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    Larkspur Vehicle Antenna

    in British Radio Equipment

    Posted · Edited by mshackleton
    clarity

    Can anyone help me with info for a modelling project please? I am looking for photos and dimensions of the Larkspur antenna (not the mounts) as carried on Ferret/Saladin/Saracen/Chieftain and other British military vehicles. I want to reproduce the antennae accurately in scale from turned brass.

    What is the typical length and diameter, were they in sections (like Clansman), etc?

    If anyone can photograph an antenna with a tape measure alongside, that would be the perfect answer. Thanks.

    Austin Tilly in Portugal help need

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    The best way to get started is joining the Tilly Register. You could place a wanted add in their quartly mag.

    www.tillyregister.com

     

    Some parts can also be found on a Austin Ten Saloon, except the doors. The Tilly has wider doors.

     

    Hi Fernando

    Would you please get in touch with us at The Tilly Register? This is an exciting find and we would love to hear your story.

     

    Our contact details are on the website.

     

    Regards

    Mike Shackleton

    Tilly Register http://www.tillyregister.com/home.html

    M5A1 wanted for research

    in The Tank Museum: News & Events

    Posted

    Hi guys

    I'm looking for a friendly M5A1 Stuart owner! He needs to be fiendly, preferably in the south of England, and willing to let me crawl all over his favourite machine with a tape measure, notebook and camera!

     

    Why? I am building a large scale model of an M5A1 and although I have a large reference library of literature and photos, I still need to find many many details which can only be done if an owner can kindly give me access to his vehicle.

     

    This means a lot to me. I'll never own a real one, so buuilding one will be the nearest thing i will ever get. I want it to be as detailed and accurate as I can make it. So any help would be greatly appreciated.

     

    In anticipation

    Mike Shackleton

    M5A1 wanted for research

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted

    Hi guys

    I'm looking for a friendly M5A1 Stuart owner! He needs to be fiendly, preferably in the south of England, and willing to let me crawl all over his favourite machine with a tape measure, notebook and camera!

     

    Why? I am building a large scale model of an M5A1 and although I have a large reference library of literature and photos, I still need to find many many details which can only be done if an owner can kindly give me access to his vehicle.

     

    This means a lot to me. I'll never own a real one, so buuilding one will be the nearest thing i will ever get. I want it to be as detailed and accurate as I can make it. So any help would be greatly appreciated.

     

    In anticipation

    Mike Shackleton

    M5A1 Stuart engine deck

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted

    I'm looking for photos of the OPEN engine deck of an M5A1 Stuart - not any other Stuart.

     

    I'm modelling one in 1.6 scale and need to see under the top deck with the deck removed.

     

    I need to see details of the radiators and fuel tanks and what the top decks were bolted down to.

     

    I'd also like to see the underside of the top decks.

     

    Does anyone have contacts to someone who owns one or has restored one?

     

    Thanks in advance for your help.

    Mike Shackleton

    Mtrs? Aaw?

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    Can anyone help with this little conundrum?

     

    Attached is a plate from a Tilly. As it says, the B174 number is an Auxiliary Army Workshop (AAW) and is a code for its location. Also attached is a note from an AAW of vehicles rebuilt by that company - Central Motor Company.

     

    A Tilly has recently been rescued from a dilapidated shed - as you have probably seen on HMVF http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?27704-Austin-Tilly-Light-Utility-BASKET-CASE-anyone-need-parts. The rescuer says it had a rebuild in Feb 51 at M.T.R.S No.B266

     

    If memory serves, MTRS stands for Motor Transport Repair Shop. This was introduced in the early 50s when the army started to sub-contract maintenance tasks to civilian companies. Is this correct?

     

    Also, is there anyone who might have a list of the AAW workshop numbers and their locations? We'd like to locate B266.

     

    Cheers

    Mike Shackleton

    Tilly Register

    http://www.tillyregister.com/home.html

    Central motors.jpg

    B174 83x45.jpg

    Mtrs? Aaw?

    in Research Centre

    Posted

    Can anyone help with this little conundrum?

     

    Attached is a plate from a Tilly. As it says, the B174 number is an Auxiliary Army Workshop (AAW) and is a code for its location. Also attached is a note from an AAW of vehicles rebuilt by that company - Central Motor Company.

     

    A Tilly has recently been rescued from a dilapidated shed - as you have probably seen on HMVF http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?27704-Austin-Tilly-Light-Utility-BASKET-CASE-anyone-need-parts. The rescuer says it had a rebuild in Feb 51 at M.T.R.S No.B266

     

    If memory serves, MTRS stands for Motor Transport Repair Shop. This was introduced in the early 50s when the army started to sub-contract maintenance tasks to civilian companies. Is this correct?

     

    Also, is there anyone who might have a list of the AAW workshop numbers and their locations? We'd like to locate B266.

     

    Cheers

    Mike Shackleton

    Tilly Register

    http://www.tillyregister.com/home.html

    B174 83x45.jpg

    Central motors.jpg

    Hillman tilly

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    Hi all

    Austin

    Approximately 30,000 Austins were produced. Quite a healthy number still exist with 206 on the Register's books.

     

    Hillman

    Just under 20,000 Hillmans were made and 33 survive.

     

    Standard

    The total ordered (in two distinct series) was over 9,000 for the Army, Air Force, Navy and the Ministry of Supply. Just 2 Series DC Tillys and 29 Series UV Standards survive.

     

    Morris

    Over 8,000 Morris Tillys were produced and only 15 Morris Tillys survive.

     

    Cheers

    Mike Shackleton

    Tilly Register http://www.tillyregister.com/home.html

     

    Nigel,

     

    Morris is probably the rarest of them all. In numbers, I would say highest is Austin, then Hillman, Standard and Morris. Our new member Mike will be able to give a good estimate from the Tilly Register records though.

    Hillman tilly

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    Hi Jim

    I know this thread is four years old now, but having literally just joined BMVF, I'm curious to know about this Hillman Tilly. I run The Tilly Register and as far as I know we do not know about this particular Hillman. i wonder if you could either tell me something about its current status or put me in contact with the owner.

     

    Many thanks

    Mike Shackleton

    Tilly Register

    New member from Tilly Register

    in Introductions & Welcomes

    Posted

    Hi everyone

    I'm Mike Shackleton and I run The Tilly Register with my friend John Simpson. Take a look at http://www.tillyregister.com/home.html if you don't know it.

     

    I am a former Ferret and Hillman Tilly owner. My main interest is in the historical side and modelling military vehicles. However, the main reason for joining HMVF is to make contact with Tilly owners or those who are interested in them. Hopefully I can find some new information or photos of them as we are constantly searching for anything that is remotely relevant.

     

    Cheers

    Mike Shackleton

    Tilly Register

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