Bill Bunting Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Right sidewall detail added include a small storage box above and behind the canopy crank and a simple canvas strap below the crank with the paper checklist. The holes in the former were drilled to a greater depth. Lines added to the botyom of the undercart control. AU-J has a modern VHF radio and a transponder. In order to fit them a box was built just below the trim wheel on the left side. I used plastic card to build out the box. Wires were added to the electric coils. Seat and harness next. Isar 30/07, LSP_Kevin, geedubelyer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Super extra detail Bill. Busying everything up nicely. Keep at it. Bill Bunting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 (edited) AU-J has a bucket seat, leather back rest, no flare rack and a modern "Hooker" brand seat harness. I bought the Barracuda resin seat for another kit and dressed it up. Here it is on the left next to the kit seat . UNFORTUNATELY....being made of resin, the mounts on the back are very brittle and three of the four broke when trying to attach it to the bulkhead. So I decided to try the cushion myself on the kit seat. I moulded it from Tamiya epoxy putty, my first attempt was acceptable. The "Hooker" harness is very similar to those used in some US military types (and the PT-26 that I fly) so I stole the Tamiya PE set from a P-51D kit. Painted they look good. I tried to replicate stitches by running a riveting wheel over a marker pen and then on the straps. OK but not perfect. It looks OK in reality, awful in the pictures. A little more weathering after this picture blended it in more. Cheers. Edited March 21 by Bill Bunting MikeMaben, mozart, HB252 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 (edited) I have a few photos of AU-J when it was in Canada. The cockpit photos show a small control on the right sidewall beside the seat. It's a small valve control knob within a red bracket. I have no idea what it is and I have never seen it in cockpit photos of other Spitfires. It is located behind the undercart control and forward of the red cylinder. Anyone know what it is? Here it with the red cover turned around. I built one from wire, sheet plastic and a punched disc. I then lost it and built another. This is the first, the second is similar. So now it's time to see how it all fits together... A couple more details to add. Cheers. Edited March 23 by Bill Bunting scvrobeson, Landrotten Highlander, Shoggz and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 This ? RBrown and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 5 hours ago, MikeMaben said: This ? It could be.... But a different design. Maybe a valve but without the plunger. Perhaps the system was pressurised? I'm meeting the pilot and owner next month, I'm sure he will confirm. This is a closer view of the one I'm doing. Thanks! scvrobeson, Paul in Napier and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 17 hours ago, Bill Bunting said: It could be.... But a different design. Maybe a valve but without the plunger. Perhaps the system was pressurised? I think that's the case Bill. The red C shaped bracket looks like it pivots acting as a safety. Curious to find out. Bill Bunting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Well it's obviously the self destruct button. No, ok I'll get my coat. TRF Bill Bunting, MikeMaben and KiwiZac 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 (edited) If that helps here's a blowup of a picture with that part and the labelling : the original picture I had saved - sorry I can't remember the origin of the picture Edited March 24 by red Dog geedubelyer, KiwiZac, Derek B and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 9 hours ago, red Dog said: If that helps here's a blowup of a picture with that part and the labelling : the original picture I had saved - sorry I can't remember the origin of the picture red Dog - That's fantastic. Now I know what it is for. It looks very much like OO-XVI / C-GVZB since the drop tank control is missing and the added strap on the framework. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 What a great community. Out2gtcha and Bill Bunting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, geedubelyer said: What a great community. I'm pretty much amazed on the daily, at some of the pics, info, general knowledge and above all skill levels of some of our members. The great attitude that most of the membership shares is indeed what makes this place special among sites IMHO. geedubelyer and Bill Bunting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 I was going to ask Dave Hadfield on Facebook but great to see that photo from red Dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 6 minutes ago, KiwiZac said: I was going to ask Dave Hadfield on Facebook but great to see that photo from red Dog! Dave is actually a friend of mine, he lives nearby and we meet at the airport often and I'vehelped out with some of his Lysander trips. In fact he played a role in this build, he ferried the kit from the Ottawa donor to me to be built. Dave never flew the Mk.XVI at VWOC and the Mk.IX (Y-2K) is different so he wasn't sure. Thanks though! KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 So that's the valve for the emergency LG down air bottle ? Replaced the hand pump. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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