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Jim Rae

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  1. Probably not this yard, but one of the scrapyards had several Churchills on it - I even saw images of an FT-17
  2. It was taken right at the end of Union St. outside the Union Rooms Pub.. I spend every July in Plymouth (and have done for several years) so i've got pretty accustomed to the 'Grottiness' of Union St. :cry: As I said the Coyotes and Jackals are built in the Devonport base so, logically, they take them out for road-testing in Plymouth. A few years ago I went on a tour of the base and noticed that another thing they do there is refurbishing trains. Fortunately they AREN'T test-driven on the streets...:-D
  3. Sorry :red: Why am I thinking of Cougars?
  4. They (allegedly) only put the full weapons package on when test-driving at night. During the day, sidearms are usually sufficient. :shocked:
  5. They're built in Devonport. They test drive the Jackals and Cougars (that's a Cougar) along the streets of Plymouth. :-\
  6. Well last summer... Snapped by SWMBO in the centre of Plymouth (pretty common site there). Check out what's in the background - in SWMBO's opinion sums it all up rather nicely...:cool2:
  7. [ATTACH=CONFIG]23517[/ATTACH] More details here: http://armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6393 [ATTACH=CONFIG]23518[/ATTACH] http://armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6383 [ATTACH=CONFIG]23519[/ATTACH] http://armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6362 [ATTACH=CONFIG]23520[/ATTACH] http://armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6287
  8. Pure, unadulterated genius. You can't even make this sort of stuff up...:laugh:
  9. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7338097/200-Russian-tanks-found-abandoned-in-forest.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFXJDr-v5JE :shocked:
  10. It MAY be more unusual than it seems. In 1944, a handful of Para-Type smocks were issued to certain Army units. As far as I can remember, from something I read recently, they didn't have any camo-pattern either. I'll do some more checking...
  11. Yes there is. A few years ago, the Spanish government restored an Ausf. H to FULL running condition. Spain was the last European country to use the Pz IV (and Stug). Nice you may think. However, at a time when some TRULY unique vehicles such as several Pz 1s sit mouldering on army bases (imagine a Pz 1 with M113 tracks and you'll get the idea ), a collection of Artillery pieces including some unique examples is apparently MIA. Loads of Flak 18 & 36s here as well. I even saw an LCM3 in the Spanish Naval academy. I'll try to dig out some pics later. :-\
  12. Thanks, the reason for my seemingly mad question is relatively simple. The tilts on most models are usually one-piece mouldings (or in case of resin, castings) Now they vary from the excellent to poor. I'm toying with the idea of producing a series of templates for several vehicles (1/35th & 1/48th scale). I've also worked a bit with various materials (primarily draughtsman's linen) which gives a more convincing sag and more idea of scale thickness.. :-\ Thanks for the replies!
  13. OK typical bloody daft modeler question, but regarding Canvas tilts, how would one go about getting dimensions of them in a flat state? Imagine, taking a tilt (let's say the Beford QL for the sake of argument) opening it up flat on the floor. Is there any source I could go to to get dimentsions? What about construction? Logically they weren't produced in some impressively large weaving machine. They must have been produced in sections then stiched together. Told you it was a daft question... :-D
  14. High-res (modern) pics needed of cab interior/layout. I already have some scans of workshop manuals which shows some detail but it'd be nice to compare the two...:-\ Images of both Early & Late cab construction. Contemporary images of Mats in service - particularly RA vehicles and especially in North Africa/Italy. ANY Marking details of specific vehicles. Thanks in advance! Jim :cheesy: jim.rae@kitmaker.net
  15. Here are some possible 'before' puctures. Taken at Southampton Docks on 16/8/43. Images found by David Cutler at Missing Lynx...
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