Today, I have mostly been…..

Deciding to finally tackle a very seized seat pan height adjuster on a MB seat. To make matters worse the bolts from the handle base had already been sheared off, and the release button on the handle itself was seized solid inside. Well at least now the bolts have been drilled out, the mechanism has been dismantled and greased, and the seat pan can now be moved up and down on its sliders. But the bl**dy release button is still stuck inside the height adjusting handle. Looks like a few days soaked in WD40 is in order, as frustratingly i cannot get enough leverage inside the opposite end to help it out.

Deciding to finally tackle a very seized seat pan height adjuster on a MB seat. To make matters worse the bolts from the handle base had already been sheared off, and the release button on the handle itself was seized solid inside. Well at least now the bolts have been drilled out, the mechanism has been dismantled and greased, and the seat pan can now be moved up and down on its sliders. But the bl**dy release button is still stuck inside the height adjusting handle. Looks like a few days soaked in WD40 is in order, as frustratingly i cannot get enough leverage inside the opposite end to help it out.

Yesterday, helping to persuade the wings of a Buccaneer to fold. And inflating ALL the tyres on the Victor! 😮

And i was watching you (maybe?) !!

Mostly fixing Black Hawk ‘676’ and Apache ‘007’

Not bad down sarf is it Rich!:)

I’ve just got the final paint on my Sea Vixen FAW.1 observers fwd panel (AN).
It was difficult to decide whether to conserve or restore, unfortunately on close inspection there were some areas of serious corrosion that would require more than a good clean, so it was rubbed down, corrosion treated, pitted areas filled, filler primer coated, and finally painted. It is just the shiney side of how it should be really, but the matt spray looked awful and wrong.
Almost all the wording seems to have been printed directly to the panel, and the corrosion had got under most of this and where the switches etc fit.
This means I will have to reapply the lettering with Letraset and then recoat in clear lacquer- which will be tedious!
After that the fun job of refitting the switches and instruments!

Yesterday, enjoying the privilege of access to Shackleton WL795, at St Mawgan. Yet another Shackleton looked after by a small group of dedicated people on a tiny budget.

Then to follow that visiting spitfireman and being shown around his collection.

Yesterday, helping to persuade the wings of a Buccaneer to fold. And inflating ALL the tyres on the Victor! 😮

Yesterday, finally sourced, restored and fitted a pair of upper engine mount lugs to the Spit firewall of my Mk5

Today, oh! yesterday, I have been checking out a Swastika trophy from a former ‘Desert Rat’.

The panel is Me109, starboard side, and most probably cut from a Gustav.

The Mediterranean sand livery almost matches the new ‘etch primer’ finish on this Emil.

Mark

Thinning out the Roman kite population with a £50million jet…

Paint stripping the outside of the cab on a classic ww2 built Steam Locomotive!

getting p’d on champers in LAX exec lounge….does that count?!:D

Damn Tony…Almost spit my tea over the keyboard with that post!:eek: A+for the shock factor and truthfullness of your post though!;)

Paint stripping the fuse of G-AWPZ-the prototype Andreasson BA-4B [metal]:)

removing and refitting a spotlight from under the Victor. Which had decided to impersonate a goldfish bowl and fill with water…

sorry all……proof one should not post on forums when tiddly!! managed to get on the plane and been frantically working on bits for seafire!

getting p’d on champers in LAX exec lounge….does that count?!:D

roping off aircraft so our public dont break things or themselves at the sci fi event on sunday 🙂

will be great to see it!

Unfortunately it’s looking like all there will be there to see, is a board with some of the parts on it, my friends CNC router has been U/S for the last couple of weeks, so I couldn’t get the 8th vertical struts & a couple of other bits done, I had planned to mock up the front engine mount & assemble the rest up to the bay behind the cockpit.

Bob. T

will be great to see it!

Running around like a Blue Arsed fly, trying to get the front end of the Snipe together for Cockpitfest, only to fall at the last hurdle as a couple of bits ain’t going to be done in time :mad:.

Bob. T