Hi all , i have started setting up my collection as a small private museum , within the next 6 months should have a stand alone building on my property to house it for the time being i am using the (formerly) car garage to see how it looks .
I was lucky to get a cheap deal on some quality display cases , here are some pics if anyone is interested
cheers dave
By: Peter - 4th July 2011 at 13:58
Thanks Dave!
By: battle - 4th July 2011 at 13:51
Hi Peter i wish , no its a B24 Lib wheel.
cheers dave
By: Peter - 4th July 2011 at 13:48
Dave, is that a lanc control wheel in your cabinet?
By: battle - 4th July 2011 at 12:17
Hi all , some more pics
Radios
C 47 Panel
FN 64 Turret
Should have it finished in about 2 weeks still alot to go on the walls including a B24 Liberator rudder , many period photos and some original fabric markings .
cheers dave
By: Versuch - 4th July 2011 at 02:22
Very Nice Dave,and those cabinets,are just the go!
Mike
By: Scott Marlee - 4th July 2011 at 00:19
Merlin, he should be ok if the instruments are behind glass, or at least i believe that is the case
excellent collection though 🙂
By: battle - 4th July 2011 at 00:06
Hi all thanks for the feedback will up date with some more pics soon , yes Ian P40E and Beaufort panels both are original , i dicided to move away from repro panels a while ago to keep my collection relevent to what i wanted it to be .
cheers dave
By: Rocketeer - 3rd July 2011 at 20:49
Very nice collection there Dave, especially the Battle piece
By: MerlinXXII - 3rd July 2011 at 19:38
Hi,
Looks great. I hope you don’t get some guy turn up with a geiger counter though as no doubt we would in good ol blighty!
By: PeterVerney - 3rd July 2011 at 14:25
That is a super collection. Nice to see the drift sight, sextant and astrograph, to remind us old navs of the “good old days” :rolleyes::rolleyes:
By: Peter - 3rd July 2011 at 14:21
Really nice collection Dave, thanks for sharing this!
By: ian_ - 3rd July 2011 at 14:07
Impressive collection, Dave. What are the panels in the first pic? P40/ Beaufort? Would love to see more.
By: Wyvernfan - 3rd July 2011 at 13:40
Wow thats a rare piece. Whats its history?
By: battle - 3rd July 2011 at 13:31
Hi Paul be carefull what you say , some of our british friends may get upset if we take there ‘ lightning heritage ‘ away from them.
The floor section is the dual control rear cockpit floor for the battle.
cheers dave
By: ozjag - 3rd July 2011 at 13:23
It will get a real atmosphere about it when that Lightning F1 cockpit you mentioned turns up!
By: Wyvernfan - 3rd July 2011 at 13:17
I really like that idea. Whats the cockpit floor / seat section from?
By: ozjag - 3rd July 2011 at 13:05
looking good Dave
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