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February 4, 2015 at 7:08 pm in reply to: Mystery F4U Fuselage #910667

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Whatever it’s made of it would make a fantastic and unique cockpit project.

Rob

February 4, 2015 at 6:53 pm in reply to: Any crockery experts out there? #910683

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Really good finds, both of you.

Denis – just out of interest do you know if Duxford kept anything from this dump search, or was it all disposed of?

Rob

February 4, 2015 at 9:50 am in reply to: Prop blade Worthing beach #911379

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Just out of interest whats the diameter across at its widest point?

Rob

February 3, 2015 at 1:10 pm in reply to: Any crockery experts out there? #912225

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My only complete find to day – YMCA van mug from RAF Stoke Orchard

I found a similar item on Cramond island a couple of years ago

Some nice finds there gentlemen, amazing what still turns up with a little scratching around.

Any other finds please feel free to post some pics.

Rob

February 2, 2015 at 8:43 pm in reply to: Any crockery experts out there? #912844

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Another little find from awhile back, although on the edge of a different airfield. This time it’s a very large almost complete tea mug save for the handle and from a later post-war period.
I’ve written to the Maling Ware society in the hope that they can confirm or not whether that the company supplied the RAF with crockery, or maybe one of you knowledgeable guys already knows the answer?![ATTACH=CONFIG]235054[/ATTACH]

Rob

January 31, 2015 at 9:24 pm in reply to: HMS Eagle 1967 Commission #915378

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Nice photos, thanks for sharing.

Rob

January 28, 2015 at 10:58 pm in reply to: Airworthy Meteors #918878

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Baz, I remember hearing that same wonderful sound at an air show at Duxford before she left these shores.

Personally I think it was one of the biggest losses to the UK air show scene when she was exported, but also thank goodness the Aussies made the effort to recognise her significance and restore / keep her airworthy – apparently at considerable cost.

Rob

January 24, 2015 at 10:30 pm in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #921791

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Cheers Tim. You planning on going to Newark as a visitor this year, or are we going to see your Martinet project making its welcome debut?

Rob

January 24, 2015 at 5:04 pm in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #921992

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Again thanks for the comments.

Mark – the Sturgeon is a little bit different as it is just a windscreen… a very battered and twisted windscreen at that. To do anything would mean taking it apart and stripping it down and losing its patina or “life story” as I like to think of it. I have pictures of it as a complete reconditioned airframe (TS480) and also later as just a windscreen sat on top of a pile of scrap. It is also I believe a unique survivor from just twenty eight built.
So although I would love to add a control panel to it, for now Ive decided to leave it as is!

Rob

January 24, 2015 at 7:46 am in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #922172

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Mike – many thanks, comment appreciated.

Howard – thank you for the encouragement. It has to be said that I never for one minute intended to make anything, just collect parts as and when. But having decided to fabricate some instrument panels it seemed a natural next step to hang them on ‘something’.
I’m sure there are others out there who are in a similar position who have some bits of aircraft, maybe rare types too and would like to go a step further, but are a little unsure of what to do. So I hope that the interest and encouragement generated on here will give them a nudge to embark on something of their own – regardless of their ability!

Rob

January 23, 2015 at 10:38 pm in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #922312

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Hi Rob,

Great work she really is beginning to take shape………..would be good to see her at Newark.

Regards,

Tim

Cheers Tim, Newark might be a possibility – depending on progress and if I’m feeling brave 🙂

Rob

January 23, 2015 at 10:36 pm in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #922315

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Nice work! Lovely to see it in 3D, you’ll be sitting in it soon.

Cheers Ian. Still along way to go mind!

Rob

January 23, 2015 at 10:35 pm in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #922318

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Looking good! what ever you manage to achieve is better than what currently survives i.e. nothing – well done and look forward to seeing this one grow!

Thank you!

Rob

January 23, 2015 at 12:25 pm in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #922800

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Thanks to both of you for the encouragement.

The cockpit rig with canopy and ejection seat that I lashed up a couple of years ago gave me the correct floor to windscreen measurement for an S.4 plus the correct angle at which to set the windscreen so it can meet flush with the front of the canopy (the windscreen doesn’t sit flat on the sill plate, as the front sits higher than the rear). The trip to Yeovilton got me the panel dimensions which in turn gave me the angle of the cockpit walls as they sit almost flush, plus the width of the cockpit floor and side panels.
So although it’s not exact, in the absence of drawings or plans my “back of a fag packet dimensions” means it’s close enough to meet my needs!

Rob

January 23, 2015 at 8:53 am in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #923084

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Wyvern

Still early days and it certainly won’t win any prizes for engineering excellence lol, but the basic forward cockpit mock-up is beginning to take shape!

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