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Replica Ordnance

Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:31 pm

Not sure how much of this is airworthy...

http://www.inertproducts.com/aircraft_ordnance

Re: Replica Ordnance

Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:15 pm

Prices are a bit on the *stupid* side of high... :(

Re: Replica Ordnance

Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:34 am

i've had numerous original 100 lb ww 2 era practice bombs, they bring a good buck now! i remember when they went for a song!! most that i had owned including the 1 i still retain have moderate rust. i also used to have 3 u.s. navy mk. 88 1000 pound practice bombs. 44 inches in diameter & 10 feet long, & stored in girdered crates. my neighbors thought i'd flipped my lid when they were delivered!! :mrgreen: my wife made me get rid of them as they took up lots of room in the garage. sold them to an alabama sod farmer. he sent a flat bed semi truck for them & his driver was pulled over by the cops 4 times going back. it took 4 people to load them on the truck as they weighed in excess of 300 pounds empty with the crating. i could kick myself in the butt for not keeping 1 of them! they were a hoot to own & show!! i have some small practice bombs such as a cast iron mark 28 model 1 which held a shotgun shell sized powder charge in the core for scoring purposes. 1 unique practice bomb i have is a nam era dummy cluster bomb. i have a german incendiary bomb made of magnesium, & a japanese aerial anti- personel bomb. they were dropped frequently from ground attack planes such as the ijaaf's sonia.

Re: Replica Ordnance

Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:45 am

Biggest I have is a WWII (June '44) German 88 sat on the mantle.. :)

Re: Replica Ordnance

Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:32 pm

I'm trying to find a dummy bomb or drop tank for my game room. Anyone have anything laying around.

Re: Replica Ordnance

Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:55 pm

Try "Matt" at "Bombs Away", I met him at TOM, nice guy...........John

Re: Replica Ordnance

Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:21 pm

mustangdriver wrote:I'm trying to find a dummy bomb or drop tank for my game room. Anyone have anything laying around.

My neighbor has what he thought was a P51 drop tank for sale for $1000... then he found out it was for a P40 & almost doubled the price :(

Re: Replica Ordnance

Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:36 pm

We are still looking for a 75 gallon drop tank, supposedly like was used on the P-51, for the P-39. We'd like one that is usable, or a non-usable one that is intact enough to use as a pattern. Anyone like to donate one, or make us a good deal on one?

Re: Replica Ordnance

Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:41 pm

jbell wrote:Try "Matt" at "Bombs Away", I met him at TOM, nice guy...........John


Had a chance to hang out at his booth and buy a couple of well worn outfits and some other small stuff. really nice guy, and great looking replicas. Would be nice to see a restored bomb trailer loaded.

Re: Replica Ordnance

Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:42 pm

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Re: Replica Ordnance

Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:58 pm

Warbird Kid wrote: Would be nice to see a restored bomb trailer loaded.


The passenger "bus" at Duxford is built from a bunch of old bomb trailers. I think there's 3 or maybe 4 of them, plus the tractor.

Re: Replica Ordnance

Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:45 pm

ZRX61 wrote:The passenger "bus" at Duxford is built from a bunch of old bomb trailers. I think there's 3 or maybe 4 of them, plus the tractor.

It was, but it's been replaced with a modern build and Ford Transit mover some years ago. Took all the fun out of it!

UUHHHHH.......

Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:55 pm

http://www.inertproducts.com/suicide_vests_belts

NO

Re: Replica Ordnance

Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:21 pm

JDK wrote:
ZRX61 wrote:The passenger "bus" at Duxford is built from a bunch of old bomb trailers. I think there's 3 or maybe 4 of them, plus the tractor.

It was, but it's been replaced with a modern build and Ford Transit mover some years ago. Took all the fun out of it!

awwcrap, did they at least preserve it?

Re: Replica Ordnance

Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:28 pm

[quote="ZRX61awwcrap, did they at least preserve it?[/quote]

I hope they did! I mean the Commonwealth overall has a very good trackrecord of preserving somthing down to the last detail.
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