMS Three Rivers meet in Pittsburgh about twenty years ago. I scratchbuilt the ski undercarriage to replace the kit floats.
Noorduyn Norseman CF-ECG
Noorduyn Norseman CF-ECG used to belong to the Labrador Mining and Exploration Company, about the time that iron ore was being exploited near Schefferville, around 1951.
This model is built from the Modelcraft 1:48 kit. It is heavily modified, as the out of the box version is pretty bad.
I completely scratchbuilt the cockpit and interior and detailed them with seats, belts, wall panels and headliners. All the cockpit controls like the throttle, mixture, prop, trim and flap levers, fire extinguisher, tank selector and rudder pedals are installed.
The skis and pedestals are scratchbuilt from basswood.
The P&W Wasp is from Engines & Things in St. Albert AB. I modified it with ignition harnesses, push rod covers and spark plugs.
DHC-3 Otter CF-AZX, Les Ailes Du Nord
CF-AZX is a model of the last Otter delivered, but not the last one built. The aircraft was originally ordered by the Tanzania AF as JW-9015. After the deal fell through, Les Ailes Du Nord bought it. The aircraft was delivered still packed in shipping crates.
This model is built from the Hobbycraft 1:48 kit. I installed a complete interior. The flaps, ailerons, rudder and elevators were cut away and repositioned (Double slotted flaps are a bitch to build).
The P&W Wasp is from Engines & Things in St. Albert AB. I modified it with ignition harnesses, push rod covers and spark plugs.
Lockheed 10A
The Williams Brothers 1:48 Lockheed 10A, painted as TCC during its stay at Matane Air Service.
Cessna 180
Monogram box scale Cessna 180. Bob's son Kyle owns the actual airplane, and the model depicts it heeled in on a beach on Lake Laberge. Kyle's mom is an accomplished sculptress and she made the Border Collie who goes everywhere the airplane does.
Bellanca Aircruiser
This is a 1:72 vac kit of the Bellanca Aircruiser. I built two for Bob Cameron, this one in British Yukon Navigation Company titles - the outfit that operated the sternwheelers on the Yukon River - and the other in MacKenzie Air Service titles. I added an interior, a Wright R1820 and propeller from the scrap box, and scratchbuilt floats. The model is posed on a cookie sheet filled with water, against a picture of the marge of Lake Labarge, to quote Robert Service. Decals are from J-Bot.
Curtiss Commando C-46E CF-FBJ
Curtiss Commando C-46E CF-FBJ was used by Nordair. The aircraft was lost in an inflight breakup in June of 1966. The model started out as Williams Brothers’ C-46F 1/72 scale kit. I converted it to the E model variant by cutting away the greenhouse and replacing it with the stepped windshield. There were only 17 of that model built by Curtiss. The Nordair company logo is from Whiskey Jack.
DHC-3 Otter CF-MEX, Eastern Provincial Airways
The Otter was operated by Eastern Provincial Airways for Greenlandair. In the summer of 1961 the Otter crash landed on the Sondreströmfjord (Greenland) following an intense in flight fire caused by a fuel leak.
This model is built from the Hobbycraft 1:48 kit. I installed a complete interior. The flaps, ailerons, rudder and elevators were cut away and repositioned (Double slotted flaps are a bitch to build).
The amphibious floats were converted from the kit floats. The floats were detailed with all the proper hardware like water rudders, cables, paddles, splash rails and cleats.
The P&W Wasp is from Engines & Things in St. Albert AB. I modified it with ignition harnesses, push rod covers and spark plugs.
Lockheed Lodestar
A 1:72 Lockheed Lodestar in Yukon Southern titles. The model was built for Bob Cameron in Whitehorse. The nifty 3-dimensional decals are from J-Bot.
Norseman
1:48 Modelcraft Norseman on scratchbuilt Elliot boards. This is a MKIV Norseman and is currently being restored to flying status at a museum out west. Model was built for Bob Cameron.
Otter
A Hobbycraft 1:48 Otter - serial number 8 - in Great Northern titles as flown by Bob Cameron. Decals are from Red Pegasus.
DH Beaver
1:48 scale snap together Beaver from deHavilland Dreams. This is the 3rd I've built for Bob Cameron, the other two being CF-FHA and CF-FHZ. Decals on all the models are from J-Bot.
Two Norsemen
CF-KAO and CF-JIN built for Bob Cameron. Modelcraft 1:48 scale with floats from the Hobbycraft 1:48 Otter. Both those actual airplanes were damaged - probably beyond repair - in a freak hailstorm in Red Lake last summer.
DH Moth
The model was built for Lee Smith of Winnipeg, whose grandfather owned the actual aircraft in Sarnia during the 1920's. Decals are from J-Bot.
DH Moth
The model was built for Lee Smith of Winnipeg, whose grandfather owned the actual aircraft in Sarnia during the 1920's. Decals are from J-Bot.
CRJ 100
A BPK CRJ 100 modified to a CRJ 705 by the addition of two fuselage plugs, scratchbuilt wings, tail surfaces and modified nacelles. Built for Mike Herrfurth who flies them for AC Express.
CRJ 100
A BPK CRJ100 in Jazz titles. The model was built for Mike Herrfurth who flies them for Jazz. Decals are from J-Bot.