1:1 Spitfire K9817 Cockpit Build
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Tony Hill
Tech Sergeant
Cheers Gary!
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Tony Hill
Tech Sergeant
Terry 
This entry makes 50000 visits to your build thread !. Thats a mighty impressive achievement and only made possible due to the time and effort you've made in not only scratch building a Spitfire cockpit but also making it fully operational all the while sharing your progress and problems with us here.
As has been said on numerous time before, fantastic effort mate, bl**dy well done
As has been said on numerous time before, fantastic effort mate, bl**dy well done
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Here here !
Crimea_River
Marshal
Great stuff Darryl.
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Tony Hill
Tech Sergeant
Thank you gents..
I, quite honestly, am very, very grateful to all who have supported this thread. Between here and a couple of other forums, the Spit has attracted over 100,000 views. To say that I am honoured and VERY flattered to have that kind of audience is the ultimate understatement.
But of all the people who have followed this project, on all fora the bunch here are by head and shoulders the best , most supportive, genuinely interested and encouraging lot I have had the pleasure to come across.
As lightly as I have treated some of the failures, problems and runs of bad luck that I have had...or the couple of REALLY stupid things I have done, there have been times when the whole project seemed beyond my reach, beyond my skills or beyond being worth it. It has been at those times that THIS forum has been, by far, my chief source of comfort and inspiration. THAT is what "community" is all about and you guys and gals here absolutely shine at it.
Any pleasure any one has recieved reading my accounts this mamoth undertaking has been returned to me many times over.
Thank you one and all for the interest, thank you to all of you who have so generously given of your time, experience and research (you know who you are and being late here..I do not want to mention names for fear of missing somebody). I will continue to update the pictures etc as more building takes place and, as they seem to be popular, I will relate any funny/stupid/unlucky "happenings" in flights.
I do not get the time to comment on other people's builds as often as I would like..for which I apologise and promise to try to do better...
Thanks guys, you are truly inspirational
very bets regards
P.S ANYONE coming over to the Wild West has a standing invite to have a look and fly of her.
I, quite honestly, am very, very grateful to all who have supported this thread. Between here and a couple of other forums, the Spit has attracted over 100,000 views. To say that I am honoured and VERY flattered to have that kind of audience is the ultimate understatement.
But of all the people who have followed this project, on all fora the bunch here are by head and shoulders the best , most supportive, genuinely interested and encouraging lot I have had the pleasure to come across.
As lightly as I have treated some of the failures, problems and runs of bad luck that I have had...or the couple of REALLY stupid things I have done, there have been times when the whole project seemed beyond my reach, beyond my skills or beyond being worth it. It has been at those times that THIS forum has been, by far, my chief source of comfort and inspiration. THAT is what "community" is all about and you guys and gals here absolutely shine at it.
Any pleasure any one has recieved reading my accounts this mamoth undertaking has been returned to me many times over.
Thank you one and all for the interest, thank you to all of you who have so generously given of your time, experience and research (you know who you are and being late here..I do not want to mention names for fear of missing somebody). I will continue to update the pictures etc as more building takes place and, as they seem to be popular, I will relate any funny/stupid/unlucky "happenings" in flights.
I do not get the time to comment on other people's builds as often as I would like..for which I apologise and promise to try to do better...
Thanks guys, you are truly inspirational
very bets regards
P.S ANYONE coming over to the Wild West has a standing invite to have a look and fly of her.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Well you have earned it Darryl.
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Tony Hill
Tech Sergeant
Thanks Aaron!
PeanutNavy
Recruit
Awesome! you could be a mechanic one day....
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Tony Hill
Tech Sergeant
Thanks!!
Not in this lifetime I'm afraid. If the sim wasn't firmly bolted to the ground I wouldn't fly it..knowing who built it!!!
Not in this lifetime I'm afraid. If the sim wasn't firmly bolted to the ground I wouldn't fly it..knowing who built it!!!
T Bolt
Colonel
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Tony Hill
Tech Sergeant
Another long layoff..for which there are good reasons. But I have now completed the conversion to Photo Recon at Mk V standard, adding Mk V controls, changing the seat to redish compressed paper etc, . Problems with the A2A Spit have meant that I have done almost zero flying for the last several months (long and uninteresting story). However a bit of tinkering to finish off has got done.
I am currently awaiting an "airswitch" which will be fitted to the back of the primer pump..so that when you pump, the air pressure will trigger a switch. This comes upon suggestion from Chris and after a long and NIGHTMARE run at various mechanisms to simulate both PRESSURE and PRIMER. Obviously a switch is needed to trigger the simulator "pump" but any switch arrangement would not create pressure in the primer, so that pumping fuel was not like a bike pump, with "resistance" but was like a door bolt slide with no friction. Any system I tried that gave pressure did not have sufficient clearance to trigger a switch. The problem is now solved on a technical level but still needs to be installed. The "best" try at a switch arrangement has been moved sideways to become a "break to make" switch for the Merlin's slow running cut out, when pulled.
Also awaiting the final work on the door mechanism (hopefully soon) so that I can build the door and finish the whole thing.
I also wanted to maintain the "constantly upgraded/converted" theme and so I have left the Landing Lamp control in place, along with the Reflector sight switch and labels....but the sight is gone (impossible to see the reticle against a bright screen anyhow) whilst retaining the gunsight bulbs. Also, I added a gun camera footage unit as yet another "left behind" item. This gives the feel that a quick bit of work turns her into a fighter recon.
