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  1. Exactly, Dad said that the lockers were used for his kit and the gun crews, plus tools and the rods for lining up the gun, There's just no way you could get 96 shells and cartridges in there, you'd struggle to get that amount in the gun crew compartment. Great picture, thanks for the link.
  2. Just ordered it, so I'll see what you're talking about soon.
  3. I spoke to my dad about this at the weekend, he was a Morris Quad driver in 20th field regiment RA 1954-56. He confirmed that there was no built in stowage in the Quad for ammunition, sometimes they would carry extra rounds (boxed) on the floor of the crew compartment if they were doing a big shoot, but this was rare and not too popular with the gun crew.
  4. Thanks Ron, that at least gives me a direction to start researching :cheesy: Kev.
  5. A friend asked me the other day what Motorcycles the Western forces used in the 80's and I realised the only one I could think of was the Can Am Bombardier, which I believe was used by the UK, Belgium and Canada but I have no idea what the US or Germany used can anyone shed some light on the subject for me, even better if you can point me to somewhere on the Web so I can show him. Thanks Kev.
  6. Same here my Dad drove them in 20th field regiment 54-57, you're doing a cracking job Ross, will you be bringing it over the water at all when she's finished? Kev.
  7. It'll be Scotland next! I cross posted this on here, https://www.facebook.com/groups/tankie/816225858428914/?notif_t=group_activity And it turns out there's one just across the water from me in Essex at this museum, http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=422823 which I might be able to gain access to, so happy days :-D
  8. True, but from memory Duxford has it's vehicles behind rope, makes it a bit hard to take measurements, Bovington would be better, you can get closer but I wouldn't be able to get on the vehicle and measure the Stillbrew armour.
  9. Hi Guys, Does anyone know of a Stillbrew Chieftain in the Kent(ish) area that I could get my hands on to measure and photograph, I have a friend who is building a 3D model(computer) and he says he just can't get it right, as he's in Tasmania Chieftains are very few and far between so he can't do it himself, cheers, Kev
  10. Someone should have got out and pushed :-D
  11. Sounds interesting, care to tell me more, for the Cent?
  12. Lovely pictures, thanks for posting
  13. Hello guys, I'm after a Centurion 105mm gunnery manual, so far I've drawn a blank, can anyone please point me in the right direction, Thanks, Kev.
  14. I had the pleasure of having a look at your Cromwell on Saturday, she looks fantastic, and sounds gorgeous, a job well done gents
  15. I'll follow this with interest, as I have a soft spot for the old Quad, that's what my dad drove during his natonal service with 20th field regiment 1954-1957. They just look so British
  16. That's it, I've been looking at it thinking something looked strange.
  17. Lovely thanks, looks so clean and uncluttered compared to a modern CVR(T)
  18. Can anyone recommend a good source of in service pictures of Scorpion, either online or in book form, many thanks, Kev.
  19. What about the other CVRT variants, did they use the same flexible fuel tank, but relocated?
  20. Very nice, I'd love it Jon, always been a dream of mine to own a CVRT of some sort, alas finances dictate otherwise, but you never know if my numbers come up on Saturday :-)
  21. Thanks Jon, I suppose it make sense to use a similar system for the larger AFV's I'd imagine a solid fuel tank could crack with the strains and stresses a Tank goes through of road, just out of curiosity how long did it take to restore vehicle, was it fairly good or in a state when you got it? Kev.
  22. Hi Jon, Thanks for the detailed reply, it sounds an absolute nightmare of a job to do, do these kind of petrol tanks/bags fail much? I presume it was kept the same when the Scimitar was changed to a diesel engine. Kev.
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