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  • November 10, 2009 at 1:55 am in reply to: Preserved ME262s #1143697
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    More than one…Does it include the Avias?

    November 10, 2009 at 1:45 am in reply to: Luftwaffe ground vehicles #1143702
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    Panzer Grey I think at that stage.

    November 7, 2009 at 1:06 pm in reply to: What happened to the FW190 replica? #1146038
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    I can’t remember for the life of me if it’s a Jurca or a one-off design.

    Terry,s 80% scale Fw190 is a 100% one off home designed and homebuilt aircraft.

    October 29, 2009 at 10:29 am in reply to: James May And Spitfire #1155972
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    Started off with models,now build em full size….

    October 29, 2009 at 10:14 am in reply to: Sad news over on Wix Forum… #1155977
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    God may he take his soul and show the world what a man is to be placed in his image.
    Know the darkness of depression from both sides of the fence,as a sufferer myself now and of my ex fiances battle with it.She has gone onto better things in her life but hope she see,s her path.
    I have only watched the progress on WIX of the crazy things you yanks do with Warbirds and Garrys posts were a highlight there.May his legacies live on.
    Old pilots never die,they just fly higher..
    God Bless.

    October 19, 2009 at 12:44 pm in reply to: Messerschmitts for sale #1159157
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    Templates of airframe components are easy for most sheetmetal shops.The critical components are the systems and controls.The Fw190 relied heavily on electrical systems for most of the working parts.I would think original parts that way are hard to find and restore.

    October 19, 2009 at 9:54 am in reply to: Messerschmitts for sale #1159341
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    Hi all, as chumpy says there are many many more parts in rear fuse of a spitfire. For example take frms 12 through to 19, there are 14 frame halfs,1 full frame that is frm 19, small half frm 18A, 14 joint plates, 20 spine attachment cleats, 1 spine, 2 lower longerons, 2 datum longerons, roughly 200 intercostals and roughly 500 frame to intercostal & longeron cleats !!!! this only takes care of half the aircraft & doesnt include the skins . There are 14 of those.

    Yeah we are finding that out.Even more fun when your working it all out from scratch..

    August 9, 2009 at 9:02 am in reply to: Merlin tool kit #1159869
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    Tooling around….

    Cool,maybe a thread started up with all the cool tools that you need to do different tasks.Some of the stuff,formers and tinbashing stuff I have had to make for the Spit.. 😀
    Nuff to send yo crazy!!!!;)

    August 8, 2009 at 9:36 pm in reply to: Merlin tool kit #1159918
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    Nice pics..Thanks for that.Yes the old brain fade moments…Put a tape measure down,look back in ten seconds and you forget where you left it…..:rolleyes:
    Lucky I,m off the tools now and in the office..Now where is that biro…..

    August 8, 2009 at 6:57 am in reply to: Merlin tool kit #1160083
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    Thanks mate,greatly appreciated.Never know when it will come in handy..

    August 6, 2009 at 7:31 am in reply to: Merlin tool kit #1161080
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    DOH!!!

    :)’Small Service’- tee hee you are a wag Ross!!!! Is there such a thing???!!

    False alarm guys..Service according to curator is take off perspex box,clean and give it a good spiffy up..Damn,now I have to put back the A Frame,lifting slings,scaffolding,assorted rags,preferably clean,spare plugs,leads,spanners,washing basins and Nafti truck…
    Sorry,move along,nothing to see here!!!:rolleyes:

    July 27, 2009 at 2:00 pm in reply to: Spitfire Frame 8 #1166948
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    Ummm

    Lower forward longerons??They look like this.
    Drawing number 30027-99,100G is the one your after.If you get one from Spitfire Restorations or Hendon you need the number MAC661.:D

    July 27, 2009 at 9:50 am in reply to: Austers – What's wrong with them? #1167189
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    However mine is one once owned by somebody called Bobby Gibbs who was some kind of Ace I think from WW2.

    He formed Gibbs Sepik Airways in New Guinea and this is where my Auster earned its keep at one time.

    Now if you kept his other planes.Now that would be a story.Anyway he was some two bit pirate..:D
    Glad you kept a piece of Aussie flying legend.Good luck with it all.;)

    July 27, 2009 at 12:17 am in reply to: Forum Virtual Art Gallery #1167398
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    Amazed at the quality of work on here…Stunning.

    July 26, 2009 at 11:57 pm in reply to: Spit brake relay valve.. #1167403
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    Thanks guys

    The seals are the same as for the flap selector, so yes, it is a standard part.

    There is no source of original parts though – the conical seals will be easy enough to make – something like the Sealjet process will work.

    The teeny tiny ones that are part of the valve are a different story. Makeable, but tricky!

    Thanks Bruce..Will look into it.Still awstruck on the complexities of British assemblies..
    Hi Whitley Project..
    Try these out here and see what suits you best..
    http://www.freebyte.com/cad/cad.htm
    Basicly CAD is just like Tech Drawing of old but instead of rulers,squares and compasses all the lines are computer generated.Here is a screencap of CAD with one of our designs..All do different things better than others.

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