paul connor

Mad Max category runner up

Hello LarryH57, I would find a hire company you like and email them. I am unsure if you need an International Driving Permit (IDP) if you do not have a photocard style licence so it would be worth checking before you set off to save complications. Militracks does indeed get very busy, especially if you want to ride on a vehicle. When I have been I have found it to be well organised and a great day out. As for hotels in the area I cannot help, but when I visit Ciney Expo I have found AirB&B website very useful and well priced. Regards Paul

LarryH57 - the Lightweights were only used by the 506th, 101st Div in a bridge-laying role and with the mine clearing CRAB flail. But I might be wrong! 😅 A friend and forum member once said to me "the more aerials you see the less chance there is of an actual radio being installed within the vehicle" - which I think is very true. While in the past when I was new to the hobby I have added some now questionable items to vehicles but now I do prefer them to appear as they would in service. My Wolf only has the stickers it was cast with on the body, which I shall replace when it is repainted. I did once run a local show back in the UK, I shall not say where for fear of offending the person in the story, but there was yearly a Willy Jeep entered by a chap. This man would arrive and lay a canvas over the whole vehicle and pile items all over it; it resembled a stall/jumble sale yet this was his actual display. He would get increasingly angry over the weekend as people would grasp and raise items from the 'display' and ask what the price was🤣

I agree with Clive for sure with Marcus Glenn paint. I have painted a lot of things Nato green now and their paint does seem to stay consistent and not vary too much. I did use other suppliers once or twice and ended up with a Land Rover looking like a children's green toy! It is the same issue with olive drab as well! When you find a paint supplier who can supply the right shade works stick with them, as it is very disappointing spraying a great finish only to find the product dries and looks ridiculous.

My grandfather was in the 82/88 AA/AT regiment Royal Artillery in India and Burma. I have a few documents showing troop allocation to vehicles and what each vehicle contains which has his name as a driver/operator.

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I thought maybe we can get some more interaction and posts on the forum, so what better way than we all post an image of what Military Vehicle we are currently running or working on. Might encourage some new members to get involved and show off their pride and joy or financial ruin! I'll go first, here one of my projects: 1997 Land Rover Wolf 90 HS FFR (Remus upgrade). Having served most of it's life in Bosnia and Germany it was shipped back to the UK and sold and then shipped back again to Germany where it now is retired.

That's the exact same fitment that mine had, I never thought to question it although I did think it was a weird placement for fuel or water. Clive, If you ever took photos of my old S3 FFR at WP show when it was next to my Pig you may be able to even see it fitted.

I agree it is quieter than usual, maybe this is due to the decline of larger shows and rising costs of purchasing vehicles? Facebook I have deactivated as I found it becoming a vast waste of my time and also pretty negative as an experience with the content. I only now use Instagram but that is for my music alias as you have to self promote in the current era which I dislike, but needs must. I found Facebook to be very inaccurate in regards to advice and expertise, whereas here you generally get more experience and factual replies; which for me is more important. I would imagine the gender imbalance is likely down to what the hobby is, most shows are male dominated but I guess that is the nature of military vehicles. I do wonder if the newer generations in the hobby are less represented in vehicle ownership and there will be a decline in the hobby for a while as younger people struggle to afford ownership and insurance?

Just to add a little - my series 3 FFR also had the can mount between the seats but in line with bulkhead, not like Clive's anti-passenger version, which I quite like!

Hi Donal, When I had it there was no handle/key. If you look at one of the in service images I sent you there appears to be a handle hanging on a string tied to the roof hatch area. It's white string and can be seen on the left of the image. That's at least all I could interpret that as. Paul

Hello HMVF I am after some antenna whip aerials for my Wolf. In good condition to fit the front wing Bowman base and the side Bowman base on the raised candlestick mount. Anyone got a pair they would part with? Thanks Paul

Packard17 - this issue of Military Machines International might help with photos of the HVVPK both in/out. I do have this somewhere but cannot find it; if I do I shall scan the images. If I remember correctly (I could be wrong) 17HG99 features in this magazine feature. I bought her from a chap called Neil in Plumpton, East Sussex. I cannot remember his screen-name but he was a member on HMVF at one stage. It was then sold by me to a man from Scotland who worked on oil rigs, that is the last I saw of it. He drove from Lewes, East Sussex all the way back to Scotland - must have taken a very long time! but, it made it without fault. The only issue I had was once breaking down in Brighton blocking the whole Lewes road as a turned into a street. I had caught the fuel tank switch as I got into the vehicle and it started drawing fuel from the 2nd tank which was full of debris. I was rather young and had no idea with mechanicals and just went into panic mode. First the AA came to assist and refused to actually help due to the weight of the vehicle as they could not recover it; he just didn't want to even look at the car. Thankfully I also had RAC membership and they sent a mechanic who was ex RE LAD mechanic and cleared the fault in minutes. It had no faults on the 2x MOTs I had in ownership and really was nice to drive. I had always wanted a Humber Pig but this came along first and I fell in love with it. I also bought a Humber Pig and realised I was placing too much of a financial strain on myself with two military vehicles and a car - so the Piglet had to go. A regret - much like selling my Pig! Paul

Good show! Remember, if you ever go to sell this vehicle, please give me first refusal! It does seem coincidental someone had the exact missing parts. Could well be original from the vehicle as not many seem to have lasted in civilian hands. Which is a shame. The Piglet was a lot of fun and my first military vehicle.

I thought I would add to this thread again as I have noticed some strange things in Germany that seem to contradict the regulations for armour and tracked vehicles. Armour must be de-militarised: The Snatch Land Rover I restored and owned for a number of years now resides in Germany. This has not been subjected to cutting of armour and is still in standard form which I cannot understand as it is resistant to small arms fire. Prohibited use of track vehicles on public roads: I have now seen for sale an M3 Halftrack which is road registered. Now this may be a grey area as it has road wheels, but then I saw a Haggland BV206 recently which was also road registered. So now I am confused if tracked vehicles are indeed forbidden for public use after all. If you could register a BV206 or M3 why not a FV432? It is a shame, as I would buy an FV432 today if I knew I could use it on the road. I do not mind the cutting of armour as long as it can retain the optic of the original, but to use only in a field is pointless for me and removes the majority of the enjoyment. I am now trying, with my terrible grasp of German, to investigate further at the state department.