Kit #306 De Havilland 80A Puss Moth Build

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Kit #306 De Havilland 80A Puss Moth Build

Postby Arlo DiPasquale » Sun Aug 13, 2017 10:26 am

I got the Puss Moth kit on eBay a few years ago for about $25, but had other projects and commitments, so it sat in my closet. I just finished building a Dumas Grumman Widgeon (which was a really fun build), and decided to finally build the Puss Moth.
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The kit I got was wrapped when I received it, and has a catalog with a 1968 copyright. I'm not sure when the Puss Moth was discontinued, but I don't see as many of them as I do of other discontinued kits, so they must have been out of production for awhile.
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The wood was in good shape, and of good quality, if not slightly heavy, and cleanly die cut.
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The tissue paper was slightly discolored, which wasn't a big deal because I wasn't going to use it anyways, and luckily, the decals are not mis-colored.
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The fuselage went together quickly, all the parts fit well, I bent the wires into shape, and affixed the main gear wire into place before installing the bottom stringers.
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I'm going to start work on the wings today, and will hopefully have the frames finished soon! I'll have updates as soon as I make some more progress.
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Re: Kit #306 De Havilland 80A Puss Moth Build

Postby Arlo DiPasquale » Tue Aug 15, 2017 2:03 pm

Finished the wings. My biggest complaint about the Puss Moth kit is that the the wing connections to the fuselage do not seem very secure. It's not a big deal because I don't plan on flying it, but if I was building it to fly, I might try to find a way to strengthen the wing-fuselage connection.
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I should have the frames finished up this evening or tomorrow, and will be on to covering tomorrow. So far, this kit has been a really fun, quick build! I'll post updates as soon as I make more progress.
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Re: Kit #306 De Havilland 80A Puss Moth Build

Postby rasterops » Wed Aug 16, 2017 5:44 am

Looks great. Good job with the tissue. Looks smooth.

The balsa scrap on the table is a familiar sight :D

How long did it take you to build it?
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Re: Kit #306 De Havilland 80A Puss Moth Build

Postby Arlo DiPasquale » Wed Aug 16, 2017 6:34 am

Thanks for the compliment! The Widgeon took me about a month, but I was out of town for a few weeks and busy with work, so I could definitely have finished it faster if I had worked more consistently. As for the puss moth, I started it four days ago, I should have the frames done today and the covering started, and be done with it in about a week.
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Re: Kit #306 De Havilland 80A Puss Moth Build

Postby akjgardner » Wed Aug 16, 2017 8:31 am

Very Nicw Work
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Re: Kit #306 De Havilland 80A Puss Moth Build

Postby Arlo DiPasquale » Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:47 am

akjgardner wrote:Very Nicw Work

Thanks!

Just finished the frames, now onto covering!
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I'll be covering it with gray tissue because I really hate covering with metallic silver tissue, it never seems to go on very well and sags a lot.
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Re: Kit #306 De Havilland 80A Puss Moth Build

Postby Arlo DiPasquale » Wed Aug 16, 2017 2:43 pm

I got the fuselage covered. I'm going to be out of town for the weekend, so I won't have anymore updates until Monday.
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Re: Kit #306 De Havilland 80A Puss Moth Build

Postby Arlo DiPasquale » Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:13 pm

I was able to put in a couple hours today, and was able to finish covering the frames in that time.
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Next, I will paint all the surfaces and parts that need it, and then begin assembly!
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Re: Kit #306 De Havilland 80A Puss Moth Build

Postby Arlo DiPasquale » Sun Sep 10, 2017 6:28 am

I'm a little late posting it, but I finished the puss moth, and I'm really happy I built it. It was a fun build if a plane I pretty much knew nothing about before I started building the model.
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If anyone wants the plans, drop me a private message and I'll mail them to you free of charge.
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