Fairchild Club Forum

----- Original Message -----
From: "windshieldguy2000"
To:
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:00 AM
Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: F24 interior


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> Buell: My airplane is just recently out of the interior shop with an
> original (or as close as we could get with a lot of research and $$$)
> interior. The rear side panels are made out of the same material as
> the headliner, with the exception of the arm rests. I'm on the road
> right now and don't have the references at hand with the correct
> name, material, and pattern of that material; but it was common to
> all the post war F-24's. If you like, call my interior guy at (405)
> 412-0172 (his first name is Dene, sorry I can't remember his last
> name) and ask him for the technical information on the material.
> Dene is good people and does REALLY nice work. You can also call
> Mike Redpath at (405) 408-0190 and he might have the technical
> information on the material.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Brad Donner
> NC77605
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----- Original Message -----
From: "windshieldguy2000"
To:
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 5:11 PM
Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: F24 interior


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> Buell: I'm 99.9% certain that I used the correct material in my seat
> covers, but I'm wondering if you would mind sending me a small sample
> of what came out of your airplane anyway? If you can send it, please
> post it to: Brad Donner, 733 Bedford Court West, Hurst, TX 76053.
> By the way, the original armrests had extra padding in them (nasty
> stuff, I think it might have been horse hair or something like it)
> and a little extra stitching to make them more durable. My interior
> guy duplicated the padding (but didn't use horse hair), shape, and
> stitching, but used leather for the armrests themselves (which is not
> original) so they would last even longer and to get a little color
> contrast in the rear seat area.
>
> Good luck with your interior. I always thought the original
> materials and colors were really nice and I'm looking forward to
> enjoying mine when my airplane is finally done (early '05???).
>
> Best Wishes,
> Brad Donner
> NC77605
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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> Brad,
> Thanks! The rear panels on my F24 had been
> re-done and they had
> left out the armrests so I didn't have anything to
> go by. The seats had
> covers over the original material. It's a brown
> pattern and looks like a
> wool-brawd cloth. If anyone needs pictures and a
> piece of the original for
> something to go by to copy the original I can send
> them some.
> Buell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "windshieldguy2000"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:00 AM
> Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: F24 interior
>
>
> >
> >
> > Buell: My airplane is just recently out of the
> interior shop with an
> > original (or as close as we could get with a lot
> of research and $$$)
> > interior. The rear side panels are made out of
> the same material as
> > the headliner, with the exception of the arm
> rests. I'm on the road
> > right now and don't have the references at hand
> with the correct
> > name, material, and pattern of that material; but
> it was common to
> > all the post war F-24's. If you like, call my
> interior guy at (405)
> > 412-0172 (his first name is Dene, sorry I can't
> remember his last
> > name) and ask him for the technical information on
> the material.
> > Dene is good people and does REALLY nice work.
> You can also call
> > Mike Redpath at (405) 408-0190 and he might have
> the technical
> > information on the material.
> >
> > Best Wishes,
> > Brad Donner
> > NC77605
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Brad,
> I'll send you a piece of my seat covers. My
> seats have that same
> horse hair stuff in them. I talked to Charlie Bell
> the other day -he used to
> make interiors for Fairchilds. My seats have the
> same horse hair stuff and
> he said the best thing is throw it away and use
> foam.By the way- I am just
> west of San Marcos Texas so mabey I could come see
> your F24 sometime. Would
> you mind sending me some pictures of your interior?
> my mailing address is.
> P. O. Box 571 San Marcos,TX 78667
> Buell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "windshieldguy2000"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 5:11 PM
> Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: F24 interior
>
>
> >
> >
> > Buell: I'm 99.9% certain that I used the correct
> material in my seat
> > covers, but I'm wondering if you would mind
> sending me a small sample
> > of what came out of your airplane anyway? If you
> can send it, please
> > post it to: Brad Donner, 733 Bedford Court West,
> Hurst, TX 76053.
> > By the way, the original armrests had extra
> padding in them (nasty
> > stuff, I think it might have been horse hair or
> something like it)
> > and a little extra stitching to make them more
> durable. My interior
> > guy duplicated the padding (but didn't use horse
> hair), shape, and
> > stitching, but used leather for the armrests
> themselves (which is not
> > original) so they would last even longer and to
> get a little color
> > contrast in the rear seat area.
> >
> > Good luck with your interior. I always thought
> the original
> > materials and colors were really nice and I'm
> looking forward to
> > enjoying mine when my airplane is finally done
> (early '05???).
> >
> > Best Wishes,
> > Brad Donner
> > NC77605
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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----- Original Message -----
From: "james chybicki"
To:
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Re: F24 interior


