RE: Unionville DeHavilland Beaver kits, 6 and 8 foot winged kits
Hello Kenemby: Yes the Unionville kit have very substantial 1/4 ply built into the fuse for the landing gear, also hardwood blocks that bolt thru the ply. Should not be difficult to make both types interchangeable.
I do not fly off water, built suspension on front and rear, similar to Mr. Aerodesigns kit, works very well for my purposes, flying off grass fields. I do intend to build scale snow skis for my 8 footer. Have a look on RCCanada, several sources for more info on Unionville kits there also.
This was my first kit build since the eighties, read the instructions, then read them again, really is a pretty straight-forward build. They look good and fly better.