Ammo Brackets

[Rob Beale]

I borrowed some lower engine covers, and was convinced I had two types: early and late production, but couldn't tell which was which, till a friend found an illustrated spare parts list from Australia which has 19 odd pages of sketches of nearly every component! Now I know that the left and right rear covers are indeed different.

On my carrier project, ten weeks of concentrated effort by a team of up to 12 people saw it progress from a sandblasted hull in early Feb to its debut running in the ANZAC parade. I had a lot of sub assemblies ready to fit before then, so things flowed. That was 1995, and each year since another area was tackled so it is now nearly complete.

Biggest highlight was taking it to the Wairarapa Airshow in 2003 when we had 10 carriers, and stirred up you Aussies to do YOTC!

For years I carried measuring tape, calipers and a notebook and camera, checking measurements on every carrier I saw, but the use of borrowed patterns is best as there is always one detail omitted!

Best wishes for a Xmas run in your carrier
Rob