Adrian Barrell

Hear hear!

Press down to release the plunger.

My thoughts too! The glacis splash rails look full height beyond the hull gun too, but it's hard to be sure.

I'm not sure it's an F type Rick, what makes you think it is?

Yes, No.43.

As the formation of the RAF preceded the end of WW1 by 7 months, he could have been in the RAF during WW1.

They certainly did have that many, there were three long rows in a shed at Breda as well as lots of Diamond Ts and Rogers trailers.

MAT1, as they sold me, is full matt, MIX1 is eggshell finish.

Thanks Chris. I was surprised too so made a few phone calls and ended up with the same answer! :thumbsup:

Should be a broad arrow in the C. Upside down, looks a little like a maple leaf I suppose.

Wrong Bob...... Bob Fleming was the man, Shermans would have featured along with much else but you can't save everything.

I thought it was filmed in Yugoslavia. The Shermans were Yugo Army vehicles, probably still in service at that time and presumably returned after filming. Probably still there or cut up as a result of peace talks.

Does anybody know if the MAT1 od paint is stocked anywhere in the UK?

I've slept three in my 9X9, me, my girlfriend and her brothers girlfriend. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to sleep in the middle!

I have NOS 1 1/4" ROKO buckles in stock, ex-military.

I know a man with my old seat.......

I should have said that the tubular stays are not original, it normally being bolted to the basket floor.

You're welcome! I had one just like it, they seem to have been an attractive item to save.

Churchill VII gunners seat.

Likely not the ex-USSR, that's an M47.

Yes, they are the full length of the (extended) engine bay.

No Jumbo there, just an M4A3(75)wet.

Richard, as far as is known, no. There was one on duty as a gate guard somewhere but is long gone I believe. I now stand by to be proved wrong....

I suspect it was the hairy nostriled wife that put him off.....

A is blade vane sight, lines up with a small blade in front of commanders periscope in hatch. B is Alidade sight. Both used by commander to get the turret almost on target so that the gunner can pick it up in his periscope/telescope. The advantage of the Alidade is it enables the commander to use it without having to look through his telescope and is able to be used for targets above and below the position of the tank to a greater degree than the blade vane sight. A is definately US origin, B is, I suspect British but the US were certainly fitting them to their own tanks so I'm not sure. When? Hard to say. My Sherman V, built in September 1942 has B but not A and there was no trace of it ever having been there.