Lovely Spit cockpit on ebay! Forget the 'Strutter!

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So would I if I knew where it was? Please explain.

15k is quite a bit more….

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Other forms of quoting posts are available:p

So, item did not reach reserve at £9200 and is presumably unsold. The high bidder is a serious collector, so maybe a deal will be done.

John, Glad I made ya blush LoL Come on everyone, lets have a good laugh for once, anyone else?

Mart, I know how you feel, when ya young and reckless you think ya favourite aeroplanes will just keep flying. But then again, when I was a kid, I never thought the Berlin Wall would come down, the “Big Bad Russians” would nuke us to kingdom come if we sneezed at the wrong time AND I never thought our GOvernments would make the same mistakes they made in 1918 (Oh eck I wasnt a kid when started that one Doh) Bex

Like wise John shows how time moves on and everything becomes outdated eventually.

Great names no longer in active service. I found an old poster the other week that I had as a child. I think I got free from an RAF Recruitment stand aircraft at The Stoneleigh Town and Country fair.

So many great aircraft mentioned Victor, Jaguar, Harrier GR3, Phantom, Lightning, Canberra, Buccaneer, Chipmunk.

I can honestly say I didnt really appreciate what was flying around as a child.

Ps I would have added the Hunter on the list but having just resumed useful service to the RAF it seems that type just lives on and on.

Wasnt the RAF duvet set was it with lots of Vulcans,Jagwars and the likes?

Yep I had one of them.

Spot on PP, come to think of it I watched the last 13 ship Jag flyby at Coningsby not just a few days ago.

Who knew as I slept in said sheets that I would slowly watch with my own eyes the demise of the Vulcan, SHAR, Jag, Lightning, Phantom…..oh god let me find a pint pot to cry in 🙁 🙁 🙁 .

John.

Spitfire Cockpit…

Just a quick thought…was this particular Spitfire cockpit ever displayed at the Purfleet Heritage Centre? Watching through my copy of Fighter Station: History of RAF Hornchurch dvd, I’m sure it appears in the background during an interview with Richard Smith….

Just a thought.

Regards;
Steve

Wasnt the RAF duvet set was it with lots of Vulcans,Jagwars and the likes?

Yep I had one of them.

What version is it?, judging by the flares and stick top I’m guessing the PR one.

John.

I had a duvet with a montage of different jets, if I could find it I bet nearly all of them are retired now:mad: .

Damn Bex you made me blush now!!!:o .

John.

God, so did I! And the curtains that went with it! 😀

Dunno what happened to them, mind you.

Ah youre all coming out the closet now, come on, anyone else had the Spit duvet? Bex

I used to have a Spitfire Cockpit Duvet 😮 Bex

God, so did I! And the curtains that went with it! 😀

Dunno what happened to them, mind you.

I think £8k (reserve not met) is a bargain, you couldn’t build one for that; recently a fuel gauge made £450, an U/C indicator £1000-, a flap lever £1100,trim gauge £800-,spade grips £800 to £2.5k, canopies £500 to £1200.

I know why he didn’t build the rest, anyone who thinks the rest is easy ,should try it, not much in the rear fuselage granted, but the wings …. theres a bit going on there! (oh did I forget to mention the engine, bearers, cowlings, prop hub ,blades ,spinner!!)

Spit nuts…

Anyone who has anything to do with building a spit knows the cockpit is probably the hardest bit to build.From F11 back it is a whole lot easier.The wings are time consuming and the main spars are the biggest hurdle to overcome.Tail is just fancy metalwork.:dev2:

But for 8 gees??Would the combined parts be worth that?I,m not knocking the work,it looks great and you can,t tell it,s built from ply.Looks very original otherwise..

Hmm possbily a bit steep, but if you look at how big it is and take that into consideration theres alot of work in this one. Mind you I wonder why he just didnt carry on a build the rest of the aircraft. Wings + tail job done LoL Bex

Noice!!

But for 8 gees??Would the combined parts be worth that?I,m not knocking the work,it looks great and you can,t tell it,s built from ply.Looks very original otherwise..

I’ve still got mine…

Ok as Im not the only one, this is the ONLY time Im ever gonna say this, but I hope my mom still got mine LoL Its gonna be the closest me or my step son’s gonna get to owning a Spitfire Cockpit. Bex

Dont forget Mart u would have some lovely pilots notes to make reference to IF you remembered to drop me an addy LoL I could imagine anything based on them from you would be upto your usual standard……… absolutely frickin amazin (and no I aint teckin the mick 😀 )

To coin a well known phrase, “Now then Now then” I think everyone here knows my usual tastes but I think I might surprise you all now, if I had that sort money to spare, it would be mine, oh yes 😀 Ok time to embarass myself now, I used to have a Spitfire Cockpit Duvet 😮 Bex

I’ve still got mine…

Yes I am becoming a bit forgetful in my old age rnt I Bex?

You sure the compliments arn’t a cunning ploy to get me to spring into action to send an email with my address?

Well either because of that or the public shame of everyone now knowing Im forgetful an IM is now on its way. :p

Mart my friend, the compliment was an honest comment, I have seen your handy work. But as you mentioned it, although you are younger than me Old Age is catching you up :p Bex