Watchdog8891

Hi all, 

I am now looking to take this on as a project myself and build my own LRC,  still loads of research to do and measurements to take.  Any advise would be helpful...if you have the draftsman's plans even better..  I will keep you updated as things progress. 

Regards

Nick

Doors open 1800 hrs to 2300 hrs. Setup anytime prior to 1800 hrs.

Thanks Nick

Hi Folks,

 I have been asked by the RSM of the Defence Academy at Shrivenham, Wiltshire, if anyone with ww2 era Military Vehicles would like to attend their Music and Fireworks event on 12 Jul 2018. They are also celebrating the RAF 100, so if anyone has a RAF vehicle even better. You don’t get paid for the event, but its free entry for you and a guest and last year the attendees were fed and watered in the Mess. PM me or drop me a email at nickparsons8891@yahoo.co.uk.   if you are interested in attending this charitable event.

 Thanks In advance.

 Regards Nicholas

Chaps, Was there a Reproduction Humber Light Reconnaissance Car built on a Land Rover 110 Chassis, I remember reading somewhere somebody had made one, just interested in reading the thread on it. thanks Nick

The photo was taken about 1993 in Norway when I was with AMF(L) up in the mountains, The Landrover was FFR and was used as the main Military Police HQ vehicle, which I was the RSI for, in the picture I had set up a skywave twin radio mast and was talking back to the lads in Bulford.

The vehicle was great, artic preheat fitted and twin strip heaters fitted in the rear, sometimes the seal around the sunroof leaked, but that was only having the heating turned up too much. driving on studded tyres was fun !!

The next deployment after Norway was Turkey, we went from one extreme to another...

Cheers

Nick

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Just wondering if anyone on this forum has my old Landrover 71 KJ 32?

Cheers

Nick

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The Chally was from Shrivenham, from my insider informant, it was offered first to Bovvy but they didn't want it, then to the Jordanians for spare, guess they didn't want it either.

Apparently there is a number of surplus modern apc's and afv's that if bovvy or other museums don't want them they will be up for sale as well... I will try and find out what's up for grab.

Cheers

Nick

I saw this pulling out of the Imber Village road just before lunch today

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/yvonneparsons/Army%20Div/100_0959.jpg

A Man Recovery vehicle with a WW2 Priest ? on the rear trailer

Cheers

Nick

Just reading this thread with intrest, last week our Church in my village (Ogbourne St Andrew) had its lead roof stolen overnight, not the first and certainly wont be the last, we not that far from a permanant traveller camp so have a guess where the blame is going:cool2:

Regards

nick

The best thing about the afv's is that they are all runners !!!!! or nothing a bump start couldnt get going, from the resident REME/Tankie lads down there.:cool2:

Nick

I work on the site !!!!

Nice photos's !

Regards

Nick

Hi Nick,

 

Great pictures, I guess it didn't smell too bad being that cold...

 

Couple of questions as I have a 110 helicopter support Norway equipped from 93, The Webasto preheater I've been leaving on for hours in this recent weather, even overnight on occasion, it certainly keeps the interior, engine, battery and the fuel tank nice and warm, is this not how it was used in service? I thought maybe it was just left on all the time in very cold weather? The battery seems to be good for at least 36 hours. Also it has quick disconnects in the heater hoses from the Webasto, it looks like you can quickly by-pass it I was wondering why?

 

Also the heater fan does not work when the webasto is turned on is this normal?

 

I always drive with the rad muff on just with the velcro flap half open, seems the only way to get heat out of the standard heater! Only creeps up to the hot when fully closed and on the motorway.

 

Cheers

Quentin

Quentin,

I recall that we were briefed only to use the preheater prior to starting up, once the vehicle had to switich it off, they (REME) didnt explain why, I thought it may have been due to excessive drain on the battery. Sorry I cannot help you out with the other questions, I cannot recall if my cab heater worked at the same time, I was wearing so many layers I put grizzely adams to shame !!

Cheers

Nick

Excuse my ignorance on your Landi/kit age in the last pic.

What year is that as I'm intrested in your antenna set up, and what radio is on the other end?

It was between 1991 and 1993, I had a 321 HF set and a 353 VHF set and a 320 man pack in the rover along with mast, battery chargers, and bags of spare headsets and parts

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clansman

I Think I had the twin mast and down wire connected to the 321 set...

Cheers

Nick

Nick, Nice pics!

I noticed the windscreen & side window covers on the Landy. Are they a standard issue set? Or did you make them up yourself in camp? The reason I ask is, I have just acquired a 110 Defender FFR & want to use it in the Radio Op mode. The screens would be a very usefull privacy additon as well! Dont know too much about TUM's/ TUL's as at my Rank level it was,

OI, You! Bring that Rover here, put that in, Hand me that radio Mike Etc.....lol!

Never had to do much with these vehilces in Service as I was too busy 'In a supervisory Capacity'!.............. Cheers,

Mike

They came like that as a standard fit, for most of the AMF(L) units in Bulford, all windows had a twist lock or velcroe straps covers which were handy when you went tac.

These lany's also had pre heat for the engine, which you switch on 5 minutes before you started up, sort of a pre heat, preheat, also in the rear cab (which had a thermal lining) they had twin heaters running the length of it ;toasty once they were going.

The only thing I found that the 'sun roof' sometimes leaked,

Thanks

Nick

Nice pics.

Did the landys have rad muffs as standard in norway?

Yes they did, we only used them when the vehicles were parked up, if you left them on for a bit whilst you were running the engine to recharge the radio batteries or drove with them on the temp gauge went up rather quick

A few of my Photos from when I was still in, does anyone own the vehicles in the photos now?

Strange RMP being used as 'enemy'.....never

Dvr trg, finding the only open sewage pit in Norway, learners bugged out leaving me to man the pumps !!

Not mine, but the worrying thing the Lany was driving in the opposite direction, when it decided to do a !Torvill and Dean!.....frendly REME were paid back in the bar later !!

My Lany in its Rad Op Mod, with Skywave back to Bulford

Cheers

Nick

I told you to keep that quiet:blush: now everyone knows about it:-D

 

Anyone offered you a CMP yet?

 

Colin (in leather)

No not yet...the only military transport I have is a pair of size 10 ammo boots, perhaps I could start a thread about reparing them with pictures or old boots found Otterburn training area, there's a pair of my old army white 'daps' up there somewhere in a bog.:-D

I would love to have a vehicle or even give someone a hand local restoring their's, but I will keep saving the penny's for now, :nut:

Cheers

Nick

Hello Nick

 

Good to see you on here mate:)

 

Dont let that other group try to steal you from us:mad: you have a home with the 4th Dorsets already:D

 

See you on the 6th mate, polished boots and brasses

 

Capt Colin

Bloomy heck... you get around !!! are you on the big boys in leather forum as well !!!!

lol Nick

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Hi my name is Nick Parsons, short for Nicholas Parsons (Sale of the Century), my mother had a funny sense of humour, well I prefer Nick.

Ex Army, 23 years both in the Infantry and the last 18 in the Military Police, very intrested in WW2 British Vehicles, I do not own anything but would love a CMP or a Humber heavy, love to Tinker, great with a paint brush.

Born in Wales, but now living the dream in Wiltshire, so if you have a CMP you dont want sent it my way !!

Regards

Nick