Whats happening with Bed Sheet Bomber. is she still with Barry? Is she for sale or is she been restored?

Was at Booker yesterday as it happens and she is still with Barry who is working on her when time and work permits 🙂

Jon

I would be surprised if they welded successfully. They are probably a T4 or T6 material and that does not weld well. Dont be surprised if this doesnt work.

I probably have most of the instruments. Got any piccies to aid identification?

Bruce

True but worth a try! Am quietly hopeful as one of CF’s panels has had a repair job at some point in its history. After that it might be a case of making a few of the instruments load bearing :p lol

Picture wise all I currently have is a general shot of inside VT at Duxford that I founf on the net 🙁 – working on the assumption that VT and VS will be the same.

Ross,
Thanks for putting the picture of the PR9 panel on the forum, not sure why I am unable to do so.

Dear restoration experts,
At the moment I am restoring some large aircraft throttle boxes (Vickers Viscount and Vickers Varsity), does anyone know the best way of treating corrosion, is there any substance I can brush on (as opposed to dipping the whole throttle box in a liquid) in order to remove rust and corrosion without damaging the original paint work? Any recommendations would be appreciated, Thankyou.

Not had cause to use this stuff myself but seen it get good reviews elsewhere – http://www.bilthamber.com/deoxgel.html

Jon

I stand corrected!

Well i was almost right 😀

[QUOTE=XM692;1146788]Peter/Jon,

Thanks. Although it’s like this…. as Gnat parts are made of ‘unobtainium’, do you crack on with what you have ? Or wait for them to turn up, if ever ?

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Quite right – crack on with what you have got! You never know what will turn up one day……. 😀

Just hoping that whilst I am kitting out my Brit instrument panel I dont encounter parts made of this unobtainium stuff :p Am still even holding out a faint hope of locating a co pilots panel!

Then when I finally acquire a cockpit (garage has just been cleared and looking invitingly empty :diablo: ) goodness knows how hard that will prove to source parts! 😮

Well you know my views on helping friends 😀 And when we do come up, I promise I will keep Heidi away from any paint / paintbrushes 😉 As for the weather its now being aeroplane friendly down here too and Im still stuck with this stinking cold 😡 Bex

We lost our patience last week and just worked through the rain 😀 Was an interesting being wedged under a Brit rivetting whilst having ice cold rain running down your back lol

Don’t worry, you are not the only one in danger of contracting AIDS:

Aircraft
Induced
Divorce
Syndrome

Hmm i think i got a taste of that on Sunday when trying to explain why i had been at Speke for the last 10 hours and I aint even married yet!! 😮

I tried the “but we were doing a job that had to be finished once started line” and she swiftly replied with “hmmm, but you seem to do one of those every weekend 😡 ”

Oh well! 😀