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Post by teemack on Mar 12, 2022 15:04:45 GMT 12
Thank you Zac, I'm absolutely loving this project. Totally fascinating. With the engine now back in NZ, apart from the wings, are there any other major assemblies still outstanding?
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 14, 2022 16:59:45 GMT 12
I think it's just the wings, I forget if the prop was coming back with them or the engine? Speaking of which teemack is quite right - an update from Brendon in the last hour (FB link): NZ2423 Ohakea 140322 Brendon Deere 01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
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Post by Antonio on Mar 14, 2022 18:56:58 GMT 12
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 15, 2022 9:28:26 GMT 12
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 17, 2022 17:36:12 GMT 12
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Post by teemack on Mar 17, 2022 23:57:30 GMT 12
Wonderful pictures - a quite unbelievable transformation regardless of the good original condition of the motor. Observing other restorations, typically the wings and MLG are assembled before the motor goes in...same thing planned here?
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 19, 2022 17:06:10 GMT 12
Observing other restorations, typically the wings and MLG are assembled before the motor goes in...same thing planned here? I think you'd be safe in guessing that. And it looks like that time isn't far away... (Facebook link): NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 02 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 190322 Odegaard Wings via Brendon Deere by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 190322 Odegaard Wings via Brendon Deere by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 190322 Odegaard Wings via Brendon Deere by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 190322 Odegaard Wings via Brendon Deere by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 190322 Odegaard Wings via Brendon Deere by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 190322 Odegaard Wings via Brendon Deere by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 190322 Odegaard Wings via Brendon Deere by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 10 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 11 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 12 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 13 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 14 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 15 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 16 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 17 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 18 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 19 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 20 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 21 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 22 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 23 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 24 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 25 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 26 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 27 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 28 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 29 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 30 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 31 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 32 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 33 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 34 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 35 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 36 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 190322 Brendon Deere 37 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
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Post by Antonio on Mar 19, 2022 18:34:50 GMT 12
Love the original condition of the engine data plate. Pleased that was left as is - I can understand the need to replace the others.
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Post by teemack on Mar 19, 2022 18:56:10 GMT 12
I have often wondered what the black plastic/ceramic? gadget is hanging down from the AN/APS-13 tail warning radar? Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks. Tony
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Post by camtech on Mar 19, 2022 19:25:33 GMT 12
Looks very much like a microphone plug - perhaps plugs into a lead for the pilots headset to give an aural warning.
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Mar 20, 2022 8:30:54 GMT 12
Thanks for for another great post Zac, a lot of work adding this many photos. Thanks also to Brendon and the team for all their hard work bringing NZ2423 back to her former glory.
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Post by tbf2504 on Mar 21, 2022 8:33:31 GMT 12
Les, it looks very much like the headset plug which is tha same as fitted to the Devons
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 25, 2022 15:49:06 GMT 12
Facebook link to latest update:NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 02 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 03 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 04 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 05 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 06 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 07 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 08 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 09 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 10 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 11 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 12 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 13 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 14 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 15 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 16 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 250322 Brendon Deere 17 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
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Post by zaphod42 on Mar 25, 2022 17:16:11 GMT 12
Astounding workmanship and attention to detail! I do not know this, but I feel that this aircraft was never this good, they were likely put together in a rush but this is a thing of engineering beauty par excellence. Well done all involved
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Post by ErrolC on Mar 25, 2022 18:36:00 GMT 12
Astounding workmanship and attention to detail! I do not know this, but I feel that this aircraft was never this good, they were likely put together in a rush but this is a thing of engineering beauty par excellence. Well done all involved As Frank Parker has observed (about warbirds in general), built on a wartime production line, restored by craftsmen.
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Post by teemack on Mar 27, 2022 18:19:19 GMT 12
Great work! Just wondering what the centrally located hydraulic piston is for? The flaps?
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Post by ZacYates on Apr 7, 2022 6:04:58 GMT 12
This topic was about to drop off the front page thanks to work taking time away from my forum visits, but on Monday Brendon posted an update on the Mustang restoration (Facebook link here): NZ2423 Odegaard Wings 040722 via Brendon Deere 01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Odegaard Wings 040722 via Brendon Deere 02 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Odegaard Wings 040722 via Brendon Deere 03 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Odegaard Wings 040722 via Brendon Deere 04 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Odegaard Wings 040722 via Brendon Deere 05 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Odegaard Wings 040722 via Brendon Deere 06 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 070422 Brendon Deere 01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 070422 Brendon Deere 02 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 070422 Brendon Deere 03 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 070422 Brendon Deere 04 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 070422 Brendon Deere 05 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 070422 Brendon Deere 06 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 070422 Brendon Deere 07 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 070422 Brendon Deere 08 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 070422 Brendon Deere 09 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 070422 Brendon Deere 10 by Zac Yates, on Flickr One commenter described the below as "the Merlin's nest" - I love that description! NZ2423 Ohakea 070422 Brendon Deere 11 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
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Post by ZacYates on Apr 11, 2022 6:52:17 GMT 12
The engine is in! And another identity revelation! (from Brendon Deere's post on Facebook)NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 02 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 03 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 04 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 05 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 06 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 07 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 08 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 09 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 10 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 11 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 12 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 13 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 14 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 15 by Zac Yates, on Flickr NZ2423 Ohakea 100422 Brendon Deere 16 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
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Post by teemack on Apr 11, 2022 16:56:53 GMT 12
Super exciting to see this progress. Looking fantastic! One thing that modeller's are always looking for is "engine connection points;" electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, whatever. It is very helpful to see how the engine is plumbed in, so I hope to see more of that as the installation progresses. Thanks once again for the effort of uploading.
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Post by ZacYates on Apr 14, 2022 18:48:29 GMT 12
As a fellow modeller (a 1/32 NZ2423 is in my future when funds allow) you're most welcome, and I'm very thankful to Brendon for documenting and sharing the process in such detail.
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