Highland_laddie

welcome on board wishing you lots of success

Thanks for sharing the video.

Great camera work 😄 Really good to see how far she has come.  I've been following this thread for years and reman astonished by what you have achieved.  

1 hour ago, Zero-Five-Two said:

Anyway thorough clean off of the many layers of paint revealed the makers name. Saunders England cast in big letters across the top.  Quick check on the internet to find out they are still in business, and it is actually Saunders of Cwmbran in Wales just to be picky.  

More interesting bit is, this is what they call their A type valve. They have been making it since the 1920's and haven't yet felt the need to change or redesign it.  Replacement diaphragms are available off the shelf.  £25 a go mind, plus VAT and carriage and I need 5 of them.  Might have to hang on a couple of weeks before ordering them.

Hurrah, I have a couple of grey cells still working.  First job was in a nice nuclear power station some 'cough' twen*%@..... years ago.  Took one look at your pictures and said Saunders Valve.  Very common on power stations of a certain vintage 🙂  then read the text and hurrah!!!! 

Good Welsh engineering that complies with the mantra 'if it ain't broke........' 

tarnished faintly silver, more aluminium foil lining in current situation is less shows more time to fix 🙂  

Keep up the good work (both mechanical and blog)

On 3/5/2020 at 10:41 PM, fv1609 said:

As far as British military vehicles go, although a 24v ignition system through a ballast resistor reduces the voltage to the ignition coil to 12v (or 10v in series Land Rovers) it has an advantage over a purely 12v system.

The rate at which the ignition coil can magnetise (when the CB closes) & demagnetise (when the CB open) determines the effectiveness of HT output, most importantly at high revs.

This is because the time constant of the primary circuit in a 24v system is determined the ratio of inductance of the primary winding to the resistance of the primary circuit (ie resistance of coil primary + resistance of ballast resistor).

Whereas the time constant in a purely 12v system will have a similar inductance but the resistance of the primary circuit will just be the resistance of the primary winding.

So the time constant of will be lower in a 24v ballasted system than a 12v unballasted system.

This is one of those occasions where I really wish I could understand what was written 😀  Sadly electrics are ike Alchemy to me I have as much chance of producing gold as I do fixing electrical gremlins...... 🤪

Hi Brian,

Thanks for the extra information on the Bloodhound Missile Preservation Group.  I follow them on Facebook, but wasn't aware that they had been hoping to display at Bristol Aerospace.  So that a shame.  Hopefully a suitable home can be found to display all their hard work and this important part of UK engineering history.

I hope you find a suitable and supportive site to display the FSC launcher.  

Julian

Hi Brian,

thanks for sharing your knowledge and history.  I was down at Aerospace Bristol last may, and while it is a very shiny and interesting display I did feel it had suffered from the modern need to be interactive and therefore limited in the number of items it displays.

Can you just clarify are the other Rapier items the property of Aerospace Bristol? or are they loaners etc that could make their way to another suitable museum?

Since visiting Aerospace Bristol I have been doing a lot of research (well reading) on the history of Bristol and the surrounding area in the development of aerospace technology.

I would need to check where they are based but I understood that the Bloodhound Missile Preservation group were in the bristol area and that they were looking (in the longer term) to have more missile related items to add the collection they were going to display.

Just wondered if it was worth connecting with them.

Regards,

Julian

asking the obvious, I guess it's the beverleys size that makes transport a real headache.  From the bbc article am I right in thinking that it has moved previously just not very far?  And not knowing the area where is the nearest air museum of any size which might be able to give the old girl a secure future?

supporting comments made 🙂

On 11/27/2019 at 6:43 PM, BC312 said:

An old post. So what was the outcome to this. Did anyone take over the project. Are plans and drawings still for sale.

Hi, the original poster has an ad on Milweb under the name British Military Vehicles and there is a picture of the Carden Loyd Machine gun Carrier on the ad.

Worth using the details to contact?

On 11/21/2019 at 4:43 AM, Tony B said:

Hang on. Dosen't all EU regulation automatically lapse when we leave?

