andym

1 hour ago, Richard Farrant said:

Reynolds Boughton were making their 4x4 truck with a Ford A-series cab up until about 1984, when Ford discontinued the A-series. It was then that Renault and RB got together, so the poster must be referring to a pre-1984 RB 4x4. I think the Army Fire Service may have had some RB fire trucks with the Ford cab, I recollect seeing one.

Thanks Richard, I hadn't realised that.

Andy

Merry Christmas one and all!

Andy

I'm confused - do you really mean RB44? They're based on the Renault Dodge 50.

Andy

3 hours ago, joetow said:

will this apply to rb44s aswell or special purpose built vehicles moreso ?

Not unless your RB44 is a lot older than mine!  :-)

Andy

All looking very good and impressive!

Andy

Facebook definitely has advantages, not least its audience coverage.  If you're aware of the corresponding limitations that's fine, but I do get a bit grumpy when some people try to use it for something it isn't.  Horses for courses or similar ...  :-)

Andy

14 hours ago, fv1609 said:

Andy are you some sort of sailor then?

I try!  :-)

Andy

Unfortunately Facebook isn't the best approach for that sort of thing.  I'm a reluctant member of the RB44 one and I can't even find things I know I posted a couple of months back.  There's no substitute for a proper threaded forum/bulletin board.

Andy

1 hour ago, fv1609 said:

Yes Pete over here we're really looking forward to the Dried Onions, Pea Soup Powder & Semolina on Christmas Day. I mean you have to spoil yourself at least once a year 

I'll go for the rum and lime, myself!  :-)

Andy

Helped to get a 1:1 scale SAS/MC fired up this afternoon, much whirring and flashing of lights! 

Andy

Unfortunately the auctioneers haven't publicised the selling prices.

Andy

Thanks Rick, I'll let you know.

Andy

Thanks Rick, I'll speak to "my man in Manchester"! 

Andy

Here's a shot of 08ZR47 and the Type 69 from 2015, by the way:

Andy

Was that just the remaining Cent spares Rick, or all the "left-overs"?

Andy

Thanks Lauren, I won't stand in the way of anyone who has a genuine need for it.  Equally well, if you can find any of the Abbot ones I'd be grateful.

Andy

Let's see if there's a genuine user out there first?

Andy

The things that's always amused me about the CET is why it seems to have half a Royal Observer Corps bunker stuck on the top of it. 

Andy

It was looking a bit grim when I first saw it two years ago, complete with tree growing through the engine decks!

Andy

I'm not sure about the differences, so even if the connections look the same it may have different wiring/voltages etc.

Never mind, but thanks anyway!

Andy

Thanks, it looks the same as the Abbot but that's FV564802. 

Andy

Do you have an NSN or other part number?

Andy

4 minutes ago, eddy8men said:

be a buggar for spares. i heard all the old soviet spares are getting bought up and heading to syria and iraq

I hear that Christmas in Syria is a really quiet time!

I wonder where it came from, noting the plaque that had obviously been stripped off a pedestal of some kind.

Andy

I might have had a punt on the Type 69 if I had the time and space. 

Andy

That's because it's one of those annoying auctions that keeps resetting the clock if a bid is trumped in the last couple of minutes.  If there's a bidding war the item can close ages after the scheduled time, as happened with a couple of the MBTs.   I understand that this behaviour mimics a real auction and gives the vendor a higher return, but it's really tedious if you're tracking a number of lots and the times all get interleaved.

Andy