scale scratchbuilt Harvard Mark 2

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Dad beside his drafting table with the Harvard plans, full size 1:10th scale.
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Behind the Harvard you can see a Demoiselle in 1/4 scale. That will appear in an album too.
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The engine was built up with Williams Brothers cylinders attached to a wood crankcase.
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In the background is a 1:10th scale Mosquito NF 13, which will be in an album soon.
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Beneath the model are the construction drawings drafted by Clarke.
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The prop was scratchbuilt from aluminium printers plate material. The hub is wood.
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The airframe under construction in Dad's basement.
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I am holding the beast so you can see the size of it. (50 inch span) The wings outboard of the wheels were made removeable for transport.

Comments

5 March 2017, 20:09

gorby
Wow stunning model! Your dad was very talented and it's nice to see that you are putting his models on here.

6 March 2017, 15:46

Album info

This is a scratchbuilt North American Harvard (50 inch wingspan) built by my late father Clarke Sheppard. It is entirely made of balsa and plywood except for the wheels, prop, and some other bits. He drew up the plans and constructed the whole airframe and then I did the interior and painting and markings. It now hangs in the City of Moncton Transportation Discovery Centre in New Brunswick, Canada.

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