Overhaul for Puddle Jumper. - Page 2

shaun · #31 10-01-12, 08:45

If you watch carefully David you can actually see the surface going matt, you just keep watching buddy - he he he he he

RichardT10829 · #32 10-01-12, 11:02

i hope you chucked some dead flies and hair on there then painted over them just to be authentic !

shaun · #33 23-03-12, 00:39

Its been a while since i have been able to put a spanner on the carriers, we have been moving our museum (85 large items alone ! ) anyway finally managed to move the carriers from my home workshop to the new workshop at the museum for finishing. here are just a few photos of the carriers on the move. Must try and catch up a bit now.

eddy8men · #34 23-03-12, 01:23

looking good mate, i reckon all the hassle of the move will be worth it in the long run and with a setup like that you could probably even start restoring other guys carriers

rick

shaun · #35 23-03-12, 10:00

Rick mate, i have left a space on the other side of the workshop - but then again there is another 150 feet of space after the W/S area. So ready when you are ! at least you can concentrate on the Cromwell for the War and Peace show.

kevin powles · #36 24-03-12, 09:52

Shaun, If I was to look in my book 'Airfields of the 8th' would I see an old picture of your workshop in there?.

kev.

RichardT10829 · #37 24-03-12, 11:17

if you do you might be tripping over bits of B17 buried in the field....shall i bring the metal detectors down at easter

shaun · #38 24-03-12, 13:28

Kevin you certainly can ! just south of Bunns bank. see photos

Richie this was a B24 base ( a real aircraft the B24 )

I think i may have hi jacked my own thread here !

RichardT10829 · #39 24-03-12, 19:39

awesome..... And thoroughly hi jacked bravo mate bravo hahaha

carrierbarry · #40 24-03-12, 20:40

Shaun
Thanks for reply on clutch I'll post what happens next week.
Bit confused where is your museum now?
Whats it called?, Is it open to the puplic?

Tell all matey!!! or pm me.

Barry

shaun · #41 24-03-12, 21:04

Hi Barry,
The museum keeps the same name " BATTLEFRONT" The East England Military Museum. Basically we have been waiting for the right location to be found, all the kit has been in storage for the last 3 years ( open in a very low key way on our storage site) but we have now moved to an active Airfield with flying vintage aircraft etc. It was a B24 bomber base and home to James Stuart during WW2, so lots of history. The plan is to put up the Nissen huts and Blister hanger etc we have in s torage and get the kit refurbished in the new workshop and back on display. We will be holding an event there in October as well as the Old BUckenham Airshow on June 24th. Very exciting times !!!! now back carrier stuff ! ha ha ha ha ha

Good luck with the clutch , im sure you will win .

Lynn Eades · #42 24-03-12, 23:47

I too found a mouse nest in my carrier. Minewas inside the main bogie suspension casting in through one of the casting holes that are normally blanked off with a tacked in plug. A small mouse through a small hole, but it had taken a lot of material in through that hole. Mostly it came out though the the axle hole with an air gun. Mice had gone.

Has any body go a spare pair of those side lights as seen on puddle jumper?

eddy8men · #43 27-03-12, 23:52

shaun make sure you don't go telling all the guys about the 2 trenches full of US vehicles buried at the end of the war at old buck or they'll be all over the place with metal detectors

sorry kev but there aren't any buried carriers for you (they're in scotland)

rick

shaun · #44 28-03-12, 08:56

But you never know Rick, the Ronson only came out of the hedge 3 miles away from the airfield !! We do need to work on getting to those other vehicles though !!!!!!!

eddy8men · #45 28-03-12, 21:24

tried the metal detector but nothing other than .50 cal cases and the farmer wont let me dig a test pit until we've got definate confirmation so it's a magnetometer or ground penetrating radar i'm afraid. i know the exact location but like i said we need confirmation before he'll let us dig out a few hundred tons from his nice field

shaun · #46 28-03-12, 21:48

Well you never know , might just be able to get a team in on the job ! What you up to Monday and thursday Rick ? do you want a day play in vehicles ? Steve G is staying over as i have done the accomadation room at the museum.

shaun · #47 28-03-12, 21:48

Rick, you could bring a carrier down , i would have 3 in the workshop then !

Andy Foulds · #48 28-03-12, 23:39

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Originally Posted by shaun

Rick, you could bring a carrier down , i would have 3 in the workshop then !

Should I hide the RB44 then? I know how much Rick likes it!

Rick no I won't do a suicide job of driving a carrier up RSJ's onto the back of a Daf.

eddy8men · #49 29-03-12, 09:24

have to be the rb44 then mate. thanks for offering

Andy Foulds · #50 30-03-12, 00:36

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Originally Posted by eddy8men

have to be the rb44 then mate. thanks for offering

No diesel in it maybe thats why John didn't want to move it at the farm. I was in Gorton today and the shell garage wouldn't let me have more than £10 of diesel