Present Day Scrap Yard Queens

Cheers David. I will have a look at the threads later on. And thanks for the welcome.

I wasnt aware of that Dave T. Ive only been on the forum for a month or so…

Likewise i wasn’t aware of that. If you want to know more, just search for ‘WL756’ and/or ‘Blackpool Vulcan’

Welcome to the forum 😉

I wasnt aware of that Dave T. Ive only been on the forum for a month or so. If thats the case then yes I can understand the stance people have taken to my posting.

If your not going to buy it why ring up and waste peoples times. It does harm it for the rest of us that may indeed want to purchase something or maybe those that are just interested to see from afar so to speak. More importantly I can see that it could possibly force the scrappie to crush it earlier to stop the time wasters.

Does make you wonder about people sometimes.

Yes the cockpit section was shredded

Did the Blackpool Vulcan nose perish in the end then ?

I didnt keep up to speed with all the ins and outs of that one, although the condition was poor I know, I remember seeing that perisher fly in and visited it when it was kept properly and accessible at the open days…..

David, would it not be wise to mention it? maybe the yard would get calls re the aircraft but maybe just maybe one call would be from somebody that is genuine about purchasing the aircraft to restore it. And that one genuine caller has then saved an airframe or maybe just the cockpit , which lets be honest is what we are all wanting to happen isnt it?

I understand what your saying dont get me wrong, but Im seeing both sides of the argument and dare I say playing devils advocate but if we do make people aware of an aircraft, maybe mentioning it might stop that something being lost for ever.

On the contrary, do you recall this very forums own efforts to save the Shackleton in Cornwall earlier this year ?

The scrappie in question was extremely fed up with so called “anoraks” ringing up & turning up. So much so, he started charging £100+ per person per viewing.

This ‘history’ of tyre kickers, made it very difficult in the end to convince him we were at last the ‘geniune’ buyers he sought, and to a certain extent also put the asking price up as he paired one interested party off against another.

This is why we pooled resources (not just £) so that everyone backed off, and just one delegation went in to barter & conclude the deal.

To the scrapman its just a lump of metal worth some money. His goal in life is to get more money, as much as possible by hook or by crook, so the softly softly approach needs to be taken.

Another recent example is the Blackpool Vulcan nose. It passed from one neandorthol to another and lasted as long as it did because they assumed that we’d save it no matter what, and the asking price just escalated far beyond what it was worth.

Cheers………

Got a copy already funnily from the very same source you mention Twin Otter.

Was just thinking maybe new additions and to be honest pics interest me as well of aircraft in that condition although obviously in the long run be better to see them restored.

Phantom Phixer

Try the ‘preservation bible’ – Wrecks & Relics. Experience suggests that the latest edition [20th] would have most things covered. I’m sure the MAM shop will have a copy on its shelves!

David, would it not be wise to mention it? maybe the yard would get calls re the aircraft but maybe just maybe one call would be from somebody that is genuine about purchasing the aircraft to restore it. And that one genuine caller has then saved an airframe or maybe just the cockpit , which lets be honest is what we are all wanting to happen isnt it?

I understand what your saying dont get me wrong, but Im seeing both sides of the argument and dare I say playing devils advocate but if we do make people aware of an aircraft, maybe mentioning it might stop that something being lost for ever.

Phantom Fixer – hardly anything and I tend through experience to stay away from listing anything that is remotely interesting because the scrapmen end up getting loads of calls from people who want to know the price and that’s all!