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  1. the narrowing is only about 3 to 4 inches per side

     

    Yes about that Ted, it's just enough to take the 'swing arm' style suspension, which must have been a feat of engineering in itself.

     

    I've often wondered how many were overloaded though, whilst I appreciate the relative lightness of a fuselage I've see some pretty daunting loads i.e.

     

     

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  2. how do we tell between WW2 production and later 5 ton models. ??
    I'm afraid I don't know the difference between them !!

     

    The measurements I have don't include the gap between the wheels but it's not difficult to guesstimate from the other measurements.

     

    I've checked all the close up pictures I have of the 'Head' and they've all got the plates missing !!

     

     

     

     

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  3. Ian, in my set of APs 2782 in trailer section item 10 it states Taskers 5 ton semi trailer long low loader but its not a Queen Mary but a 16 wheel flat fuselarge trailer shown with a front bogie attached

     

    Oh, the plot thickens !! I wonder why, because the numbers produced are about the same as the 3 Ton version so it's not likely that they would have just left it out.

  4. Richard the reg number of the one on the right is 16 AK 54, not likely to be the one you rebuilt though as the picture was taken in 1986 !! (Unless, of course, that you did the rebuild while it was still in service)

  5. If it's where I think it is, you need permission to view (Not often granted) there is a remote signalling device on site so if you go wandering in the landowner will soon follow !!

     

    Will see if I can match up some pictures to clarify.

  6. It is my understanding that there is no difference in length (40ft) between the 3 & 5 Ton versions, the 3 Ton version has 3 'crossed' sections before the wheel, where as the 5 Ton has 3 and a half, but, the 'crossed' sections on the 5 Ton version are at a more acute angle.

     

    That being said there were many variants made, but to my knowledge these involved bodies rather than length.

     

    The overall length issue (inc prime mover) is still somewhat debatable as Taskers original poster depicts a 5 Ton variant with a Spitfire onboard being pulled by an S Type Bedford with '60 Feet Long' boards on !!! This would make the distance from bumper to 5th wheel area of the S type approx 20ft !!

     

    1,862 3 Ton & 1,975 5 Ton versions were in operation by the end of the 2nd WW, to say the figures are about the same there's very few examples of the 3 Ton left.

     

    The old Newark Air Museum one was 3 Ton

    East Kirby is 5 Ton

    Yorkshire Air Museum is 5Ton

    Hendon is 5 Ton

    Duxford is 5 Ton

    Eden Camp is 5 Ton

    2MT (Wittering, Historic Fleet) is 5 Ton

     

    .......Oh, and the one used in 'Reach for the Sky' was 5 Ton :)

     

    I might get round to finishing the 1/15th scale model I started ages ago !!

     

     

     

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