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richcarrick

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  1. Thanks Dave i did actually find another pic of a Diamond T working in a bomb dump. I finished my model / diorama in October last year in time for the IPMS UK Nationals, where I took Gold in my class thanks for the suggestion though
  2. hi - thanks for your replies. I actually forgot I registered on here so cheers - it's cleared up some questions I had.. I am currently scratchbuilding the trailer & what I really need now are photos of the dolly converter, both seperate & attached to the trailer - can anyone help? I can only find two images on the entire internet!
  3. Hello I'm new to these forums. I'm a model maker and general military enthusiast. I wanted to ask some very specific questions & after often referring to this site for reference photos I decided to join - hopefully you guys can help me! I am building a B-17 from scratch in 1/32. I am going to depict a crashed / recovered fuselage on a trailer, being pulled by a suitable vehicle. Unfortunately no-one currently makes a kit of the Federal C2 / 606 wrecker and trailer that I needed - so I have decided to use a Diamond T Wrecker instead. I can quite easily make the 40 foot trailer from scratch. What I don't have is enough good quality reference photos of it - I'm aware of the www.twinbeech.com website that has some nice photos, and the website's owner has sent me some pics of a trailer he's in the process of buying....but I'd really appreciate more! So - the first part of my request is - please does anyone have photos of the 40 foot trailer, especially close ups, and also of the converter dolly? Can you tell me if the converter dolly was similar to those made by other companies - for example Fruehauf? There are plenty of images of Fruehauf dollys on the net.... Second part of my request - assuming I also make the converter dolly for my model - would the Diamond T wrecker be capable of towing a load as heavy as a B-17 fuselage (minus wings, tailplanes etc) ? I seem to recall that the Diamond T wrecker could PULL (not drag with its booms but pull) loads of up to 25,000 pounds, which I make out as just over 11 tonnes. Third part of my request....would it be realistic to even show a Diamond T in this scenario? I want to show the diorama scene on a USAAF airfield in the UK during WWII. Is it beyond the realms of possibility that the Air Force guys roped in local US Army units to help out? Did the US Army even have any Diamond T wreckers in the UK at that time? Failing that, did the British? I'm aware that the Brits used Queen Mary transporters for moving aircraft parts around - but there's no reason a Queen Mary would be on a US Airfield - hence my use of the Diamond T. Fourth part of my request - if the Diamond T is completely unrealistic in that scenario - what about the Federal 94x43 tractor (of which kits are available). Finally - can you guys tell me what colour USAAF vehicles and trailers were finished in during the War, and specifically for vehicles based in the UK? I really appreciate your assistance on this! best wishes Rich
  4. Hi - my name's Rich, I'm 35 and form Hull, UK. I'm a model maker & historian & often refer to this site for reference pictures, so I thought I'd go ahead & join so...Hi!
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