FN4a/Whitley turret resto pics.

Hi folks,

New pics added today, sorry they’re not in any particular order, my sorting/archiving skills are zero!

TTFN
John

https://www.flickr.com/photos/129144624@N07/?

Yes the perspex is new, this was left to the last as I knew it would be the most difficult part, and so it proved to be. Luckily I had corresponded with the Belgian Royal Army museum(Pascal Mathieu) who also had an FN4a and they generously loaned us their metal former moulds which they used to form their own perspex. Even so, the centre section was bally difficult to do and required final shaping with a hot air gun.

I’ll try and get those pics uploaded this week.

Thanks all.

I think he means the transparencies?

Moggy

Lovely job!

Hi folks,

Not sure what you mean by clear(clean?)parts Ben, but some parts had to be made using the old as patterns, but I,ve always thought of the end result as being 90 per cent original, many new/old stock parts were found online inc. the control grips, but you’ll see more when I get some more pics put up.

It was found in a scrapyard in Seaforde Co.Down, had been in the outdoors for about sixty years!

Cheers
John

Indeed, a lovely set of detailed photos to go with it too. Excellent work!

Rob

Superb work, thanks for posting. Looks like it was found in a farm yard?

Very nice, Are the clear parts reproduced or sourced original parts ?