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Our presenter seems to have a poor understanding of the collection, I'm not sure how quickly they could be mobilised 'when the stuff hits the fan'. There are three Mk 2 Pigs. One has a canvas fitted for the roof of a Mk 1, the purpose of that is that it rests on rails around the top edges of the roof thereby providing a layer of air to try to alleviate some heating that the crew would be subjected to in the tropics. These were never fitted to Mk 2 Pigs as they have no such roof rails & they deployed exclusively in N.Ireland that does not normally suffer from tropical heat. Apart from the fire risk in a riot situation, if they are planning for a NBC situation a canvas is not helpful either. It looks like the other two Pigs each have a canvas folded up in the back ready to be fitted once mobilised, how daft.

Even the roof is not out of reach for those with a sense of curiosity. I have been woken up early by people climbing on the roof trying to peer in. But you might be able to deter them from getting that far with this technique.

I have some very fat COSAs Section G1-Part 1 Metric fasteners, but the head to thread size is not addressed. I thought there might be some mention in Def Stan 07-104 - "Definitive Referencing of British Standard (General series) Threaded Fasteners" Part No: 1 - "Screws, Machine, Metric - BS4183" I have just checked their site but I see "This Defence Standard was withdrawn on 08/11/1981"

It is surprising how perceptions of what is real can vary. I have been told on several occasions that the barbed wire on this Pig I had didn't look realistic enough. Strange as it was real barbed wire, the rest of the reel seemed to convince our cows that it was realistic enough!

The red triangle signifies a priority vehicle in accordance with STANAG 2027. Mentioned on pages 4-5 http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/PAINTINGpart2.pdf

Yes embodied in MVEE Spec 525 Common technical requirements for military logistics vehicles. Section 13, Sub-section 1.3, Paras 2 & 3.

Not really. Some sellers may be only operating on a very small basis & have no interest in providing a postal service let alone a stock list. Those who are geared up to a postal service are likely to be found in the trader's section of http://www.milweb.net/dealers.php Then if you click on the sort of vehicles that interest you on the column on the left it will display those dealers with an interest in those vehicles. But even at the biggest of shows if you are looking for sellers of British vehicle bits, other than Land Rovers, any list would be very short.

'Wt 3689 1-994 8/44 60,000 P.G.P' This is the "imprint" that is similar to that in a book. Wt is the Warrant that authorised the contract to produce the wallet. The second element to the Warrant is the Demand this often appears as Dd or not at all in this case. This is the departmental Demand that fuelled the Warrant. 8/44 is the projected date for the delivery 60,000 is the number delivered, it might sometimes be expressed as 60M P.G.P. is the printer/manufacturer

Ah super detail of the grill Lizzie, I was hunting around for a detailed shot but that really does beat anything I have here.

In a Rover 7 Ambulance the rectangular area above the windscreen is not an alternative location for the registration plate, it is a grill for the input of the ventilation system. In the Rover 9, which now had bumperettes, the vertical registration plate changed to a horizontal one mounted above the bumper between the bumperettes. There was no longer a central air intake above the windscreen, but a smaller one at each corner of the front of the roof. The RAF version still had a central air intake & the registration plate was also central above the bumper. Later versions of Rover 9 together with Rover 11 & Series 3 had the front registration plate above the windscreen. The rear registration plate continued to be mounted below the departure angle of the rear body & was moved in 1969 above the RH rear door. Subsequent vehicles already had this on manufacture.

Richard I wondered when it came out, I was afraid I might have missed the boat. The new fancy MVT website makes no mention of when Windscreen is published, in fact it seems to makes no mention of Windscreen at all. I would have thought many would be regard it as a membership benefit & be given a mention.

I was required by the County Council to have PLI specific to the activity of metal detecting & without it a permit would not be issued. Anyway so when do we get to vote? If it goes ahead, I hope it will be in place in time for the show season.

Pekka I apologise I missed seeing your reply, it is indeed a brake drum. 11(d) refers:

Ah missed it by a whisker Richard

Yes well done Fred! BAOR Caernarvon! Yes one of several issues with steel components. It was showing "Extensive cracking of the right hand main brake drum"

Not that particular series Lauren

Nope but good thinking turret/castle Not Suez, but BAOR Steel yes but not cut through & not a mantlet, a bit more mundane

Nope Lauren but good thinking turret/castle

A good bit of ingenuity, but not quite on the right lines(sorry) Lizzie. Not that particular castle but famous enough. Further clue, this particular thing was used/damaged by 8 RTR in 1956

No Wally it is more modern & vehicular. There are three clues associated with the name of this image "castell enwog a welir yn y pumdegau"

No its not that Pekka

It isn't Richard but good thinking keeping the castle theme.

It does rather Wally but it is steel.

It is steel Pekka, it has failed now but when it was cast it was ok.