First of all apologies if this has been asked for before.
Having recently been in touch with many people who are all building replica aircraft/cockpit sections, who all seem to be having the same problem and asking the same quesion
“where do we get so and so part from”
Most of us cannot afford to get parts made via the big boys and if a part cannot be traded for or indeed found cheaply we are in abit of a pickle unless a miracle happens and the part is donated.
So has anybody got any recomendations of any cottage/private industries or even sympthetic companies that they can list and put on this thread what parts they make etc so all can read and note for now and future use.
Thanking you all in anticipation
Jay
By: Brenden S - 17th July 2019 at 14:03
Very nice panel and front windscreen
By: QldSpitty - 14th July 2019 at 22:45
Nice one 🙂
By: flyingblind - 14th July 2019 at 14:22
These are cast from aluminium. Just waiting for new perspex screens to fit.
By: QldSpitty - 21st December 2017 at 03:45
Just standard hammerforming 🙂
By: Yeti - 20th December 2017 at 15:45
PM sent
By: Mark Evans - 20th December 2017 at 14:26
OK, does anyone want any made for non-airworthy projects? If drawings are available I’d be interested in working out the costs of making some and seeing if that would work for anyone’s budget. It may do, it may not, but its worth a try and I’d like to get more familiar with the processes in making them.
By: QldSpitty - 19th December 2017 at 23:30
Just a high sheetmetal parts count…F11,s worse with F9 not too far behind with its curved hatsections…
By: ReAiPa - 19th December 2017 at 22:24
Hello Mark,
Frame 8 isn’t hugely complicated, depending of course on how complicated you want to make it!! 2 main pressings, a bunch of angled pieces, and a nice thicker top section…plus a few bags of different rivets. Makes it sounds easy I appreciate.
By: Mark Evans - 19th December 2017 at 19:57
Bump. It would be good to see some updates to this thread.
Spit frame 8 has been mentioned. Excuse my ignorance (more used to looking at Oxfords and Wellingtons) – is frame 8 particuarly complicated? Does anyone have any photos or drawings of it they can post? I’m looking for things one of my under-employed engineers could make.
By: QldSpitty - 9th May 2017 at 07:57
Humbrol 78?
By: Krupi - 8th May 2017 at 16:04
Thanks Jason, unfortunately there is no equivalent RAL.
http://surfacetechonline.com/ral-colour-charts
From that website RAL 6011 looks pretty damn close.
By: oldgit158 - 8th May 2017 at 13:59
BS381/283 Cockpit grey green is the colour
Regards
Jason
By: Krupi - 8th May 2017 at 13:45
I am looking at having some of my project components powder coated, does anyone here know what colour best matches the RAF interior green.
At the moment RAL 6011 looks to be the one to go for…
https://www.ralcolorchart.com/ral-6011-reseda-green
Obviously until I see the finished coating I can’t be sure.
What paint do you chaps use?
Regards,
Krupi
By: QldSpitty - 23rd April 2017 at 22:53
Very nice. What material are you using? The attention to detail looks great.
Thanks..I use Black PLA plastic through my printer..
Lovely parts you make.Must work on my MkII pit again.And my CAC13 Boomerang,109K,CAC15 Kangaroo and Sopwith Camel pits..Sigh not enough time 🙂
By: ReAiPa - 22nd April 2017 at 16:25
Bit of a production line going on to fulfill orders…
By: ReAiPa - 22nd April 2017 at 08:29
Very nice. What material are you using? The attention to detail looks great.
By: QldSpitty - 21st April 2017 at 23:32
Nice work 🙂
Got quoted $600 to get this printed off in one piece.Found a program online that can slice models apart so did it myself for less than $100.
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By: ReAiPa - 21st April 2017 at 21:34
Hey Krupi, very glad you like it! Let me know when you get it wired up!
All the best
By: Hurri 607 - 17th April 2017 at 21:22
I only make part if some one asks me and I have original part to copy or drawing .
I am a Hurricane man but every one wants a Spitfire not trying to get rich just
trying to build my project and help other projects thank for the feed back if any one
can PM me about repro parts .
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By: Krupi - 16th April 2017 at 23:10
never give up oldspitty .some other bits I am making Spit and Hurri what do you guys think is there a market for them ?[ATTACH=CONFIG]252542[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]252543[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]252544[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]252545[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]252546[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]252547[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]252547[/ATTACH]
I am after a reproduction of the spade grip cannon button if you make one?
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