More progress on Spitfire parts…

Several more original Spitfire parts have been acquired. I will detail those in a following post, but most are instruments already being used to make accurate simulator gauges. This post will be about the progress made on replicating the 5C/898 starter push buttons. The visible parts (shroud and button) have been replicated successfully, and the dies are doing a good job. Here are a couple teaser pics…

The original is the black Bakelite part on the right, the copy on the left. The copy is made in white so that I can inspect the curves and geometry easier. Production parts will be in the original black color.

This picture is a close up of the shrouds that surround the starter button. The original part number placement and script has been replicated in the FresnoSim part. Just part of the attention to detail that we feel make our parts better.