OOOF!!

Seriously mate, I’d move heaven and earth to make sure that it’s simply towed to wherever else you move it. I dread to think of the costs involved in NEAM attempting to dismantle the aircraft and move it by truck. It would be an enormous undertaking, and would eat up an enormous amount of manpower, money and resources. Having seen XL318, I would not personally like the thought of dismantling her in that way, with a view to rebuilding her. Trust me, when you start pulling it apart, you will open a massive can of worms that doesn’t come cheaply to mend.

I don’t mean this in any way a slight on the guys at NEAM, or yourself, but being up to my eyes rebuilding ‘the best example of its type’ XH558, my rose tinted spectacles have now been both dropped and trodden on, as to how easy rebuilding such a beast is.

Cheers,

Flipflopman

Not my idea, I hasten to add….! The figures I have heard estimate £50 K just to get another ‘speciallist’ company to dismantle her, move and rebuild her. Personally, I think its crazy as just towing her 40 yards is going to be a nightmare…. and 500K for the following!…. –>

I have learned since yesterday that all of the above may be on hold as there are certain people who want the whole museum to move. There are claims that the grants available would be considerably more if the entire museum was moved to a new site, and may provide a means of getting a ‘landmark building’ erected. From my personal point of view, it seems a little strange, but I’m not the boss by a long way. The museum has been suffering considerably in the last 20 years since its previous home was built on, but at last there are plans afoot to rejuvenate it. The management need to decide on a direction for the museum regarding its location first and foremost. If it stays where it is, we can develop the site to provide a much tidier and visitor friendly place – an actual tourist attraction! If we move, we have to start over again. Not an exciting prospect. I’ll keep you informed.

LL

Its one of several options. naturally, if we can get things for a discounted price, such as a damaged FSM, or the shipping containers, then it leaves us with better options on things like visitor facilities. All I’m after is leads.

The playpark is sorted, but there are other things we need to get first.

The FSMs and the new hangar base take priority, followed by the nissen huts, play area, then a roof over the vulc.

Things such as the DB tug are for my own personal enjoyment, and are in hand, so thank you to all who have contributed to that link!

The Vulcan will be moved, whether it is simply towed 100 yards to its new hardstanding, or whether it is dismantled, trucked, and re-built.

ah well, just a thought… 🙂

See you there!

More stuff wanted!!!!

Donations please, we have NO budget! (But a deal can be done)

4 shipping containers

PM me if you have any leads, please.
thanks
North East Aircraft Museum

Is this the sort of David Brown you mean ,LL ?

This is a tug master.
Alan

the very same…. you must have spotted me drooling over it when I worked at your place….
stop teasing! 😀

Already off my bum and looking! The play park will be a major investment, and built by a speciallist company, just want to know if anyone has used such a firm, etc.

Nissen huts – looking at a couple of options including new build and former RAF

Its the FSM’s which will earn anyone brownie points for finding…..

Concrete, etc for a new hardstanding – donations are welcome! 😀

Thanks for the info on the nissen huts!

Nissen huts….well just get off your bum and go ask…thats what we did six years ago at RAF Bentwaters and built our own museum, we recovered three more from Derby last year for the extension – but they are hard work to dismantle properly and erect properly (you need a good tool kit and a tensioner) but if they are in good order you’ll have to dismantle em yourself – if in poor state and falling down you wont want them anyway!

DB tractor, oodles around, been offered several unrestored which need work for less than £500.

Aircraft Tug, we have two, ‘Rosie’ a Reliance tug which was bought (in Argentinian AF markings 😮 😮 ) for £75 about 5 years ago and ‘Jim’ a Douglas Tugmaster which was a couple of hundred quid at about the same time… they’re around….check ebay

Playpark subject to lots of H&S gubbins – be careful. better to get a specialist company in there…

TT