Reply With QuoteAmazing work Carl!
Love the detail.
Not a watch, but hopefully some will appreciate this.
A little while ago I made this. I had for along time wanted to make a BIG model Ejection seat. Having previously made an attempt at a Buccaneer seat ( last image) I wanted to make a copy of the F-35 US16E seat.
Having had contact with Martin Baker before, I contacted the boss to see if they could help. They very kindly sent me me images, some CAD files and access to one of the chaps there for info and further images. A lot of the seat is secret squirrel so some aspects I have made educated guesses on.
Anyhoo. I drew out all the files I needed for the laser cutting of the various parts and made some wooden mockups to check sizes. Once I was happy I sent the files to the laser cutters and proceeded to build. The model here took over two months to make. I made one for myself of course and Martin Baker took one which I believe is on display there. Theirs is a little less detailed though as I just couldn't stop adding to mine over the days and weeks. Its also now sat in a large glass case.
Its not a true scale model 1 for 1 but i'm pretty chuffed with it. :-)
I have some plans to make a Jaguar seat next, much larger than this.
This model is 20 inches tall and fabricated from aluminium and brass. The calf guards I cast in aluminium from 3d printed version I drew up. The back rest and seat are vacuum formed over plaster of paris molds. The harness buckles I drew out and then laser cut in brass on my laser cutter. I even embroidered the MB in house :-)
Zero West watches commissioned one too so if you're down Emsworth anytime pop in and have a look!
Hope you like it!
Carl
Amazing work Carl!
Love the detail.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Bloody amazing. Beats my airfix hands down or bottoms up.
This is so amazing! Wonderful work of art!
Wow!
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
I love that well done it looks very cool.
That's lovely - you want to get in touch with Bremont - they have one in their Docklands store and I bet they'd love it.
Impressive. Is that a hobby or your business??
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Bugger me, thats good!
That's fantastic - wow, wow, wow!
Crikey, thats incredible! I deal with Martin Baker most days, the firm I work for makes a number of castings for the seats.
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Bravo, that's fantastic.
I had an uncle who built four scale steam locomotives in his shed over a period of 25 years. No laser cutter or three D printer. But he did have a forge to cast and form the boilers. He created all the springs using piano wire and mandrells on his lathe. If he was alive today he would have marvelled at your ingenuity and attention to detail.
I just raise my hat to a true engineer. Well done and thanks for sharing.
Steve
Ps I bet you had a few Meccano sets for Christmas as a kid :)
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Want one, god damn thats stunning.
Can you make one with a scale ejector pyros & shute?
This static stuff is easy for anyone lol..
Stunning!
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That looks fantastic. Hats off to you for your splendid attention to detail. Brilliant.
That is a thing of beauty. Absolutely amazing, detailed work.
When I attempt an Airfix kit, I end up with fingers stuck together
Great work
Definitely worth 5
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That looks incredible, you're a talented bloke.
Thank you, guys. Much appreciated.
I like to show the stuff I make sometime and its nice to know others appreciate it. :-)
Very impressive. Thanks for posting.
I'm equal parts admiration for your skills in the creation and wondering why an ejection seat.
Stunning work. Have you ever made a Tornado GR1 (MB Mk.10A) seat?
Very kind.Originally Posted by deepreddave
I was in the RAF for a long time as Survival Equipment Fitter. We worked closely with the 'plumbers' ( Armourers, who maintained and serviced the seats) The seats are mechanical marvels. From initiation, lots of things are happening in micro seconds. They really are amazing bits of kit.
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Thank you.
No. Id like to do a Jag seat as I spent bit of time on Jags.
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Couple more pics
Appreciate the response and now just left with 100% admiration
V cool indeed.
Do other nations use the same or similar seats or are these UK only?
MB seats are supplied to air forces all over the world, and there are at least half a dozen ejection seat manufacturers, and no doubt a few clones of the various seats in the countries youd expect.
I work next to a seat bay, fascinating things, and require a lot of maintenance and modification. Hats off to the squippers and plumbers!
Thats insane Carl just brilliant! Thank you for sharing it too.
What fantastic craftsmanship!
For want of better terminology, what is the Tin Mans hat (Wizard of Oz) on top of the seat?
I absolutely love that, superb workmanship.
Thats the parachute container, need to be protected as they go through a recently exploded canopy.
Incredibly impressive work! Cap doffed
Theres a book called Eject Eject by John Nichol who was a Toronto Nav that ejected in the first gulf war. The book goes from the very start of bang seats up till today, its worth a read.
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Thanks for that. I hadnt noticed it on any other ejection seat I have seen before. Not that I have any real knowledge.
Its amazing what people can eject from and survive. https://twitter.com/JohnNicholRAF/st...40033665605633 I wonder how far along the runway they went before they got out?
Theres a frame by frame video on YouTube of the Russian display team crash at Fairford in the early 90s, it shows some of the capabilities of the safety systems.
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I have seen the incident, but not a frame by frame breakdown. Will look later.
Heres a famous Thunderbirds ejection with an in cockpit view.
https://youtu.be/zD3fdKmMdQM?si=b40KxQZ3MhOBCorX
Heres an interesting Ejection website. It looks very dated, but still interesting.
http://www.ejectionsite.com/thunderbird6.htm
I was stood underneath watching that to be showered by small pieces of aluminium, thankfully none hit me. It prevented us, the Reds and a Nimrod displaying and possibly others, I can't recall now. A former colleague may just have one of the ejection seat handles framed and mounted on his kitchen wall. The canopy from one of the aircraft landed only around 40 yards away but that was deemed a bit difficult to secrete in ones flying suit!
Here is favourite of mine
Superb.
Should anyone else be wondering.....Here is favourite of mine
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-...g-interceptor/
Truly a work of art, how many hours work there ?
Thank you. Took a couple of months or so, on and off.
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Some scale. A watch ! :-)
Looks great Carl!
Wow, thats a big old thing of engineering beauty.
Wish I had some link to aviation in my background to justify getting one commissioned for my office.
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