rog8811

On other forums I visit the posts have a "like" button at the bottom. Readers can click it to show the poster that his/her post is appreciated, it puts a banner along the bottom of the post saying "members name liked this post." Any chance we could have the same here?

We need a "like" button on the posts so that with a click we can say we appreciate what you are doing, ex military vehicles in showmen's hands have always been some of my favorites, keep the pictures coming

I had a book 20 years ago called something like "round wood" and there were many photo's of Mat's with cabs in shreds still being used, front wheels up hauling timber, I wonder how many still survive. By the by, is that a Dennis pax in the background of your picture?

Good old royal oil-leak, my father used to say he could sell the oil rights to the Arabs for where I used to park mine in the garden :-)

We were never told the full detail, we were just asked to come up with a way to fix the wrap-round heel to the upper. We came up with a flexible/inflatable/heated platen that pushed in from the back of the machine, it worked fine. Hmmm, We worked with LBR, it was either them or BTR.

The first overboots we worked with the soles and heel were moulded flat and the bonder that joined upper to sole did not touch the heel part, the lacing was intended to pull it into shape around the heel of the boot. It was discovered, when squaddies tested them, that the overboot gradually moved out of position. The next design still had the flat molded sole but the bonder had to position and seal all around the heel flap. As long as the operator placed the uncured butyl joining tape correctly the seal was good but the join needed to be trimmed. The MOD then asked if the heel could be molded upright, this was done successfully by a company, who's name escapes me, in Birmingham and they got the contract. The bonding machine in the picture I posted was the first prototype of the machines we supplied to enable them to fulfill the contract.

I have had some feedback on the sword forum, the consensus seems to be that it is a mix and match sword so I have no qualms about trying a bit of etching on the blade, dress it with a sword knot and then I will use it as part of the window dressing when I run pirate parties for kids. I have added a picture of it in my baldrick with the flintlock tinder lighter that I built over Christmas.... I need to make scabbard as the sword doesn't sit that well without.

Though it doesn't answer any of your questions, in the 80's I used to run a small engineering workshop in Surrey, I got the contract to design and build the hot bonding presses to make the uppers of the overboot, other companies moulded the sole and heel, I designed and built the bonding presses to join the parts together.

....see, that picture has made me want one again, I thought I was cured:undecided: Welcome to the forum.

Thanks for all the responses: at first glance the badge is close to the one posted except that the horn is the other way round, I have seen it both ways round. Nothing, I looked at it at all stages, it is plain other than the number 5 on the tang that matches it to the rest of the parts.

Thanks for the info, I will give it a try.

The following item has come my way whilst clearing out an elderly relatives house. It is a very rusty sword with no scabbard. The date appears to be 1901 to 1952 as it has a kings crown over a horn. The nearest I can get to is Kings royal rifle corps. I cannot find any pictures of anything close on Google, copy? original? Working on the basis that it was worthless as was, I have started to clean it up, the blade is very deeply pitted and will never be perfect but with a bit of work the hand guard will look ok.

...the sort of barn that has turned up in France from time to time but rarely in the UK, Good luck with your new acquisition and looking forward to other developments!

It is in Argentina http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C597131

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C693621 No picture on listing

Welcome in, have you been documenting your work? We like photo's!

Signed and commented, it is all I can do.

Could a forum member who knows about deactivated weapons please PM me.

According to the comments on this page. http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/EAW023710 The location is passing Mucking on the Thames, as Mucking is north bank the ship must be inbound. The photo was taken in 1949, is it possible they are being repatriated from the continent?

I think these will be in the right place here... http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/download/EAW023710

The afterlife of these trucks is just as important as their original purpose. I first fell in love with Matadors and Scammell pioneers from watching the local showmen nosing trailers in and out of the winter quarters with them. Keep the pictures coming!

...and look at pictures Welcome!

Ah, wonderful music, I was just expecting the black 5, but the first one looked and sounded wrong, the second one sounding 5 beats to the bar (you never hear the sixth )I was expecting a Bullied light pacific not an A4... having read your info with the video I see why Very nice video, thanks for posting.

It is hard not to want them to be real what did the article with the photo's say?

Re my comment on intro post.... We have photo's Nice trucks, Matadors are a particular favorite of mine.