Geedee's P-51D Cockpit Project

[GrauGeist]

Great seeing the progress on this project, Gary...I've even been thinking about starting a 'pit project based on the Me262. We'll see how time and space permits here in the near future.



Anyway, keep up the good work!

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

That would be GREAT Dave!!!!!!

[Tony Hill]

Llooking marvellous

[Geedee]

Gary...I've even been thinking about starting a 'pit project based on the Me262.

Top man !!. If you need any help, you are without doubt in the best place to get it

Well... I've spent another day out in my 'shangar' working on my babe. Quite pleased how things are developing but still frustrated by not having the necessary tools or skill-sets that I need to do what I still want to do before her next outing.

So, stripped the seat out again and spent a while finishing the floor tunnels for the wing mounted fuel guages. Made the tunnels out of some offcuts I've got in the bin and primed and then top coated. Still to do a little bit fine 'fettling before I'm happy but they look reasonable at the moment. By the time I've got them fixed to the cockpit floor, this will pull out the few remaining gaps and then I'll be happy.




One bonus of installing the left hand fuel gauge tunnel was the necessity to take the trim console apart as it partially covers the gauge tunnel. Once that was done I then installed the original rudder trim knob and pointer that I;ve had for umpteen years (or so it seems ! ).



The NAA original is the grey one. the two black knobs are courtesy of Tony's excellent casting skils.



Aaaaand then it was onto the latest goodie. This an original dimmer module for the gunsight (Tony brought this one back from his recent trip over the Pond) and I needed to make up yet another bracket.to mount it. It was then that all my primer and black paint cans went 't*ts up' and after fiddling and f*rting around for over half an hour to get some paint on the bracket, I gave up and mounted it anyway !.

It will be removed and finished off but, probably next weekend. . I did take an hour out to wazz off into town to the M*plin store and picked up two knobs for the unit. They arent a direct match to the Wartime originals (they are about 3/4 size) but mounted on the dimmer and tucked up under the instrument shroud, I think they'll do until I can get some full size ones to replace them,




And yes, I am pleased as I've managed to cross-off a few more tasks on my 'to-do' list. What I really want is a month off, warm weather, copious cups of tea to really get to grips and finish some of my plans for her before she meets the public for the first time this year. To finish off, I took a few more general shots, squeezed another quarter of an hour 'hangar flying' and then packed up for the day

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Excellent work Gary!!! This just keeps getting better and better sir!

[Gnomey]

Looking good Gary!

[Airframes]

Really top stuff Gary, you've done a great job on her.

[T Bolt]

Looks Fantastic Gary! Hard to tell it from the real thing.

[Shinpachi]

A very nice work I do admire, Gary

[Rocketeer]

cracking stuff Gaz!!!

[Wayne Little]

Friggin' great Gary!

[Crimea_River]

Couldn't agree more. Looks great man!

[Lucky13]

Amazing!!

[Geedee]

Many thanks for your encouragement guys, been steadily working away on her and am pleased with how she's begining to look now. Pic update to follow after Cockpitfest over the Fathers Day weekend next month.

Hopefully, you'll see some changes to her

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]