DHC-2 Beaver...

This is one of the great machines produced by the successful Canadian De Havilland company. Still flying all over the world. Our Air Force operated some Beaver in our Antarctic region since last part of fifties until seventies. I have a blur remembering of that plane... I think I've seen in Bahía Catalina, FACH base in Punta Arenas, Chile at the beginning of 60's when a was a very child. Chile is a very loyal and faithful customer of DHC from that time...our Air Force operated DHC2, DHC3 and DHC6 (was the very first customer of DHC6). In the first years of 80's DHC delegates tried to sell one DHC4 Caribou, that result totally burned in a landing accident in the same city returning from FACH Antarctic base.

The kit is the excellent Canadian Hobbycraft 1/72 scale. Easy to build, basic interior details but no problem because is difficult to see anything after the model is completed. Curiously, the fuselage halves came in transparent plastic. The numerals are from Letter Press letraset, a little bit narrower than real ones, but good enough.