Grumman Goose

This is a model of a Grumman Goose that was used in SW Alaska as a mail plane and airtaxi. My dad wrenched on it in the 60s. I have a photo of the original that I am working from. Lindberg 1/48 toy kit. The tail feathers were the wrong shape, the engine nacelles were too long, the interior was nonexistent, the landing gear has to be scratch built.

Tail feathers had been reshaped and other body work in primer.

Main color is done and decaling is started, cowling will be same color as striping, wing tips will be dayglo orange. Computer printed decals didn't work out too well but will be made to work.

Here is a picture of the original. The owner of the airline invited us and another family to go on a picnic. He flew us to an unnamed lake in what is now the Wood-Tikchik Lake State Park.

Interesting plane. I guess I wasn't thinking that small when I read the header.

Good start on it. Looks perfect so far.

Thanx for a plane! Nice to see work on different types of models! The design shows it's good for short take-off and landing and good cargo capacity. Great, too, to see a model company making a kit.

Got the engines and props on this weekend. Made spinners from the ends of droptanks.

Next is the high viz orange on the wing tips and tail.

Like the colors, looks good.

It's looking good Dan. Nice one.

Very good paint. Taking a closer look at the differences between the kit and the actual plane, it wasn't a perfect job on their part, but your work has improved things and the paint will add a bunch!

The kit was a toy from the early 60s. The wheels used a metal axle and a motor to run on the floor. I am now building some landing gear to be somewhat accurate. The tail was reshaped to be more representative of reality. I also added bits here and there to improve the overall look.

Nice work !
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more of the paint

Looks great

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Its been a while on this one but I finally got the last decal made and will be back at it shortly if the cats don't get to it first.

Hi Mr H,

Looking forward to seeing her finished Sir...

Andy...

Been studying pics on the web for scratching up some landing gear for this. Found more pics of this AC that show more of the markings. Now I have to make and print some additional decals :-(