Hello friends
After quite some time collecting items for it, I could finish my Spitfire Mk IX project. So what are the forum´s Spitfire maniacs thinking about it?
It´s an accurate reproduction of the early Mk IX panel.
References were the Spitfires MA298, MH434 and MK912.
Since I´ve recently managed to get all the rarer instruments for a Mk V panel, I´m planning a downgrade to Mk V.
So this MK IX panel will soon be for sale including supercharger panel and labels. Contact me, if interested.
Cheers, Herbert
By: Puukka - 12th March 2004 at 08:56
As the new Mk V panel is now in production I´m able to sell this one together with the supercharger panel and labels (no instruments) for a good price. 😀
Tell me, if interested (I don´t want to post the price).
Regards,
Herbert
By: Puukka - 7th March 2004 at 03:01
Thanks Bruce!
Well, I´m well aware that the museums often don´t have a lot of money for their restorations and the airworthy have to make compromises in the panel layout. My intension was to get it as original as possible and I´m happy that someone can realize it.
Cheers,
Herbert
By: Bruce - 6th March 2004 at 09:27
Herbert,
Thats a really nice panel – you have gone to a great deal of effort there. One of the best I have seen; including many in airworthy aircraft!!
Cheers
Bruce
By: HP57 - 5th March 2004 at 18:47
Herbert,
Well the ICC is a bit quiet at the moment but I have just sent a progress pic of my Halifax panel to the webmaster so hopefully he will put it up with the rest of the pic of my projects and the many other interesting project around the world (such as you Spit and FW panels).
Cees
By: Puukka - 5th March 2004 at 16:31
Hello Cees
Well, the Mk V is my favorite since I´ve visited Malta seven times now and they were the “Malta defenders”.
I only had a Mk XI oxygen regulator and the later style yellow/blue temp gauges so I went for a Mk IX panel. Accidentally while this Mk IX panel was produced, I´ve got the Mk VIII oxy and the round temp gauges. Since a friend of mine is producing these high quality panels custom build for a very good price I now think about the downgrade.
The nose UP/DOWN trim indicator was once a replica made from a boost gauge. I manufactured the needle by myself and now it looks quite original.
Would be very interested in pics of your Halifax panel!
I visited the international cockpit club forum but it seems quite dead there, or?
Cheers, Herbert
By: Moggy C - 5th March 2004 at 16:27
Nice work!
A labour of love, and it shows.
Well done you.
Moggy
By: HP57 - 5th March 2004 at 16:21
Herbert,
That panel looks magnificent, but why downgrading it to a Mk V standard, it looks great as it is and it has the earlier style oxygen gauges already. Is the trim gauge a real one? These are as rare as false teeth on a hen.
My Halifax Mk III panel is nearly finished. I’m working now on the flight engineers panel now. Have you visited the website of the Internation Cockpit Collection yet?
Cheers
Cees
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