Also now added are a fake seat adjustment handle (right of seat), Gwyn's marvellous Drop Tank Valve/Release unit, the heavey silver braided radio control (TR 1143) cable and after a lot of brain and handy work by Gwyn, a new laser engraved face from Chris and some swearing and reprogramming, I have finally managed to get the ASI to work on a multi turn basis to read the outside scale first and the inside scale second time around. This will take some getting used to as upon entering hard manouevres from a high speed, it is easy to forget WHICH scale is currently the right one to read...! Not a big drama but one extra bit of skill needed to fly her!
The lights are all now functioning...Undecarriage, Low Volts, Fuel Pressure Warning and the PRU control lights...2 on the Type 35 and 3 on the Camera Selector. (unfortunately most are too hard to see in the photo as the flash washed them out) The Type 35 has also moved forward to the more "traditional" upfront mounting.
Another real item has been received, this time a Magneto Switch pair.
Hoping Tony can still source me a brass Mk V engine limitations plate but in the meantime a laser engraved plastic black and white one is in place.
Anyhow, the pictures:
Two views of the whole thing. Camera Selector Box prominant low and left.
The view "in the door"
The view from the pilot's seat:
Left wall froward from the seat.
Low on the panel, the twin "deviation" cards (with slipper tank and without) and the compass which now has a whisky compass inset ... at some stage I may hack this up to build a better representation of a P8 but lots to do first.
The Type 35 in place:
Camera Selector
The Drop Tank Control (and a good idea of as close as I could get to the seat colour)
Right, right rear and seat
Left rear, Seat and Fuse Boxes
Fake Seat adjustment handle and right wall detail.
Finally, the dual scale ASI. (and the altimeter and new Gyro laser cut)
More sooner than last time..hopefully.
I am currently awaiting an "airswitch" which will be fitted to the back of the primer pump..so that when you pump, the air pressure will trigger a switch. This comes upon suggestion from Chris and after a long and NIGHTMARE run at various mechanisms to simulate both PRESSURE and PRIMER. Obviously a switch is needed to trigger the simulator "pump" but any switch arrangement would not create pressure in the primer, so that pumping fuel was not like a bike pump, with "resistance" but was like a door bolt slide with no friction. Any system I tried that gave pressure did not have sufficient clearance to trigger a switch. The problem is now solved on a technical level but still needs to be installed. The "best" try at a switch arrangement has been moved sideways to become a "break to make" switch for the Merlin's slow running cut out, when pulled.
Also awaiting the final work on the door mechanism (hopefully soon) so that I can build the door and finish the whole thing.
I also wanted to maintain the "constantly upgraded/converted" theme and so I have left the Landing Lamp control in place, along with the Reflector sight switch and labels....but the sight is gone (impossible to see the reticle against a bright screen anyhow) whilst retaining the gunsight bulbs. Also, I added a gun camera footage unit as yet another "left behind" item. This gives the feel that a quick bit of work turns her into a fighter recon.
Also now added are a fake seat adjustment handle (right of seat), Gwyn's marvellous Drop Tank Valve/Release unit, the heavey silver braided radio control (TR 1143) cable and after a lot of brain and handy work by Gwyn, a new laser engraved face from Chris and some swearing and reprogramming, I have finally managed to get the ASI to work on a multi turn basis to read the outside scale first and the inside scale second time around. This will take some getting used to as upon entering hard manouevres from a high speed, it is easy to forget WHICH scale is currently the right one to read...! Not a big drama but one extra bit of skill needed to fly her!
The lights are all now functioning...Undecarriage, Low Volts, Fuel Pressure Warning and the PRU control lights...2 on the Type 35 and 3 on the Camera Selector. (unfortunately most are too hard to see in the photo as the flash washed them out) The Type 35 has also moved forward to the more "traditional" upfront mounting.
Another real item has been received, this time a Magneto Switch pair.
Hoping Tony can still source me a brass Mk V engine limitations plate but in the meantime a laser engraved plastic black and white one is in place.
Anyhow, the pictures:
Two views of the whole thing. Camera Selector Box prominant low and left.
The view "in the door"
The view from the pilot's seat:
Left wall froward from the seat.
Low on the panel, the twin "deviation" cards (with slipper tank and without) and the compass which now has a whisky compass inset ... at some stage I may hack this up to build a better representation of a P8 but lots to do first.
The Type 35 in place:
Camera Selector
The Drop Tank Control (and a good idea of as close as I could get to the seat colour)
Right, right rear and seat
Left rear, Seat and Fuse Boxes
Fake Seat adjustment handle and right wall detail.
Finally, the dual scale ASI. (and the altimeter and new Gyro laser cut)
More sooner than last time..hopefully.
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T Bolt
Colonel
WOW!! Great work Darryl it's really looking great. That pressure activated switch sounds interesting, I'd like to see a picture of how you made it work. I must get back to my 47
Crimea_River
Marshal
Very impressive Darryl.
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Tony Hill
Tech Sergeant
Thanks Gents,
Glenn, as soon as I have it to hand, I will post some pics.
Gary, your pit is a constant inspiration mate!
Andy, thanks! It has been a labour of love, that's for sure.
Glenn, as soon as I have it to hand, I will post some pics.
Gary, your pit is a constant inspiration mate!
Andy, thanks! It has been a labour of love, that's for sure.
Looks great Tony!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Brilliant Darryl !
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
With all here Darryl, STUPENDOUS work sir! Your patience is more abundant than mine would be.
