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Brilliant Gary!
Geedee's P-51D Cockpit Project
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Fricken Awesome!
Great video Gary!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Good thing the chocks were still in place!
jeffreyjay
Airman 1st Class
Well, ive not long been a member on here and am about to undertake a full size hurricane, not just cockpit but complete plane. I have had a huge amount of help from you guys so far and I can without doubt say there are some incredibly talented people on here. The work is just fantastic and if mine turns out half as good as these on here I will be very very happy. Gary the work is outstanding and im sure il be in contact to ask advice as I go. Keep up the good work guys and I didn't even know there was a cockpit fest but I will be visiting the next one and hopefully get a chance to meet some of you.
Brilliant work
Brilliant work
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I'll be taking my Babe to this years 'Fest. Stop by, have a beer and try her out !.
You should be able to get some stuff from the aerojumble.
Post up some pics of the stuff you've got, and once you see it here for the guys 'n' gals to see, you'll find a sudden surge in your desire to get out and do some more on your project....its a very slippery slope once you start,....but its great fun !
jeffreyjay
Airman 1st Class
I will deffo be there to see you guys. I am away on hols for another week then il be back to get started on it. Ive got an upholstery business which is hopefully going to fund the money pit....erm I mean project. As soon as I have some of the work started I will post up pics.
So Glenn if you had to be 3000ft up does that mean the range was 3000ft out the back?
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So I woke up in a blind panic at stupid o'clock this morning, thinking that I'd only got one more weekend to get her ready for Cockpitfest !.
Then a voice inside my head...the sensible one out of the hundreds that are in there !... told me to relax...I have two weekends instead ...gulp !.
So bright and early I strolled out to the shangar... and was confronted with a bit of a disaster area. Opened the door Ok, but had to look hard to find her in amongst all the crud that accumulates over winter. 20 Minutes later with the back garden now resembling a rednecks yard sale, I found her and got to work.
I've stripped off the crew names panel as its being updated and I wasn't that keen on the font used anyway. then got the polisher out and set to work. After a few hours, it started to rain so being the enthusiast that am, I packed up and went inside to veg for a while. The list of things to do in the next two weeks looks something like this...
Re-polish the ali
Make and install new crew names panel
Make and install new 'Kill' markings (different design to last lot)
Make and install fresh cockpit placards
Tidy up wiring from the sound system to the Pc
Try out sound system at full belt to make sure it works as it should
Make and install new windshield side panels
Respray anti dazzle panel in matt OD
So, only about another 20 odd hours work if all goes to plan.
And Terry will be at this years CF event so we'll cover it all between us I hope.
Two pics, 1 as opened the shangar and 2 as the polishing was progressing.
More updates to follow as things progress
Then a voice inside my head...the sensible one out of the hundreds that are in there !... told me to relax...I have two weekends instead ...gulp !.
So bright and early I strolled out to the shangar... and was confronted with a bit of a disaster area. Opened the door Ok, but had to look hard to find her in amongst all the crud that accumulates over winter. 20 Minutes later with the back garden now resembling a rednecks yard sale, I found her and got to work.
I've stripped off the crew names panel as its being updated and I wasn't that keen on the font used anyway. then got the polisher out and set to work. After a few hours, it started to rain so being the enthusiast that am, I packed up and went inside to veg for a while. The list of things to do in the next two weeks looks something like this...
Re-polish the ali
Make and install new crew names panel
Make and install new 'Kill' markings (different design to last lot)
Make and install fresh cockpit placards
Tidy up wiring from the sound system to the Pc
Try out sound system at full belt to make sure it works as it should
Make and install new windshield side panels
Respray anti dazzle panel in matt OD
So, only about another 20 odd hours work if all goes to plan.
And Terry will be at this years CF event so we'll cover it all between us I hope.
Two pics, 1 as opened the shangar and 2 as the polishing was progressing.
More updates to follow as things progress
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Holy smokes, Gary, that first photo looks like my garage!
Except I have a 1962 Chevy Nova buried in there instead!
Except I have a 1962 Chevy Nova buried in there instead!
T Bolt
Colonel
My pit isn't buried quite that deep but it's a close second. Take plenty of pics at the fest Gary!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Agreed. The to do list sounds daunting but you seem to have a handle on it.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Man that looks sweet!
Looks good for the amount of time its spent in the garage. Long to do list but I'm sure you will get it all done Gary!
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jeffreyjay
Airman 1st Class
looking awesome mate
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Something along the lines of "what's in your garage"?We should start a thread....'Open the garage/ cell door and take a pic' !
Would definitely make for an interesting discussion!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Looking good Gary. I'm just hoping this shingles virus thing has cleared up in time - bl**dy exhausted after Duxford.
