Hi Cees,
As I’ve said before, you are doing great work here. Having your own project thread is often the only way people can follow your work, as the printed media tend to only feature flying rebuilds, or static projects once they are completed.
You must have good drawing references to work from. Some of these assemblies you have shown us look wonderfully complex.
Hopefully in the not to distant future, I can come over to visit?
:D:D:D:D
Hi David,
You (and others of course) are always welcome to visit. The reason the components look complex because they are made according to the same drawings that were used by HP and other firms to produce the 6.176 Halifaxes. The only deviation is a softer grade aluminium and poprivets (although for some keyitems regular rivets were used).The aim of the project is to result in a cockpit that is indistinghuishable from an original one. Although the drawings available is a bonus, I am of course depending on what drawings there are and that is mostly of mix of Mk II and Mk III types, so sometimes compromises have to be made. Some drawings are consistent with for instance PN323 but other items are totally different but that is caused by the drawings and PN323 is a Mk VII. The aim of the cockpit is to represent a Mk III version.
Apart from that as many original parts I could get were used (and that went thankfully a long way) and othere parts being made according to drawings.
This project gives a great deal of pleasure, which is the most important bit.
This year is the tenth year since I started collecting bits and pieces and progess has really picked up since last november.
Any input is welcome (especially about missing information or items)
Cheers
Cees
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