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MiketheBike

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  1. Tony, I don't think painting my WIFE orange will make her less of threat...in fact it would make it angry and more of a threat!

     

    On a serious note though, I can see that laboisselle is playing devils advocate with stating (probably) the worst case scenario, but it's all about mitigating the risk of falling foul of the law and although it's pretty obvious we do not wish to break it intentionally we need to make sure we stay within it?

     

    mick

  2. Thanks Neil and Chris.

    i have a piece of pipe that I have drilled to resemble the 30cal jacket in my ferret turret, I just wanted to check that I was not doing something really stupid if I fitted it at shows to at least look the part. I have a friend who is making a stock of sorts, just so it can be mounted...so not realistic by any stretch of the imagination.

    just out f interest Chris...is that jacket you have for sale?

     

    mick

  3. I have tried searching for an easy explanation, but have been unsuccessful.

    could someone explain to me what the rules are?

     

    if I had a pipe in my ferret turret that looked (to the layman) like a gun, what are the rules?

    would I just need to belong to the MVT? Or are there other things to consider?

     

    cheers

    mick

  4. If the new organiser does have a digital marketing campaign, part of that is to see what is out there already with regards digital media.

    a simple search for "war and peace revival review" brings HMVF second in the search results....so even if they were unaware of hmvf before (doubtful), they certainly are now?

     

    just a shame they are ignoring everyone, they would have a good audience here to scupper any rumours or out of context quotes

  5. Clive,

     

    Ok Derek so that's answered that, but I'm none the wiser about these "Never seen before elements" that are being named after this man.

     

    you had to be there :)

    Lemmy was a legend when he played with Hawkwind, never mind when he started Motorhead. There is a push from certain sectors to name a new element, allegedly some sort of "heavy metal" after Lemmy (leminium)...as he was Heavy Metal personified.

    So..we also have an element that no-one has previously seen.

  6. Mark,

     

    I have to admit the "without me you would have no show" comment has also made my mind up. He certainly knows how to sweet-talk folk! Maybe if the traders are having the same experience we will see them moving to alternate shows?

    My three shows of choice this year will be Wartime in the Vale, Capel, and Tanks and Trucks. All stonking shows for different reasons.

     

    Mick

  7. Richard/stronghold, I guess it's not as obvious with the b60, as you would normally see emulsified oil on the filler cap of a regular engine, but not so on a ferret? Would you see emulsified oil on the dipstick? Being a dry sump I think the oil level is checked in the scavenger tank so may not show emulsification?

    just checking to get that straight in my mind.

     

    mick

  8. Just out of interest, and maybe not so easy to answer.......

     

    my ferret has the regular appliqué armour at the front of turret and hull, but also has reinforcing gussets at the wheel stations and also extra metal welded on the belly.

    i am guessing this is a retrofit as the bins appear to have been bashed on the inside to enable the gussets to fit. There is also one bolt missing on each wheel station, which I have been told was done to create a weak spot in case of mine damage.

     

    so, what mark is the ferret? Is it just an up armoured 2/3, or is it a 2/4? It came off the line in 1959, so not a particularity early one.

     

    cheers

     

    mick

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