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About spooky

  • Birthday 04/14/1960

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    Radio Control, Greyhound Rescue

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  1. Fantastic help from John with this topic and a donation has now been made to HMVF at johns request rather than take any money. 👍
  2. That would be perfect. I could purchase it if you want to sell or if allowed i could borrow it and scan it then return it with a deposit to you to cover Incredible fortune 🙂 Malc
  3. Hi I have been trying for a long time to find (without silly expense) info on the Mammoth Major that was used with the RAF Refuellers that i worked on in the 70s and 80s.. So i have some pictures and i have a Marshall parts and service manual for which some of the parts are the same. I wish i had access to one to photograph or measure (i'm in Northumberland) but they seem as rare as hens teeth, It started out as fun but i have enough machinery and CAD skills to start a scale project, its undecided over 1:8 or 1:4, its likely to be 1:8 as i have now the plans to build a working engine at this scale which i intend to modify to resemble the AV760. That said if i could do the 1:4 i could really get into a gearbox that could easily hide servos inside to operate but all of this is mostly redundant unless i can get some accurate measurements, pictures of me beside one or working on one is not cutting it and as my memory is starting to get old i am in a hurry :-D Anyway heres hoping someone can offer some pointers or help thank you Malc
  4. I had a couple of mins to spare so i just watched the video of the sabre that was for sale. Within minutes my blood had chilled and my adrenalin was flowing as all the memories of diving the CVRT's around roads like this came flooding back. I watched and remembered and started to think just how lucky i was to have experienced it and that no amount of words can truly convey the feeling :-D. oh how i wish i hadn't taken it all for granted :cry: Malc
  5. I'm back :cool2: So 1 x stroke and 1 heart attack later. Have took the time to settle into a new role and r&r whilst preparing my tools area (mainly known as the garage). Got heavily involved in charity work to the neglect of my hobby, so its time to rectify that. I still intend to build this MK9 but i have lost everything that steve shirley sent me and now i see they have their own dilemma so maybe have to wait a while to start asking again. Anyone know if they have got a new location on the horizon yet? Malc
  6. I really wish my memory was in good sorts :embarrassed: I had a series 3 LWB which i converted...wait for it...i took a V8 from a crashed SDI race car, it had Holly 4 barrels and janspeed exhaust the works, it took some squeezing in but the conv went well. I mounted it to a standard LR box so not auto conv i'm afraid so not much joy to help here but the power was awesome. I did wish i converted it to auto and was looking to do it, as as i was testing it i used to melt the side of my boot on the exhaust pipe as i dipped the clutch pedal..ooooh hot hot hot Ahh yes i can also remember the 2 to the gallon bit as well at full chat malc
  7. The commander at the tme was a corporal MT Fitter, we were in a samson
  8. you want butt a clencher, i was told you had to take the knife edge full out in second gear, just to say i hospitalised the commander :-D
  9. I could never get the hang of these gearboxes, real shame as i could do with some wood for me stove :-D:-D
  10. who's robin? and don't answer 'i am' :D
  11. I used to play the trumpet and that was hard enough and it is a lot easier than a bugle as you have to get ALL the notes with just your lips so to speak. I learnt by playing middle C then top C then bottom C, this gave my lips the practice to cover the range needed, when i had these covered easy i was able to throw in the other notes that do not use the valves and then finally the vales came into play at the end. I wish you all the best with your venture and i am sure you will achieve it for such a worthy cause. Malc
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