robin craig

The cuffs on the sleeves were often emulated by troops for combat jackets who had the local tailor use the issue gloves as the donor material, really improved the comfort of the venerable combat jacket. Some unit RSMs frowned upon it, others forbid it as a form of destruction of HM property. R

It just makes me so happy that my complaint was taken seriously by the website when i linked my email to this thread, so this wonderful forum that Jack created works and some scumbag has been foiled. Robin

Dear Flame, not too shoot you down, congratulations on having the spherical objects to consider such a venture. My hat is off to you for having a go. I presume you will have a pre-arranged recovery plan with a local company for those impromtu hiccups caused by 1960s engineering! I would presume you will be hiring "Terry" to be the last person in and oversee the rear door while underway? You will of course have to have "Rupert" up top as your crew commander! Please post pictures of pre and post bling machine and in use Robin

I will take more direct action if it is still up on the weekend. Don't have time friday I have reported it again an linked to this thread and gave them my contact details. I will get him sorted if I can. Thanks Tony R

Looks like it been made to be used with the tripod of a 30 cal Browning by using the T & E parts mated to a custom (bespoke) mount. Nice bit of kit. R

Are they different contractors bins marked with a makers name anywhere? I have bins for the same locations that extend down further and with huge differences. Been a busy week and have not pulled the pictures off the camera as yet, maybe later in the week. R

In sorting out parts between my two Mk 1 Ferrets there appear to be obvious variations of the same side bins. Was this a "genesis" issue ie new and impoved as time went by or was this a question of them being made by different sub contractors? Yes, I know, pictures are required, I will have to go take some. R

If the pot is steel it may be worth either silver solder or braze repairing it and keep it as a spare. R

Dear Catch 22 LBDR, (why cant you use your own name!) Welcome to the forum, the search feature works well. nice to see another Ferret owner here As far as marking try unit or corps publications and Soldier magazine as a reference source or talk to an old sweat who was there, so many markings possible by the book but what actually was used would make your head spin. Some of the scale model magazines like Military in Scale have had good features on real vehicles that are useful Regards Robin Canada

Sometimes you catch more with sweetness than with vinegar. It doesn't cost you to reply, politeness never hurt anyone. You never know what else he may have or will have in the future. You have cut of the chance of any further discourse. Nothing like getting MV owners in general the bum wrap that we are all cheap and rude. My 2 cents worth R

10 points for creative use of green farm machinery, although blue would have worked better . . Why would you not have used the heel of the fork and not the point to push down with? Was it 'cos the front wheels of the tractor would have been too close? I have done similar downward pressure tasks but have turned the tractor off and from standing on the ground with the door open just operate the loader controls so that a gentler gravity pressure rather than hydraulic pressure came to bear. Whats the plan? fold the roof cover back so you can stand and run the gun or will you have a custom opening made in the canvas? Again kudos for the method R

Is that the very rare 76mm gun mount (improvised) wooden dolly with Halfords Jack stand MK1? Guess it didn't get very far except backwards! R

Chris, I have my reasons, but no. Was hoping some eagle eyed member here might have recognised it, funnily enough I thought you would! R

whats the loader your using to lift things thats in the background? R

Joel, yes i have seen those pictures before and know them well. I would like to find out through whose hands it passed in the UK prior to that. R

Come now, someone must have seen it in the UK at some point in time before it went to the USA. R

As someone who is in mid process on a trade with a well known Museum, let me tell you its an awkward process. They cant give me cash for what I have to offer and they have offered something that I could potentially sell, which works for me. I have been on this gig for nearly six months so far, a few emails and a few phone calls but no actually action as yet. I'm hopefully that it will all conclude in due course but boy oh boy they move at such a glacial pace I may be a very old man by the time it is consumated. R

Anyone know anything about it and who had it in the UK before it went to the USA? R

Andy, all good points, I will report back after maintenance night next tuesday, bit busy on other things this week, Im thinking you are right as from memory the Supacat batteries are physically smaller. R

Tony, no it is 1" square hollow structural steel clad in aluminium sheeting. Were you thinking of an Argo perhaps? R

The Supacat was running with me keeping it above an idle at around 1800 rpm while a mate was running the Stormer end No idea how big the alternator is. R

So, If what I can deduce is correct, your saying that the Supacat has an issue with its wiring, most likely a bad ground on it somewhere. As no vehicles were 'touched" together and the Stormer and the cable were a constant that would be the logical deduction I should make? R

I'm surprised no one has commented at all so far R

yep thats the Lone Star Bren carrier R

Well, The other week the Stormer was a "no start", not surprising, but regretable. It sounded very much like the starter drive had come forward to engage the ring gear and then run out of juice to do anything more. A quick look see proved I was correct and the starter drive was stuck nearly to the ring gear. So, I popped out the Supacat as a ready source of good 24 volts to slave it from. It is a "fire first time" machine, wobbled it over and slapped the slave cable on to the Stormer, sadly a voltage check on the Stromer when connected did not show any appreciable rise in the batteries at the drivers side. Cranking the Stormer yielded the same dead sympton. So, for some reason the Supacat, despite being a 24 volt with two reasonable sized MV batteries and itself being a good starter would not slave the Stormer. So jump in the truck, womble 7 kilometers to the other site and get the Hagglunds BV 206 out, another sure fire vehicle and drive it down past the sleeping populace as it is now after 10pm. Hook it up using the very same same cable and the Stormer comes alive electrically and Bob's your uncle on first attempt the Stormer bursts into life. What is puzzling me is that read at the slave socket afterwards while running the Supacat shows 27 volts at the slave socket. Im thinking that should be 28 volts. Could it be a sign that the alternator is on its way out? Any handy dandy simple idiot proof tests I can do on the Supacat? Or is it just not "man" enough ie amps to fire the Stormer? R