Urm…

A stunning piece of design!

Stick the restoration area in the front, blocking the only access for moving exhibits in and out.

Makes about as much sense as constructing a large concrete building with a fixed glass front that requires the removal of that entire frontage every time you want to change the exhibits around.

Now who’d be daft enough to come up with an idea like that…………..?

wasn’t it Roger Richards?

Back to Kelly´s Heroes, the scene where Capt. Maitland(?) “liberates” the yacht, he asks himself (in the German version): “Will it fit inside a B17?” :rolleyes:

stick it underneath and call it an SB-17G – would anybody notice do you think 😉

Thanks Bograt and TMN, plenty of building work was taking place, however I ain’t got a clue about what exactly they were doing.

They’re building the next RAFM “Landmark” building – the Cold War triangular thingy – must be large to swallow a complete set of 3 V Bombers, Hastings, Belfast, York, numerous fighters etc etc

and the drone is a bit more than that – actually an experimental WW2 German Enzian missile – can’t remember if it’s surface to air or air to surface but it was based on the Me163 IIRC

http://www.walter-rockets.i12.com/missiles/enzian2.htm

John – The Neptune is WX515 which at one stage was going to return to the U.K by air. However that plan fell through so she now languishes. Hopefully she will survive
and find a home in the U.K.

shame she can’t be swapped for the one currently on show at Cosford – an ex RAF example would be far more appropriate

sure is

represents an aircraft of JGr 10 which was a small weapons testing unit. The red/yellow snake design – which continues forward onto the cowling with an snake’s head with wide open mouth was carried by the so called Schlangenschwarm part of this unit.

Does anyone out there have experience restoring the old cloth covered wiring looms seen on the old wartime electrical equipment such as wireless sets etc.?

All the modern equivalents I have come across seem to be plastic based. Does anyone know where an authentic fabric source may be found?

Thanks

Elliott – there is a section in the “Restoring Museum Aircraft” by Robert Mikesh on restoring wiring looms – if you have the original use IIRC microcrystalline wax from 3M to clean and hydrate/nourish (or whatever) the woven fabric sheathing – waxoyl might have the same effect(?)

umm……

Mosquito :diablo: