Recent content by blue_halloween

great shots ! The one of the loading of sacks might be for operation " manna' when food was dropped to the dutch civilians towards the end of the war.any idea ???

what do you mean exactly by " blueprint " the compeat blueprints for the lancaster mk3 are over 21,000 original drawings. Ive got some technical drawings but they are more specific for the cockpit area. ?

Yep both are options ive used the bi metals before but ive noticed then tend to rip the sides of this type of aluminium.\, and yes laser cutting is an option as well, its just by the time ive spent making a cad cam drawing i could make the thing. Weve now got a colum drill with the head reversed...

This one im pround of, A Mk1 A direction indicator fully working dated 1939. it cost me .. 0.80 eurocents or about the same in US cents it was stripped down cleaned inside and out , repainted and had new glass fitted.A before and after shot

hi anyone got some good usuable pics of the cockpit main panel.Im looking specificaly for close up pics where i can read and copy the little data plates discribeling what the clocks levers ect do.Plus any engineering blueprints of items on the main panel would def be handy.I want to remake this...

Might be a new definition of find ??? Does tripping someone up, jumping on em on nicking their watch qualify as find ??? im joking !

jazeker Marcel wij kan eens keer wats afspreken :)

At the time i was trained, young fit and ready to fight.You wanted, to see how good you were, to be tested.Im trying to relate to how i felt then and at the time i was so frustrated at not going, and people that did, in the eyes of a fully trained eighteen year old seemed lucky.I can be quite...

Thanks flyboy !.. ill be investing in a fly cutter i just worked it out by the smaller holes and file method ill be finished by the time im 80 i think .. he he he im joking :) ill keep this thread posted of updates :) Gaget that is a fantastic site !!! thanks very much :)

" and this girls and boys will happen to yer nuts if you dont wear a condom "

As an update i can remember going to see an end of war expo in London they had there a " downed pucara " aircraft the thing was totaly wrecked .There was a sign saying " damaged incured during the fighting " One of my Army buddys who was lucky enough to see the fighting told me that the thing...

background: A group of scrap collectors landed on South Georgia an island to the south of the Falklands and started to remove old whaleing sheds, they had no right to be there and were told by the British navy to go.They first raised the Argentine flag declared the island retaken for Argentina...

The dosnt seem to have been a lot left over ? did you noticed they only appear to have used ground radar and not a metal detector ?The ground radar would pick up deeper larger objects but mis the small stuff. it would still be interesting to have a look :)

Hiyas Flyboy, been to the site yep this has ideas about the big holes.What im having trouble with is the smaller stuff, ive added a few pics so you can see what i mean.The first is the panel the second the small plate for the switches, next is the I.F.F self destruct button cover and finally...

Hoi Marcel. Ja dat lijk mij leuk marcel, ik bel wel handig in metal maar toch het is heel anders dan wat ik ben gevend op. groetjes andy