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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

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KCFS Seabee update

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Just wanted to show some renders of the recent cockpit work on the Seabee. Enough with the chit-chat! Lets get onto the eye candy!

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inyl seats with cloth center insets.. its says a lot when you can see that right off from a raw untextured render..
 
After you have done a hard days fishin and just took a swim, leather seats tend to skick to your bare legs, so the cloth inserts helps that ;)
 
looks good!
It's funny, but that last shot somehow feels like you're looking at a VW beetle..
 
honestly, it was built like a vw bug! They used stamped and corigated metal to keep the rivit count to a minimum. Even the parts catalog is only 12 pages long! Its mind blowing how simple this aircraft is. It was made as an aircraft for the masses.
 
Mathias said:
With that opening front door it reminds me of a BMW Isetta.
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I always thought the small German cars from this era were fascinating. Besides the Isetta I remember the Messerschmitt KR200 and the NSU Prinz (my father owned a Prinz back in the day).

Great looking Seabee, Kevin!
 
Mathias said:
With that opening front door it reminds me of a BMW Isetta.
http://www.motor-talk.de/bilder/3-k...ffen-g2969785/bmw-isetta-open-i202913865.html
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My brother bought a BMW Isetta in the late 60's. The law in the UK is such that people who only have a motorcycle driving licence can drive three-wheeled vehicles as they are classed in the same group as a motorcycle and sidecar (hence the popularity of the Reliant and Bond three-wheelers). Most of the 'bubble cars' of that period had three wheels (two at the front and one at the back) however the Isetta had twin wheels at the back which put them into the car class. Unfortunately my brother didn't realize this until after he'd bought the car and then found out he couldn't drive it on his motorcycle licence! It sat on our driveway for about a year until he sold it on again. They were certainly an interesting vehicle with some unique features.
 
Mathias said:
With that opening front door it reminds me of a BMW Isetta.
http://www.motor-talk.de/bilder/3-k...ffen-g2969785/bmw-isetta-open-i202913865.html

Great work, Kevin!
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Just to make things clear, the Isetta was of italian origin: the first producer was an italian company called ISOTERMOS (hence the name ISETTA)
I know that for sure since in the 60's I used an Isetta to get to an airport at the outskirt of Milan, to attend sailplane flying lesson with a friend !!!
Italo
 
Your modeling skills show well Kevin. The more I see your progress on the Seabee, the more it reminds me of the day I went to see, and take pictures of one that was getting restored. I crawled all over it and got shots from almost every angle. For a simple aircraft, the Seabee is built like a tank for what it is.

It's real neat to see the progress your making on this unique amphibian.
 
OleBoy said:
Your modeling skills show well Kevin. The more I see your progress on the Seabee, the more it reminds me of the day I went to see, and take pictures of one that was getting restored. I crawled all over it and got shots from almost every angle. For a simple aircraft, the Seabee is built like a tank for what it is.

It's real neat to see the progress your making on this unique amphibian.
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Thanks. I have a lot of help from local owners out here. Seems that there are a LOT of Seabee's flying around Seattle!!! ;)
 
Looks fantastic...and looking fowqrd to flying the Sea Bee around the PNW and New Zealand. Pity there are no Sea Bees in NZ but I do recall seeing a Spencer Air Car once in Auckland which is similar - same designer I think.
 
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