Over the past couple of weeks or so, a Thunderbird GtoA missile has been cleaned up and painted at MAM. This missile (Army equiv of the RAF’s Bloodhound I believe) has lain around at MAM for a number of years now until it was ‘discovered’ by a fully equipped expedition venturing into the hinterlands of the ‘wild country’ adjacent to the Robin Hangar.
Intention is to mount this bit of kit outside the museum’s entrance as a Gate Guard. This is a good thing. 😎 Pics show the muscle in before and after states.
Before
After
A survivor from the initial expedition reports that they actually saw another Thunderbird in the wilds but they ran out of tea and biscuits before it could be investigated further. It is hoped to fund and mount a further exploratory expedition when the weather clears, or next year, whichever comes first.
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By: bexWH773 - 27th November 2006 at 22:00
No problem Rob I just hope Malc & co take my last post as a compliment LoL Bex
By: robmac - 27th November 2006 at 21:55
I have a picture that I took while we were working on said TB 1 that may shock you! Hense me not being able to post it here………….but I so wish I could!! :diablo:
I’ll send it when I can but don’t post it on the net! 😀
By: bexWH773 - 27th November 2006 at 21:02
Ok let me guess this right, TB2 is a REAL missile? er real missile + Malc = Oh eck!!! for those that think I might be being a little rude, not so, the person in question is just VERY good at getting things working…. oh well cant wait to see wot he & his team do with this one then folks!!!! Bex
By: robmac - 27th November 2006 at 20:28
fine sense of humour, take it u guys forgot the weetabix that morning then LoL Is the 2nd missile the same as the first just in a lot more bits or is it a different one? Bex
Thunderbird 2 is not in bits, unless you call the winglets off the bits, but the body is all in one piece. As this is not a training missile like TB 1 but a real missile, it’s a bit bigger!!
Hense the stuck bit! 😀
By: bexWH773 - 27th November 2006 at 13:54
Hmm having seen photos of Malcs work it wouldnt surprise me if hes hatching a plan to get it working again LoL. Bex
By: wv838 - 27th November 2006 at 09:40
If you light the blue touch paper, you won’t need to push it any more….
By: BlueRobin - 26th November 2006 at 23:58
Are you going to level your gateway also? Looks a bit roughed up.
By: bexWH773 - 26th November 2006 at 23:55
fine sense of humour, take it u guys forgot the weetabix that morning then LoL Is the 2nd missile the same as the first just in a lot more bits or is it a different one? Bex
By: robmac - 26th November 2006 at 23:42
Rob….. er Plan B? is that u guys have a Plan B or is it Plan B is still on the drawing board? Bex
More of a plan B still on the drawing board Bex……….
We pushed, it got stuck, we left……….. :rolleyes:
By: bexWH773 - 26th November 2006 at 23:16
Gratuitous Canberra (because there hasn’t been a cranberry pic on here for yonks)
Les, as far as Im concerned u can post as many Cranberry pics as ya like…. ok so Im biased folks. The missile looks amazing, I look forward to seeing TB2.
Rob….. er Plan B? is that u guys have a Plan B or is it Plan B is still on the drawing board? Bex
By: robmac - 26th November 2006 at 22:36
I am pleased to say that Thunderbird 2 has been rolled out, literally!
But unfortunatly, the rolling stopped…………because it was to big to roll any further!!!!!
Back to plan B……. :rolleyes:
By: LesB - 26th November 2006 at 22:04
Update
Thunderbird One is just about ready for Gate Guard duty, awaiting the carpenter finishing off special mounting frame.
RAF Roundal because the massive research department (back table in the cafe) at MAM have unearthed gen which inicates that the early tests of these muscles were carried out by the RAF who painted them white – now that’s handy innit!
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The brave blokes at MAM undertook to subdue their fear of the netherlands and, with extra tea and biscuits rations, trudged east again into the ‘Lands Beyond’.
The initial exploratory (see posts above) uncovered a second T-bird and had broken open its sargophegus. Now a third and even fourth or fifth expedition will recover this ancient instrument of war – Thunderbird Two.
From this reporter’s conversations with the natives it would seem that Thunderbird Two will be furbished and set up as a cargo load in the Argosy. I like that. 🙂
Gratuitous Canberra (because there hasn’t been a cranberry pic on here for yonks)
:rolleyes:
By: wv838 - 17th November 2006 at 20:12
As we’ve come to expect from the chaps at MAM – a bloody wonderful job 🙂
By: bexWH773 - 17th November 2006 at 20:09
Les, Malc has done his usual high standard of work, is there anything he cant do?? Im er maybe having second thoughts on 773, once ive finished her maybe i’ll hide in the bushes if he comes down to gatwick LoL Bex. P.s: Great photos too
By: bloodnok - 17th November 2006 at 19:38
Nice work,
I see you even pumped the tyres up on the trolley…nice Chocks! 😀
i constantly amazed at the number of applications that those wheels are used for!
there’s barely a bit of ground equipment that doesn’t have them on!
(although i seem to remember thay had a nasty habit of falling of oxy/nitogen trolleys when being towed at speed behind landrovers…. 😉 )
By: kev35 - 17th November 2006 at 19:30
Phantom Phixer.
Thank you very much. I’ll respond to your PM when I reseive it.
Regards,
kev35
By: Phantom Phixer - 17th November 2006 at 19:27
Hi Kev,
Sounds like that would have been Malc and Gordon. The wilderness as you call it isnt as big as you would think Kev and to be honest with you it would be a struggle to find something to do for a few hours down there.
Myself and RobMac are actually planning to tame the wilderness next week. Ive taken a week of from work to help Rob in this. Athough it will take longer than a week to do at least its a start.
But like you said health and safety is of prime consideration.
Ive sent you a PM.
By: kev35 - 17th November 2006 at 19:22
I saw two gentleman working on this two Sundays ago. Must say it looks absolutely superb now.
I know there may be a H&S issue here but might it be worth offering trips into the wilderness in order to raise some more money? I for one would be prepared to pay to spend a couple of hours mooching in the hinterland beyond the Robin.
Might pop down again Sunday. It’s always a pleasure to visit.
Regards,
kev35
By: David Burke - 17th November 2006 at 18:08
For interest East Fortune have an example on display on it’s launch rig.
By: wessex boy - 17th November 2006 at 17:36
Nice work,
I see you even pumped the tyres up on the trolley…nice Chocks! 😀
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