This is me having a less stupid day, what you can see here is a brass plunger that works just like a door latch in your house sprung loaded, and tapered, the “clever” bit is that it rotates via chain and cog (not shown) so that it can latch and unlatch (via the hyd rams) by a simple push or pull; I believe there is a sensor located on the main body but this system operates at fairly tight tolerances . [ATTACH=JSON]{“data-align”:”none”,”data-size”:”medium”,”data-attachmentid”:3859822}[/ATTACH][ATTACH=JSON]{“data-align”:”none”,”data-size”:”medium”,”data-attachmentid”:3859823}[/ATTACH][ATTACH=JSON]{“data-align”:”none”,”data-size”:”medium”,”data-attachmentid”:3859824}[/ATTACH][ATTACH=JSON]{“data-align”:”none”,”data-size”:”medium”,”data-attachmentid”:3859825}[/ATTACH][ATTACH=JSON]{“data-align”:”none”,”data-size”:”medium”,”data-attachmentid”:3859826}[/ATTACH]

I use soap from time to time (not in the bath though that’s just wrong) but it’s worth remembering that not everyone has done this before, and internet “how to’s” are easily misunderstood; I find that the working the metal (sheet) in a tactile way you can feel the tension in the metal as it cools and try’s to return to it’s former shape (you may need gloves for this!)

A problem with soap, is once it goes black, it cant get any blacker, and marker pens work the other way around disappearing at undisclosed temperature, softer aluminium melts at around 300, whereas the 2000, and 7000, series alloys are around 450 (figures are approximate), when working these alloys they are normally heated in a commercial oven, and quenched in a solution at a specific temperature;you may not have access to this equipment! I have found working with a small propane torch (plumbing type) in one hand and hammer in the other gives good results with dents, the advantage of the calor type torch, is that it wont easily generate enough heat to melt the metal; remember once you’ve wrecked it, it is all over!

It’s a good job they drew a picture of a Spitfire on the floor, coz without that,who would know? perhaps if they were to build the sides up, (like concrete shuttering) they could pour the rest of the wreckage in…….adding a bit more substance.

Shouldn’t have this been listed when all the others were about 10-12 years ago?

Anyone actually flown a 110 in recent times? was it ever evaluated during the war? if so what was the opinion? stats can be misleading you might think they relate to RAF’s frontline fighters. but unless specified, could be anything including barrage balloons….

This is the one dug out of the crossroads on live TV by Steve Vizard and co? I thought it was one of Al deere’s A/C that was dinky toyed…..