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Newbie question - Wheel Nuts painted red?
John F replied to timbo33's topic in Introductions & Welcomes
IIRC the red ones hold the split rims together, the white ones are for fastening the wheel to the hub. -
And if it's any help, RAD Abt. 8/230 was based in Lobenstein, Thuringia.
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Could it be a female to female jack plug connector? No idea of the scale but it looks about the right shape.
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Good info from Le Prof there. Also, the use of full stops after acronyms (e.g. "U.K." in this instance) had fallen out of fashion in British English by the mid to late 1980s. Maybe that'll help you get a bit closer to the date of manufacture.
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£ Bargain , but w.t.f. is it ? well - I know it is a armored body.
John F replied to ruxy's topic in Heads Up: For Sale!
Very interesting, a bit like an armoured 3-door Range Rover TACR2a 6x6. -
Haha! No worries, the offer's still there if she gets stuck... that sort of stuff is my daily work :-)
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I don't know whether you've seen this (e-)book before, it specifically deals with Wehrmacht vehicle track structures & designs - perhaps it would be of help? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panzerketten-Gleisketten-deutschen-Kettenfahrzeuge-Weltkrieges/dp/3943883000 It's in German, but I'd be happy to translate any specific sections for you if needed.
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Any thoughts about the tracks yet, Jon?
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What's this? Original WWII British petrol can?
John F replied to Danny P's topic in British Vehicles
It doesn't look like a "flimsy" petrol can. The cap suggests a Vickers MG water canister, but it's not wide enough & the handle isn't at an angle. -
Our Czech rkbh brdm-2
John F replied to fadedsun's topic in Russian-Eastern block-Warsaw Pact Vehicles
Hydraulic hoses can delaminate internally, preventing a return of fluid from the callipers or slave cylinders. That would jam the brakes on. It's a fairly common problem with old brake hoses. -
OK then... guessing again, would the right era be the Vietnam war?
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The camouflage pattern on the "turtle's" head suggests WW1 German army to me, but that could be way off the mark. I'll hazard a wild guess: is it a booby trap device, similar to the dead rats packed with explosive that commando-type units are said to have left on German bases? Or a camouflage helmet for commando-type units approaching enemy formations in water?
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The speed claim isn't necessarily incorrect, I remember reading about T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia) speed-testing 4.7 ton Rolls Royce armoured cars in the desert at over 70 km/h.
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That looks more like a slipper drop tank... difficult to know what size it is from the picture though.