nuttydon

So heres a teaser then . . . If you buy a vehicle straight from MOD (Withams) but with a limited history i.e. its 'card' stops in the mid 70's, but the vehicle has an SA80 gun rack fitted what do you do? Take out the gun rack and restore it to mid 70's or take a best, educated guess and using actual user evidence do it to 80's or early 90's when it must have still been in service! I have chosen to put mine to 1989 use - i.e when the last exercise of the Cold war happened. But even then a lot of the radio gear was very secret and often changed or refitted on a regular basis - so what do I do/fit in it - mine was converted to a Telegraph Station Carrier Mounted in '72. I don't just want the basic shell as released, I want it as it was in service i.e. a bit tatty but fitted out right down to the correct sleeping bags and tins of german food kicking around (it was BAOR). As for carrying too much gear - have you seen photos of 432's in service just about anywhere - they could not carry much more if they tried. Just talk to the drivers of them - they 'acquired' everything they could to make life comfortable . Oh and I agree we should mostly respect the vehicles but don't for one moment tell me the original owners always did - I have had so many previous 432 drivers tell me the various ways they used to break theirs so they could get out of excersices ?! I am amazed any got anywhere Don

If you look at the Tankograd website page http://www.tankograd.com/cms/website.php?id=/en/index/publikationen/british_spezial/Infantry_Brigade_Berlin.htm At the bottom are sample pages you can enlarge - one is of the schematics of the urban colours schemes on 432 and 434

I'll have the 432 there which was BAOR Signals. Slowly getting it kitted up to mid eighties around the time of the Wall coming down, (it has SA80 carrying brackets fitted)

I have to say that I happily pay the camping fee - It is one of my holidays and so its for a whole week. With loos, showers and entertainment thrown in. If its a choice between camping in the New Forest, Butlins or W&P then the green stuff wins (W&P that is ) Besides compared to the £180 plus its costs me to get there it is very small beer. . . Now talking of beer they could reduce their bar tariff at night . . . .

I'm all ears (well not literally of course) . . but I'm listening

Hi there, New to this forum so just saying hello. Off to W&P this Saturday assuming the 432 and Reo start :??? Hopefully we we have a dry and hot (wet inside :-D) time Cheers, Don