les freathy

Another in Germany

Have to agree with that statement so lets get back on track with photos in the GALLERY

Whoops where did that interloper come from

Well done Keith and crew, what with the searchlight and now a radar trailer in the throes of restoration as mentioned on another thread on the site we have some interesting projects and completions to look forward to. I hope the attached will be of interest Keith

cheers

Les

Forget that the second page jumped out as i was typing

Looks like one of them thar Morris Commercial CS11/30F 30 cwt ambulances with the Mann Egerton body if so its mega rare and did it get rescued

cheers

Les

Yes i was beginning to think that CW gotta be a few more out there, i can punch away for ever but it would be nice to see others work

Just Noticed i am now a staff sergeant best put in for a pay rise then, Andy to anwser your question i have a couple of cabinets indoors but most are in the workshop (my garage converted) where i have some more cabinets and 8 draw filing cabinets where models are in boxes and trays i took a photo in there at one time when i find it i will post it there are also hundreds of unmade kits etc stacked around the walls not all i make is in my collection as i work on commisions on all sorts of model transport and am currently constructing a 1/76 scale fairground diorama depicting a pull on with quite a number of vehicles involved and recently sold a few military models to a collecter who pestered the life out of me for some armoured cars that took his fancy, not being able to work these days i find it helps to keep the greedy b-----s away from the door

cheers

Les

Just for interest i also go down in scale as well as up when making models, for many years now i have been collecting models in the smaller 1/87 scale made by ROCO in Austria. I first saw these in a model shop in Orpington in the early 1970s and was hooked immediatly and spent all my tea mony that day. The early models although good for the time have over the years been improved to the point of perfection with the coming of computer generated machinery the detail on something so small has to be seen to be believed sadly the firm has had some hard times of late andsold the range on to another firm who have released a limited range only at the moment. I know a lot of people collect various models from the range but very few do anything with them as they come complete with sprues of additional add ons which is a shame as they are excellent when painted. Quite a number of modellers on the continent do just this where they are more popular as it is the regonised scale there and some have told me i am one of the few in the UK that makes the effort to enhance them and as the collection i have is still large i will continue to do so. Here are a few of my finished models from the past years

The quality of the film is supurb and of rare vehicle subjects i could not find a way of seeing it on full screen is that how its supposed to be. Ill bet they never held a kit inspection like that on the Red Ball Express

another posing for the camera

3 seconds after the shutter click the world witnessd the fastest moving photographer in the business

A photo of Island Explorer taken a number of years ago i think at Dorset

There is talk of the REME museum re locating to Wales in the future but its still talk, in my opinion it should try to remain where it is think about it its located between the M3 and M4 and only 15 mins from the M25 and in a large catchment area. Lack of funding has led to a lack of good publicity with which i am sure it would begin to thrive the tank museum is a good incentive to what can be achieved

two shots of the proposed 2 tonner

Love em or Hate em i still like photos of em a few more here

Are these the trailers found deep in the pile of Rush Green Motors

I look forward the radar trailer restoration not enough of that type of kit on the scene. I hope the attached will help

cheers

Les

They even rigged up a Studebaker

Local Kent tanker operator Alan Lock ran back in the early 1950s a lime spreading business titled Carbolim and operated a GMC 6x6 seen here with the standard cargo body and spreader mounted on the back and later changed to a custom built design body

And a Federal 4/5 ton tractor, a tinted photo from the Timkin axle co contribution book

Any objections if we use this thread to illustrate the US heavies of WW2 both airforce and army OK two shots of a International from Holland that turned up at Duxford a good many years ago

You will like this one Jack, its a tinted photo from the Timkin axles co contribution book of 1945

cheers

Les

A Vass conversion to a 8 ton Harvey Frost recovery, very little modification has been carried out to the Mat

A couple of rare photos for the Stalwart fans, these were taken in 1962 of the type C commercial model based on the MK1 hope you enjoy them