Hartmann352 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Just washed and dried parts. Box-top and proof that this is less than 30% done. Cheerio, Dave Lee White 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Nice! Never seen one of these in person, but will gladly follow along. The Beech is a beautiful airplane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Looks interesting! HÃ¥kan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Dave WOW .. A Staggerwing. will be following with great interest. Brian - the real deal or the kit? I've seen quite a few Staggerwings over the years and they are one of the most beautiful airplanes I've ever seen. Coupled with a Big Radial and it's pure music to my ears. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radial Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Really like that you are pursuing this build and not putting this collectible kit on eBay.i built the Staggerwings unlmtd kit a few years ago which is a repop of the old ITC kit. Popular opinion has it that your Scratchbuilders kit molds are based on the ITC kit with the addition of other parts and amore accurate placement of landing gear. This will be a special build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 ,I have the ITC kit in the stash. I will build it one of these days when I feel like scratch building the cockpit and gear bays etc radial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann352 Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 Greetings y'all. Update. Engine, Some togetherness: Plenty of work will need to be done: Radial, picked this up off of ebay for 38....including shipping. Cheers, Dave radial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radial Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Good deal and great progress so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Love it !! .........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann352 Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Thanks y'all.Inquiry, what do I fill the seams/gaps with? glue? putty? miliput, (if I have to.)?this is going to be a 'simple' OOB type with probably some added seatbelts. Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Following along ... Be careful with the type you model. The most common engine was the 9-cylinders P&W R-985 "Wasp junior" and your engine is a 7-cylinders' one, also used, but not so commonly. Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Nice work so far Dave! HÃ¥kan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radial Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Dave, Yeah there wil be gaps to fil especially at the curved lower wing root and my nemesis where the top wing meets the fuse. No recommendation on filler. Just use what you know. Hubert is right about the engine. You might want to pick up a Williams Bros. Gee Bee Z. It comes with 2 engines the P+ W jr. And sr. And two cowls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 It´s rather the Gee Bee R1/R2 kit which has the 2 options for the engine IIRC ... Williams also used to sell the engine separately, and it could found regularly on eBay ... Hubert radial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimRice Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 The Beech Model 17 was built in several models using a number of different engines. The D and G model both had the P&W R-985 engine with nine cylinders. The first Staggerwing 17 was a fixed gear airplane! I have a couple of Staggerwing Unlimited kits and the Scratchbuilders (which is a C-17, IIRC) kit. They are extremely similiar in design and parts configuration. I built a Staggerwings Unlmtd for my brother's flight school back around 1989. I scratchbuilt/cobbled together a passable interior and it turned out pretty nice. Unfortunately, he young boys ended up destroying it. Beechcraft Model 17 Engine Selections Suffix Engine (radial configuration) Cylinders Power (hp) A Wright R-760-E2 7 350 B Jacobs L-5 (R-830-1) 7 285 D Jacobs L-6 (R-915A3) 7 330 E Wright R-760-E1 7 285 F Wright R-1820-F11 9 690 FS Wright SR-1820-F3 (supercharged) 9 710 L Jacobs L-4 (R-755D) 7 225 R Wright R-975-E2 or E3 9 420-450 S P&W R-985-AN-1 or AN-3 9 450 W P&W R-985-SC-G (supercharged & geared) 9 600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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