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December 7, 2015 at 12:42 pm in reply to: Major aviation collection to be saved #893454

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I’d get all of the detail in writing, as it’s not unheard of for him to change his mind; his collection of cockpits spring to mind, some 14 odd years ago several of us were involved in purchasing some of these, as the owner thought he was to be ejected from his home, when this didn’t happen, all bets were off, and a wasted time was had by all.

December 2, 2015 at 8:18 am in reply to: More Buried Aircraft Stories #897625

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Grow up? That doesn’t sound like much fun to me. Why on earth would you want to do that?

Because there is little enough intelligent discussion on this forum as it is, and you might want to rise above the petty personal attacks (veiled or otherwise) that characterised the Burma thread? (snigger snigger etc etc)

December 1, 2015 at 12:18 pm in reply to: Lincolnshire Workshop Fire #898448

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As in open the door, light the petrol, but forget to shut the door quickly?

December 1, 2015 at 12:14 pm in reply to: More Buried Aircraft Stories #898450

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Don’t you guys ever grow up?

November 30, 2015 at 11:37 am in reply to: EU Gun Control Proposals #899577

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What are the possible implications for privately owned ex-military aircraft, turret restorers etc, should these proposals be implemented?

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-6111_en.htm

Isn’t it a bit difficult to remove the EU issue from this thread when this is how it started?

If further impinging restrictions are imposed, then it is difficult to see any aircraft, restored to their original condition (i.e guns and ammo) outside of the one or two major museums, if indeed even they will be given exemption

November 27, 2015 at 9:06 am in reply to: EU Gun Control Proposals #901788

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It would be ok if they were all deactivated to the same spec; those deacts known as old spec are far easier to reactivate because of less internal butchery, but some of the new specs are just as bad.

I had a Webley .38 a few years ago, curiosity being what it is I had a look in the barrel, which had a rod welded in at the muzzle end only, using a drift and a hammer I removed the rod with about 5 blows, (such was the “quality” of the welding) to my utter amazement the rifling was still there completely intact; when I sold it on years later the rod was rewelded back in, but with a little more attention to detail!

Obsolete calibre weapons has always confused me, they are perfectly legal because the ammunition is no longer available, an example of this is the .450/577 however the ammunition for this weapon was still being made in the US as recently as 10 years ago.

November 20, 2015 at 2:26 pm in reply to: Edgar Brooks condolence thread. #906067

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A genuinely knowledgeable chap, some times a little prickly, but then why not; a sad loss to this forum, and indeed to his family.

November 14, 2015 at 1:48 pm in reply to: A Forum addition? #911118

stuart gowans
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Even better!

November 11, 2015 at 12:00 pm in reply to: A Forum addition? #913406

stuart gowans
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You could tag it onto this forum, by removing “general discussion” a greater of waste space I have yet to encounter.

October 6, 2015 at 12:41 pm in reply to: Spitfire, X4593 of 266 Rhodesian Squadron to be recovered. #859623

stuart gowans
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It is the painting in the attic syndrome, where one must lay unseen, corroded and withered, so that the other may stay young and pristine.

October 2, 2015 at 10:18 pm in reply to: P38 On Welsh Beach – So-called, by a few "Maid Of Harlech" #862715

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Looks like the forum’s summer holiday destination is booked then.

October 2, 2015 at 2:46 pm in reply to: Stuart Gowans' Spitfire Project #863084

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Thanks again guys for your support; here is the gun sight top I made, the eagle eyed amongst you will immediately spot that it is the wrong type for a MKIX, but the sight body is dated 1940, so I prefer to think of it as the correct sight fitted to the wrong A/C….. if anyone has one or both of the sight adjusters they would part with please let me know.

September 30, 2015 at 11:00 am in reply to: Stuart Gowans' Spitfire Project #864732

stuart gowans
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They are great pictures thanks for that; it was a great shame that that it wasn’t preserved, I don’t think that in the early 90’s I would have been in a position to have saved the A/C, so I suppose I can’t really pass judgement.

September 30, 2015 at 7:18 am in reply to: Stuart Gowans' Spitfire Project #864764

stuart gowans
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Thanks Elliot; Dan, sorry to say that the C119 has not received the attention it deserves, or indeed I intended, but a complete lack or available parts (specifically control column) hasn’t helped.

September 29, 2015 at 2:34 pm in reply to: Stuart Gowans' Spitfire Project #865184

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I first started repairing this original air scoop 10 years ago, it was squashed, dented, rotten and had some large pieces cut out from it; fast forward to 2015, and after a weeks work and some 400 rivets it is ready to fit, only problem being that on the trailer (such as it is, and will be for some time) the trailer floor is too high to allow fitting.

Obviously what you do then, is to remove the floor and one of the cross members and notch out another so the rather fragile air scoop can be offered up to the chin cowling, marked and cut and another 120 rivets later it’s attached; simples!

Just found a couple of pictures one from around ten years ago showing the air scoop after about a week of reshaping, the other showing the chin cowling after about 5 seconds reshaping having fallen off the trolley!
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