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About 3ipmsnz3

  • Birthday 12/08/1949

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  • Location
    Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Interests
    Beer, scale models (aviation and AFV's) and motorcycles!
  • Occupation
    Parts Assistant (ex-mechanic)
  1. Hi Ivor. My thanks once again for some very useful information on the Morris. I had found several photos of the compressor on the threads here, and that one gives another good perspective of the unit. As for the cabin interior drawing, I can't say I'm that surprised that the unit was controlled by a piece of wire! I have owned and worked on many Brit cars and motorcycles over the years. :rolleyes: Cheers, Pete M.
  2. Hi Lauren. I can well see 'the feather edge to the drivers seat' might well be there, but as for the dancing girls......naahhhh! :dancinggirls: When I build a kit, I start with just the basic shell, and try to make it as an accurate miniature of the real thing as I can. Especially in 1:35th scale. Even the Mirror Models and IBG CMP kits are missing that compressor! Cheers, Pete M. :beer:
  3. Hi David. Thank you sir. Now that's something I hadn't considered, and I also realize now that I'm going to have to build that compressor and add it to the model...most of the kits don't have it. Luckily I do have photos of it, so a wee bit of fabrication is required. All the best to the members of the HMVF for the Festive Season. Pete M. :thanx:
  4. I have a further question for either Ivor or any of the forum members on the early Morris C8 Mk.II. What is this unit on the L/H upper front chassis rail? Is it a fuel filter, but I can only make out one line running to/from it. T.I.A, Pete M.
  5. Ivor, my thanks once again. Other than the later shock damper units, it does appear to be the same rear axle and brake plates. I'll go with the brake lines as per the photos and the schematic. Cheers, Peter Mossong. :thanx:
  6. Hi Ivor. Thanks for the clarification on that. This is the photo I mentioned. I can't see any sign of the hydraulic lines on that rear axle! :confused: The vehicle is the early Mk.II at the Land Warfare hall at Duxford. (Photo via George Moore) Cheers, Pete M.
  7. I do have another problem now..I have recently received some photos of the early Mk.II, and it doesn't appear to have hydraulic brakes on the rear wheels! I can see no sign of hydraulic hoses or brake lines. Were they just mechanically operated on these earlier beasties? Cheers, Pete M. :help:
  8. Hi Doug. Currently I have two of the Meng WWI 1:35th kits in my pile to build.. a Mk.I Female to be done as one of the Kiwi support tanks at Flers in 1916, and a Mk.IV Male. I have a growing collection of WWI British troops to build a couple of dioramas, but I'm still looking for some of the opposition troops to man the German forward trenches with. So far, not having much luck with mid war uniformed Bavarians/Saxons etc! :-( I also have a large collection of 1:48 scale aircraft from all sides in the stash.. and a couple of the Wingnut Wings 1:32 scale kits (F2B and DH-9) but they are for Post War Imperial Gift aircraft. Cheers, Pete M. :beer:
  9. Hi Starfire. Been there, done that! My first motorcycle was an Army Indian in 1965..cost me a fiver to purchase, and about the same for a battery to get it running! Used to ride it from Hobsonville to school at Rutherford High in Te Atatu and back. I had it for a year and a half, and the only thing that ever went wrong was when it broke the generator drive chain. Back then it was the coolest bike in the car park :cool2: It had received a quick and nasty coat of red paint splashed over the original OD when I first got it, but I soon stripped this off and the original paint was almost as good as the day it had been applied! Used to run on whatever petrol I could steal from my dad's shed, including 2 stroke mix...even ran it on kero one time! Smoked a bit on both of these, but still ran. Max speed was a governed 60mph. I never got around to playing with the carb to de-restrict it... Traded it with a mate for a 1966 Triumph 500 T100, a genuine 100mph bike (he had lost his licence for a few years), and then many many more since then. Now wish I had kept the old Indian. Cheers, Pete M.
  10. Bloody brilliant Ivor. Thanks for your quick reply. From most photos I had found, I did suspect the lines went along the inside of the right side chassis member. The handbrake cable also makes things a bit clearer..all missing from the kit, including the handbrake actuating assemblies on the rear axle. I've got two weeks leave coming up at the end of the month, so should be able to get the chassis and engine area completed. A pity it's not the real thing, but it's all I can afford! Much appreciated, :tup:: Pete M.
