Rocketeer's slow P-51D

[Rocketeer]

I made casts from the original bezels, paid someone to cut glass, Geedee marked out and cut wood blanks, bought screws from a eng shop....photographed Geedee's original instruments and voila!!!

 

[Tony Hill]

Stunning stuff guys! I may have to look at doing a '51 panel next.

Or I could do a full cockpit, yeah, like big ...and I've already got a Trim Wheel and I could put it in the lounge room and , and ...Bwaaahaaahaaaaaaa

 

[Rocketeer]

P-51D stick is ready! The column is from a locally based USAAC P-51D that must have been liberated at the end of the war. The guy I got it from was going to cut it up to fit on a microlight!!

 

[Airframes]

Nice one Tony ! Fit it to a Microlight?! Sacriligeous Philistine !!

 

[Spits]

Or I could do a full cockpit, yeah, like big ...and I've already got a Trim Wheel and I could put it in the lounge room and , and ...Bwaaahaaahaaaaaaa

Steady boy...steeeeeaaaady....One,errr two projects at a time..

 

[Wayne Little]

Lucky you got to it in time Tony!

 

[Tony Hill]

Looks fantastic Tony..congrats on catching her......

Steady boy...steeeeeaaaady....One,errr two projects at a time..

Oh, you're no fun!

 

[vikingBerserker]

NICE!

 

[Rocketeer]

Many thanx chaps...it will be a slow project...sorry! However, got a few nice bits the other day! Nothing recognisabe, but all stepping stones to the complete fuselage.

 

[macrylinda1]

Nice work on teh instruments particularly. Resin castings mate?
Top stuff.

Whilst the instrument panel is new and 21st century....the majority of the rest is WW2 and Mustang. I will post a few photos of the detail items as and when I can. This project will be slower than the Spit so please bare with me!! If any modeller or enthusiast would like specific detailed pix....just let me know....

 

[Geedee]

bye bye idiot !!!

 

[Airframes]

Tac-a-tac-a-tac-a-tac. (with apologies to the BoB movie !)

 

[Tony Hill]

I like SPAM...I'm having spam, spam, spam, spam, bacon and eggs and spam!





Bl00dy vikings..........................

 

[Geedee]

I like SPAM...I'm having spam, spam, spam, spam, bacon and eggs and spam!





Bl00dy vikings..........................

He's a very naughty boy who should be banned !

 

[Lucky13]

What did we do!?

 

[Tony Hill]

He's a very naughty boy who should be banned !

Romanes eunt domus!!!

 

[cptsmith]

Nice work on the cockpits. Not many cockpit collectors here in the states. If you can't save the whole plane, save what you can. I'll be working on a B-17 waist section when I get home. Nice Phantom in the pic. If he needs something to escort, I have a Skyhawk for sale!

 

[vikingBerserker]

<perk> Skyhawk for sale?

 

[cptsmith]

A piece of Skyhawk. From in front of the windsheild to the factory break where the tail attaches, No tail or wings. Cockpit is pretty stripped, a few misc. fairings.

 

[Airframes]

Hmm! That would look good at 'Cockpit Fest' next year ! Now, where can I find a lot of thousands of Dollars to buy it, get it here to the UK, and store it? Where's that slab of PE4, I know of a bank vault nearby ......... ?!!!