Noorduyn Norseman - Danish Greenland Department

Michael Kohl
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Kenneth
Will definitely be following, as I completed the very same project a couple of years ago, namely OY-ACA with home made decals (Lima November's decals didn't exist yet). If you want a challenge (which I only realised after it was finished), the float struts are in the wrong location in the kit, they should be mounted to the inboard edges of the floats, not on the centerlines of the latter.

I've posted photos of the model as a completed, maybe they are of interest to you? You'll need to shave of the horizontal part of the inner edge of the cowling, and to make a new exhaust, to match the Danish aircraft. The kit goes together quite well, except the fiddling with the many small windows, and attaching the floats (which was a bit of a pain).

Живко Джаков
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Alex K
Very interesting...

Nicolas
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Gordon Sørensen
Kenneth - Thanks for the info and photos. They are of great help. I would like to do ACA with the Polar Bear and large registration, but I don`t want to have to cut the extra window on the rear fuselage.
Will have to search/download more photos with focus on how the floats are set-up. I was looking at the plastic thinking `Something doesn`t look right`....

Cuajete
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Kenneth
The large window is modelled in the kit!

Gordon Sørensen
My mistake, the extra window/large registration is on OY-ABN. Trying to see if/where the overhead window goes. Don't really see it on the photos I have, and supposedly it is in the wrong position on the kit.
Looks like the interior is a 'Zinc Chromate' green. Not a lot will be seen through the windows anyway. Trying to fight the urge to open the Doors and make an interior..
Managed to find some drawings of EDO 7170 floats. The mounting detail is for a DHC-3 Otter, but it should be similar for the Norseman.

Kenneth
You know this link, I assume?
oy-reg.dk/register/192.html
Photos of ABN

Lochsa River
checkin a floatplane....

Gordon Sørensen
Opened up the pilot's, main, and cargo doors. Going to make the door frames from styrene sheet.
Assembled the floats, filling in the incorrect mounting holes. I downloaded a couple three-views of the aircraft on floats to help get the strut placement correct.

Cuajete
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Gordon Sørensen
I bought some 'Looks Like Glass' by Deluxe at Telford last year. This was the first time I tried it. A little thicker than I thought it would be. The first time, I had 'puddling' issues, with there being areas where too much fluid stayed on the plastic. Wasn't happy with the look, so I dipped the windows in vinegar for a couple hours and the coating easily came off. The second time, I tried to 'Shake off' the excess, and then laid out the clear sprues on a piece of paper towel to try to wisk away any extra. Seemed to work better this time.
Painted the engine and propeller. I added some counterbalances to the prop hub. The kit part just had two provisions. Now I am working on the engine cowling. The lower engine air-intake looked a little 'undersized' so I am scratchbuilding a new one.
I painted the control surfaces with Humbrol Metalcote. I like this spray. Went down very smooth.
Ordered a book on the Norseman from Rebell Hobby in Sweden. The package made it to Canada in a week. Not bad…and lots of good detail and info.

Cuajete
Looking good so far, Gordon 👍

Gordon Sørensen
Thanks Cuajete!
Looking at my new reference book, the floats in the kit appear to be the smaller version, applicable to the Norseman Mk.IV. The kit is a Mk.VI, so I modified the floats to better represent the Edo 7170s…
By seperating the floats at the 'step', I was able to lengthen the rear section by 1mm, and the front section 3.5mm with some of the plastic from the sprues. I also widened the floats by 1mm and made them 'deeper' by 0.5mm. Will have to make new attachment parts as well… I am happy with the results.
I also decided to scratchbuild a bit of the interior. Putting in some panels in the fuselage and on the door frames, which looking at reference photos, appear to be rather wide.

Живко Джаков
Very cool. I envy the patience to build so many mind-blowing details. I don't own this. For that I settle for Arifix's Mosquito.

Greg Baker
I've got this one in the stash - albeit with a different destiny in mind - so watching~

Gordon Sørensen
Built up the interior of the fuselage, and added panels to the doors. Reference photos show cross-bracing in the fuselage, just behind the seats. I added this with round styrene.
Need to add the windows (from the inside) and then I can close up the fuselage. The decal sheet includes pre-cut masks for the windows.

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat!