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Guy Martin's Spitfire
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14/10/2014 00:52
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Nobby
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Yep, he's back. And this time he helps loads of chaps from Duxford rebuild a crashed Mk1 spitfire. Some really interesting stuff in the programme, just a shame it wasn't a bit longer.
Just in car anyone missed it on C4 the other day you can still see it on 4OD.
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Re: Guy Martin's Spitfire
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14/10/2014 01:16
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I couldnt fathom out just exactly how much of the original aircraft exists in this new creation....... the explanation was vague to say the least.
I expect looking at the state of the excavation that maybe only the serial number plate was reused ?.
Anyone got any idea?. Or is it really a 'new' one ???
A good program though, I enjoyed watching it.
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Re: Guy Martin's Spitfire
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14/10/2014 07:29
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I think health and safety has changed and is a little more important. The programme also opened by saying it must be built to original specs with original techniques and that some parts were refurbished. Although it never said where these parts were from.
The recovered airframe was totally shot, it could never have been integrated into a flying aircraft.
Great program, great project and interesting. It could have been a 2 parter i suppose but that would be loads of blokes convincing their wives that x factor is shite 2 weeks in a row!
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Re: Guy Martin's Spitfire
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14/10/2014 16:00
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Enjoyed the programme, but have no idea what Guy Martin was doing there. His input, given the amount of effort put into the thing was minimal. He seemed to grind a pin, rivet a bit of a tank, and say "fair play" a lot. Yep I though the same.
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Re: Guy Martin's Spitfire
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14/10/2014 20:45
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I rather like Guy Martin - sort of modern-day Fred Dibnah However, by the end of the Spitfire documentary, I was getting a little peeved with his near-constant repetition, I say, repetition.... Makes me think that some over-paid TV exec has decided that "Northern" is trendy and demanded that Guy over-do it a bit
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Re: Guy Martin's Spitfire
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16/10/2014 00:45
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He's always done that Nigel, for as long as he's been on TV. Irritating at times, yes, but I suspect not contrived. I'd like to think he's his own man to the extent that he doesn't take that much direction from the TV companies, at least not in how he presents his own persona.
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Re: Guy Martin's Spitfire
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16/10/2014 09:56
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I have his book - (signed copy ) - not started reading it yet. On Jim's recommendation above, I might give it a go, as I like biographies / autobiographies that are a bit different to the usual stuff (also have the very weighty "Shunt" to get into, but I fear that will be rather more predictable) If his repetition is a genuine facet of his personality, I can certainly forgive it. Its just SO archetypal "northern" that I thought it might be exaggerated for the cameras
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Re: Guy Martin's Spitfire
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16/10/2014 11:40
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...he's alright as what you see is what you get which also comes across with his biography.
Exatly. Like Fred Dibnah, he is not a "professional northener" by choice, he just is who he is.
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16/10/2014 13:14
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Very much so, he's replaced Fred in many ways, including traction engines for motorcycles Anything that mad me chuckle about him was his interview on Radio 2 a few months ago, he was talking with Hammond about his book and it's title, which was originally going to be 'When you're dead, you're dead!' The marketing guys didn't think that was such a good idea, I wonder why not
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16/10/2014 15:09
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Unfortunately when I read that term, the first thing that sprung to mind was this: Sorry! Indeed. And I thought of Asparagus, with a touch of asbestos for good measure.
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Re: Guy Martin's Spitfire
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16/10/2014 16:15
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I like him,anyone that roadraces a bike has my respect. Big balls. I only saw the last hour of the spitfire show and i enjoyed the effort put into making that plane.
Imagine the wartime production line though! Wow sure is food for thought.
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Re: Guy Martin's Spitfire
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17/10/2014 08:30
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Imagine the wartime production line though! Wow sure is food for thought. I agree - particularly had respect for the lady that said she worked 12 hours a day Mon-Fri, then eleven hours on Saturday, AND eight hours on Sunday, but they allowed them a whole week's holiday in the summer - said she loved every minute..... Different type of person back then, although I can only imagine how much patriotic passion was brought about by the threat of a German invasion - everyone trying to "do their bit"
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Re: Guy Martin's Spitfire
[Re: Nigel]
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17/10/2014 14:27
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Imagine the wartime production line though! Wow sure is food for thought. I agree - particularly had respect for the lady that said she worked 12 hours a day Mon-Fri, then eleven hours on Saturday, AND eight hours on Sunday, but they allowed them a whole week's holiday in the summer - said she loved every minute..... Different type of person back then, although I can only imagine how much patriotic passion was brought about by the threat of a German invasion - everyone trying to "do their bit" It must have been pretty exhausting work. Weren't ALL the rivets hammered in by hand?
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