>
> HI Buell!
> Please forward those pictures onto me if possible!
> We are ready to make our interior for our UC-61K and
> my partner Bob has custom designed the interior on our
> plane. I would like to match yours up to see if there
> is any difference between Military and civilian
> interiors.
> thanks
> Jim
> rampratone@yahoo.com
>
> --- Buell Powell wrote:
>
> > Brad,
> > Thanks! The rear panels on my F24 had been
> > re-done and they had
> > left out the armrests so I didn't have anything to
> > go by. The seats had
> > covers over the original material. It's a brown
> > pattern and looks like a
> > wool-brawd cloth. If anyone needs pictures and a
> > piece of the original for
> > something to go by to copy the original I can send
> > them some.
> > Buell
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "windshieldguy2000"
> > To:
> > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:00 AM
> > Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: F24 interior
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Buell: My airplane is just recently out of the
> > interior shop with an
> > > original (or as close as we could get with a lot
> > of research and $$$)
> > > interior. The rear side panels are made out of
> > the same material as
> > > the headliner, with the exception of the arm
> > rests. I'm on the road
> > > right now and don't have the references at hand
> > with the correct
> > > name, material, and pattern of that material; but
> > it was common to
> > > all the post war F-24's. If you like, call my
> > interior guy at (405)
> > > 412-0172 (his first name is Dene, sorry I can't
> > remember his last
> > > name) and ask him for the technical information on
> > the material.
> > > Dene is good people and does REALLY nice work.
> > You can also call
> > > Mike Redpath at (405) 408-0190 and he might have
> > the technical
> > > information on the material.
> > >
> > > Best Wishes,
> > > Brad Donner
> > > NC77605
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
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> Jim,
> I don't have a digital camera to e-mail the
> pictures but I will send
> you some by mail if you send me your mailing
> address.
> Buell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "james chybicki"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 9:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] Re: F24 interior
>
>
> >
> > HI Buell!
> > Please forward those pictures onto me if possible!
> > We are ready to make our interior for our UC-61K
> and
> > my partner Bob has custom designed the interior on
> our
> > plane. I would like to match yours up to see if
> there
> > is any difference between Military and civilian
> > interiors.
> > thanks
> > Jim
> > rampratone@yahoo.com
> >
> > --- Buell Powell wrote:
> >
> > > Brad,
> > > Thanks! The rear panels on my F24 had
> been
> > > re-done and they had
> > > left out the armrests so I didn't have anything
> to
> > > go by. The seats had
> > > covers over the original material. It's a brown
> > > pattern and looks like a
> > > wool-brawd cloth. If anyone needs pictures and
> a
> > > piece of the original for
> > > something to go by to copy the original I can
> send
> > > them some.
> > > Buell
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "windshieldguy2000"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:00 AM
> > > Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: F24 interior
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Buell: My airplane is just recently out of the
> > > interior shop with an
> > > > original (or as close as we could get with a
> lot
> > > of research and $$$)
> > > > interior. The rear side panels are made out
> of
> > > the same material as
> > > > the headliner, with the exception of the arm
> > > rests. I'm on the road
> > > > right now and don't have the references at
> hand
> > > with the correct
> > > > name, material, and pattern of that material;
> but
> > > it was common to
> > > > all the post war F-24's. If you like, call my
> > > interior guy at (405)
> > > > 412-0172 (his first name is Dene, sorry I
> can't
> > > remember his last
> > > > name) and ask him for the technical
> information on
> > > the material.
> > > > Dene is good people and does REALLY nice work.
> > > You can also call
> > > > Mike Redpath at (405) 408-0190 and he might
> have
> > > the technical
> > > > information on the material.
> > > >
> > > > Best Wishes,
> > > > Brad Donner
> > > > NC77605
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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