My understanding is that EU legislation is transposed into national law.  So the EU agrees a directive and then gives national governments a certain amount to time to make it law in their country.  So, no!  EU legislation doesn't lapse when we leave, we actually have to go through the process of recinding these laws and there are a lot of them.  

Happy to be corrected, but that's what I have been taught on H&S law.

Cheers,

Julian

8 hours ago, Andrew0212! said:

I know this is probably sold but worth an ask as my hunt for one of these is becoming very hard.

 

Is the bike still with you?

 

Andy

Hi Andy, don't know if it's in your price range but there is one listed on Milweb.net today

P.S. no affiliation with the seller

Jon,

I continue to be amazed at the level of detail your are putting into this.  I look forward to each and everyone of your postings.

Cheers,

Julian

As always Great fabrication work.  

At this stage the only disappointment I have is that I won't be able to come and  see this at a show near me 😞

Apologies for the late reply, been off line for a few days.  Thanks for the information that's certainly helped fill in some gaps 🙂

Always looking to fill gaps in my knowledge.  There is a trailer adverstised on Milweb as RAF Taskers Aircraft Recovery Trailer didn't mean much to me so I did a bit of googling.  Only real links I could find were to Taskers producing the Queen Mary Trailer in WWII, but the add says this is a Post War trailer, is this just a late version of a Queen Mary (the name does at least ring some bells), or did Taskers manufacturer a newer version after the war.

Sadly for the seller I'm not looking to buy, although combined with an example of the same type of Bedford in the pictures I think it would make a great exhibit for shows.  It would be nice tolerant more around this company and the trailers.

Cheers,

Julian

What I find really interesting is the state of preservation.  Yes it's come up in lots of bits, the fact that the wheels still rotate I find astonishing.  The material something metal is deposited in makes such a difference to the rate of corrosion.....

Hurrah!!!!! fab to the the old girl out on the road.  Brings joy to my heart 😀

There's clearly a big difference between what you say is 'really quiet' and my view - lol  Seemed much quieter in the outside shots, than on the inside ones.  Also the sedate and steadier ride doesn't match the interior footage 🤣 or perhaps you need to sack the camera operator.

Congratulations on the fab thread, fab outcome and for the hard work in bringing ice back to the old girl. 👍👏

Today the A34 heading towards Oxford bout 1 o'clock.  What looked like a camel trophy towing a desert coloured WMIK.

Anyone on here?

Spotted a tidy series 3 and series 2 SWB slightly later, couldn't tell if they were military or not (passed to quickly)

Julian

Welcome aboard, lots of nice friendly people around here 😀

Cracking' (or based on your back should that be creaking') job 😀

Although there's a lot to do, with the recent reinstatement of the cab and the hubs/wheels it must feel like real progress.

sorry to hear you had to sell, but good news it went quickly - hopefully you weren't out of pocket as it was a recent purchase .......

Hi Rob,

just tried the link but youtube says this video is unavailable.  😪 

Kudos for the perseverance. Looking forward to seeing the video of the first roll out under her own power. Thanks for keeping the thread going it's great to see the results of your continued efforts.

On 12/21/2018 at 10:46 AM, johann morris said:

I assume that you are Scottish, well the scots are renowned for being, lets say prudent with their money, so am I, in fact I haven't got any. I am not going to spend a fortune on it, that's the whole point of the exercise. My time costs me nothing, the most expensive item so far is the steering box and I will do my best to ensure that I stick to that principle.

Hmmm, I think I would have at least another generation to go before the family is considered Scottish 😀 Although I am a celt of the dragon supporting kind 😉 Besides being impressed with the sheer engineering skill involved in your project I have also been 'gobsmacked' at times with the creativity involved in doing what you do on such a shoe string budget.  That may be why you have so many responses looking at the possible options for track to try and find an option that can make this happen.

If it gets to it I would contribute to a 'Go Fund Me' for the track.

On 12/21/2018 at 9:28 AM, 11th Armoured said:

The track of the earlier Pz. IIs is quite a bit different from that of the Luchs unfortunately (the latter used interlaced road wheels, which resulted in wider track to begin with).

These are 1:35 scale model tracks, but they show the differences fairly clearly:

Hi 11th Armoured,

Thanks for the info and the 'links' - yes pun intended 😀