A kit of the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver in 1:144 from Miniwing in the form of machines flying over Antarctica.
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The polar chapter of the line that Miniwing devoted to the Canadian working aircraft in a small scale. The box works with the factory designation DHC-2, that is the civil designation of the type, which machines outside military lists carried, and it was exactly such aircraft that accompanied expeditions on the southernmost continent.
The DHC-2 was built from the start for operations away from airfields. A powerful radial engine, a solid structure and the option of exchanging the wheels for skis or floats made it the tool of expeditions everywhere infrastructure was lacking. In Antarctica its ability to take off from a frozen surface with a load and come back for more without a runway having to be built was valued. The crews meanwhile faced conditions that aircraft are not normally built for: extreme cold, sharply changing visibility and a flat white surface with no landmarks. Polar machines therefore usually wore a conspicuous finish, so that they could be seen against the snow.
The pronounced color areas of polar machines deserve a well-prepared base. First level the seams and lay down a thin base coat, and only then build the rich shade; otherwise an irregularity will show through. Snow and ice are suggested on a model with restraint, best with matte white applied dry to the edges. Leave the landing gear until the end and decide in advance whether you will build it with wheels or with skis, because once glued it is hard to change.
The kit is sold unassembled and unpainted; paints and glue are not enclosed.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
Zeptejte se na co potřebujete, odpovíme co nejdříve.
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