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  1. Just to prove i do dabble in larger scales heres a photo of a Ford F22 gun tractor i built for a chap in North Kent a long time ago, he had the real thing and at the time was selling it on and wanted a keepsake his name was Brian (forgotton his second name) but he is still in to military vehicles and i believe now owns a Landrover 101

     

    Richard, remember this Thornycroft you built it from scratch way back in the days of the Ashford military model club i will let you havethe print next time we meet up

    cheers

    Les

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  2. I do like to make models of the heavies and this is a all resin 1/76 kit by Convoy of the White 666 truck with a 20 ton Rogers plant trailer, i have on the bench at the moment albeit in the early stages a Le Tournau dozer to mount on the back. The completed truck and trailer are now on a base waiting the load

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  3. C.W in all the years i have been making models i have never really bothered to count the hours butthe snows diorama took around 45 hours. I work in all medias plastic, resin, metal etched brass i often use metal wheels and undercarrage on a lot of my plastic and resin models. Some i scatch build others i convert and some i just super detail the kits and some are good whilst others can be a nightmare and often when this problem starts i go on to something else and come back to the problem model in stages, i have plenty more to show if theres a interest

    cheers

    Les

  4. Most of my modelling is in 1/76-72 scale but i do at times have a go at larger items in 1/35 i am slowly building a collection of Montgomerys HQ vehicles as used in Europe. The photos attached are a couple from my 1/76 collection and show a Haulmatic 15 ton dump truck , acouple of photos in construction and two finished the last as i intended with the twin axle tilt bed trailer with a Michigan tractor load. the second is a diorama called last snows and depicts US armour on the move following the collapse of the German forces in the Ardenne

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  5. The Hippo was a WW2 design truck the MK1 with a open cab and canvas roof came into service around 1939, these featured twin rear wheels 36-8. In 1944 the MK2 was introduced with a panel cab and large single 14.00-20 tyres and shortly after the MK2A withthe odd tyre arrangement of 10.50-22 front and 36x8 rears. the last two did indeed serve on well into the 1970s the MK2A being some of the last

  6. Richard that Tilling of Bill Hookers if iam correct is the one hauled out of Fairground operater John Forrest yard a few years ago, i remember that as a kid on the show circuit in Kent it towed a wooden box trailer mounted on a ex military Eagle chassis the power source had obvious uses on the showground

  7. Hi Dave your Guy it would appear from the photo is the 4x4 guntractor built to tow the 6pdr anti tank gun it looks from the out side to be in a reasonable condition and is indeed a rare beast. The attached photo will show how it should look when restored the shot is a bit on the small side but i will have a trawl and find a couple more for you, as i typed this i remembered where i stored these so have included them as well i think we all look forward to seeing the finised result

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  8. A further photo of a static Bofors this one gives a better idea of crew positions, this photo was taken in 1944 about a mile from where i live now the local mayor was on a army PR tour of AA defences the field now boasts a small housing estate

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  9. The tarps on the MMS kits are seperate so can put to one side if not required, they are cast in metal as per the kit but it should be easy enough to cut the back out with a hack saw and make up a rolled canvas to place on the roof. One trick i use to save useing loads of cans or boxes etc is to make a three piece false floor to just below the top of the body line and then you will need just one layer of cans, if its to be loaded with boxes these can take 1,2 or even three layers . Glad all this helps and keep us informed of progress

    cheers

    Les

  10. The trucks are Bedford OXC but use the same cab as the OY, they are classed at 6 ton 4x2-2 Bedford/Scammell the trailer being the Scammell componant. the photo shows the flat bed trailer but tanker, general service and signal bodies were also used.

    Transport images address is 17 foxdene road, Seasalter, Whitstable, Kent CT5 4QY

    BW Models Hillcrest, Kirkbrae, Cuminestown,Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 5YZ

     

    Transport images do not have a web site at present but a SAE A5 size will bring you a list the same for BW models. BW have a site--- BWModels@btinternet.com

     

    i have mislaid MMS address but will dig it out the web site for them is mmsmodels@hotmail.co

     

    I have attached a few photos to help

    1 Foden DG 10 ton, useful if you want to include some bulk carriers Transport Miniatures have this cab in the range

    2 In RAF livery but this is the OXC Bedford tractor

    3 Another big load carrier the Leyland Hippo MK2 this photo shows the Mickey Mouse camouflage used during 1944.

     

    The Cooper craft models are very much hit and miss but the chassis might be useful, the only use i ever found for the wheels was to use them on trailers and the cab needs a lot of work to build a decent AEC

    Mention was made as to the use of the flimsies in this period i believe some were still at large but there does seem to be a awful lot in the photo which points to a slightly earlier date but this should not detract you from useing the photo as a model reference plus model jerry cans are more widely available

    cheers

    Les

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  11. It must have been all of 20 years ago i called into Biggin Hill airport on business and to have a nose around of course in the week preceeding the airshow and found parked up amongst the showman vehicles waiting to enter and set up this Antar MK1 running on trade plates. It was in excellent condition and towed a Dyson 50 ton trailer any one have any idea who owned it at the time and is it still out there

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  12. Sad to see those Fletcher Bros DTs looking like that, some of you will remember a few years ago a article in i think Truck magazine when they were shown in there working splendor, are they available for restoration

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