Static Spitfire fuselages sections

Have the remains of an aerial mate and worked out the bracket 30053-457.Nothing else.

Have you got the mounting plates and the blocks that secure the aerial in the top of the fuselage ??.

Mike E

www.aircraftrestorationgroup.org

Success

A few pics of the spine longeron at F12 and F14…Thanks for the pics of the bracket mate but still unsure how it rivets up to the longeron section.
To do it mark out the 30027-43h drawing full size on a bit of board.
Fold up channel in straight lengths then using a male,female die put in bends to suit drawing on board.
Next attach via a strap through F12 to the spine section between F11 and F12.
It will sit properly in the cutouts at F13 but will sit high at F14….
B^gger we thought but if you fabricate the brackets at F14 the channels will twist to mate up to the brackets nicely..Here are the pics..

Think we must have posted out respective photo’s at the same time lol :D:D:D:D:D projects looking good mate

LOL yup…Cheers got the Y2k one already,looks like its curved at the front section.Might throw a bit of thin cardboard over the crown and see where it hits:diablo:
Love the pic of the bracket,it flush with the inside of the skin or recessed a bit further down like the top aerial bracket..:rolleyes:

Light holder bracket

Think we must have posted out respective photo’s at the same time lol :D:D:D:D:D projects looking good mate

Hi Ross,

Will dig out some pics of the light bracket for you when I am home ok mate, ref the framework as it is attached to the curve of the top fuselage plating so maybe a combination of radius on top of the frame work and the angle of the slot cut outs on the top of the frames.

Jay

Cheers this is what I have already..

Hope this is useful

Hi Ross,

Will dig out some pics of the light bracket for you when I am home ok mate, ref the framework as it is attached to the curve of the top fuselage plating so maybe a combination of radius on top of the frame work and the angle of the slot cut outs on the top of the frames.

Jay

Talking of Longerons have bent up our split spine section between F12 and F14 and just wondering is the section curved as its not sitting properly.Also any pics of the Nav light bracket.Just not sure how it sits…Thank you…

ok Ross thanks mate.

Sections now found a good home

Hi Mackeral and Ross,

I do not know of anybody in Worcestershire with a brake press and wished I did.
Ross, ref curves..there are no curves in the sections at all..it maybe the way I took the photographs of the sections, all are straight, still waiting for that info on the wooden armour plate spacers mate
Jay

Ooops b()gger..Will get on it straight away.
Think what Steve is refering too is a full length section being curved,The short sections look like only for F10 to F12 🙂
A guy told me many years ago to just pull them curved onto each frame but think that would distort the frames.

Hello Steve,

From what I have been told they was made up for 2 x static short cockpit sections some years ago hence every section is only 35.75″ long each, after they was made both projects fell by the way side and all 8 sections have just been held by the maker until I offered to try and find a home for them.

Oldgit, they are supposed to be curved. I thought that you had them formed up thats why i asked about breakpress !

Steve

Hi Mackeral and Ross,

I do not know of anybody in Worcestershire with a brake press and wished I did.
Ross, ref curves..there are no curves in the sections at all..it maybe the way I took the photographs of the sections, all are straight, still waiting for that info on the wooden armour plate spacers mate
Jay

How do you get the curve in them?

Hi oldgit, do you have some one local to you with a breakpress to fold them up ?

Steve

Nice…Be great to see some more cockpit sections built..Still looking for an elusive filter bracket 🙁