  11. Hi to all. I'm presently building the Mirror Models 1:35th scale Morris C8 Mk.II, and coming close to finishing off the chassis. Can any of you supply me with a scan of the schematic (or routing) for the brake lines? I like to add all the details I can (within reason) when building a model, and have already added most of the visible nuts/bolts fasteners etc. that are not moulded or provided in the kit. I do have both of the European produced books dealing with the C8, and other than the obvious lines across the axles, there is little showing of the master cylinder positioning and brake lines! I'd like to get this completed before painting, and adding the body. Thanks in advance, Peter Mossong.
  12. Hi to all at the HMVF. I was sure I had done an intro when I first joined in 2011, but as I'm still getting the warning regarding intros' thought I'd better get it done! I'm a 5th generation Kiwi. Both sides being early settlers in the 1840's and 60's...mother's side from Cornwall and Yorkshire, and dad's side from Luxembourg, so the usual mongrel! My late grandfather was a regular in the NZ Army (a gunner...1912 as a boy until retirement in 1955 as a Captain), and my late father was in the RNZAF from 1940 until his retirement in 1966 as a WO). I'm primarily a scale modeller, but have always had an interest in New Zealand's military history (Land Wars of the 1860's through to current). I usually build aircraft (with a Kiwi connection) in 1:48 scale, and also have a growing collection of military vehicles from WWI to WWII (also with a Kiwi connection) in 1:35th scale. I'm a Life member of IPMS New Zealand, and have been an active member of my local branch here in Auckland since I joined in 1970. After leaving school in 1966, I served an apprenticeship as an automotive electrician, then soon after became a motorcycle mechanic due to my love of motorcycles passed on by both my grandfather and father. I now work in the parts department of one of the larger motorcycle dealerships here in Auckland where I have been for the past 25 years! I joined this forum to help gather details of military vehicles that can help make my builds a bit more accurate. So far, this has helped me enormously due to the depth of knowledge to be found here. I am also member of the Maple Leaf Up forums. Cheers, Peter Mossong. :thumbsup:
  13. Hi to all. I'm presently building the Mirror Models CMP C-15A kit, and need to clarify two points regarding the running gear! Firstly, how was the transfer box mounted to the frame crossmember, it's certainly not as provided in the kit! I do have a copy of the manual, but it doesn't illustrate how this was mounted. The box itself has upper and lower mounting pedestals cast into it, so I would presume there were brackets of some type bolted to the crossmember? My second question is how does the handbrake rod connect to the two rear brake drum operating cables? Once again this is missing from the manual! As you may have guessed, this model will be fully 'plumbed' and wired.:-D Thanks in advance, Pete M.
  14. Hi to all. Peter Mossong from Auckland, New Zealand. I've been a member here for a few years, but have up until now been a 'Lurker'! I work in the motorcycle industry here in Auckland, previously as a mechanic (now upgraded to 'technicians') but for the past few years have been in the parts department. I have owned, ridden and raced motorcycles for as long as I can remember. I'm a life member of the International Plastic Modellers Society here in NZ, and usually I'm an aircraft modeller, but have always had a 'to-build' sub-collection of 1:35th scale vehicles used by the Kiwis in WW11. With the recent releases from Mirror Models of their CMP vehicle range, this collection has now expanded rapidly over the past few months! I have a couple of CMP related questions to ask of the members in the appropriate sub-section. I do enjoy the posts, and have checked in regularly to see what's going on out there. Cheers, Pete M.
  15. Hi Tony. Thanks for the welcome. I came upon this forum via a post at the Missing-Lynx forum regarding the ongoing M10 Achilles rebuild as I'm currently planning a build of the Academy Achilles this year, and collecting any information that will help with that build. I do have the Armour Photo History book, and have many pics saved from the Danish site. The other current planning is for an AEC Dorchester, which will be based on the Accurate Armour Matador chassis with a scratch-built body (yes-lots of rivets to add!!!) using some scaled down plans from a Polish card model I found on t'internet!:nut: Cheers, Pete M.
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