Adrian Barrell

I remember it well! In fact, that's my M75 in the background so I think this was 1992.

Many, but not all British Shermans had the siren removed, that was not a Firefly thing per se. Look at period pictures to get a feeling for what was most common.

Tool straps were leather and were a dark tan colour.

Some were painted, it might be down to when or who made them. I have a couple of mattock handles with a Chrysler tank arsenal label on, marked as fo M4A4,  they are painted od.

On 2/17/2020 at 9:47 PM, SAM WOODGATE said:

Thank you Adrian. Do you know of a UK supplier?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GMC-CCKW-352-353-ETC-PUROLATOR-MILITARY-OIL-FILTER-SENIOR-N-O-S-/223484674082

Standard senior military element. Same as GMC, Diamond T, in fact all the larger US vehicles. 

Up for sale Simon.

That's a PLM mount. 

Francois,

Khaki green no3    3 x RAL 6014    1 x RAL 8001

Service Brown SCC2   5 x RAL 7008     6 x RAL 8027

Supporting comment posted. 

Would that be an ether bulb system Richard?

I'll take them please Alan. 

Ransome Sims and Jefferies, perhaps? Late of my home town.

The C206 is a Canadian example, does it have the divider in the top of the box? 

PM sent.

Looks like a Bofors brush. What size is it?

An numbers indicate Bofors and mine is made by Addis too. 

I think friction tape is the old type of insulating tape with a fabric weave that holds by friction as much as adhesion.

Yes, paulin is a tarpaulin. That reminds me of a day on Fury when Shia Labeouf was studiously reading the Sherman crew drill to make sure he got it right and the same word stumped him. 'What the hell is a paulin?' he asked me. I told him a tarpaulin but he was still lost, I then described it as a tank sheet and he said 'Oh, a tarp! Why the hell didn't you say so?' 

Pm sent. 

The Scout car front stowage box is quite shallow and I don't  think you could close the lid if it had batteries in it. 

Dozer is a Cat D4 with LaPlante Choate hydraulic angle dozer kit and LeTourneau pcu for operating a scraper box. 

They are very good books but a little dry at times. That said, they are a technical history of each tank and anecdotal humour has no place in such a book! 

Correct. I have the remains of one. It's mainly the centre but shows the construction OK. I'll try to get it out of the stillage and take some pics.

It's not solid per se, as it is webbed and relatively thin which made them vulnerable to damage. 

They are not flat wheel covers, those are the cast aluminium wheels. Unlike the later steel wheels, which are two piece and bolt onto the hub, the alloy wheels are one piece and the hub is an integral part of the whole wheel. 

It is just a production change, the early Covenanter and Crusader could also be seen with the alloy wheels. 

It's a bit like gazing at clouds or an ink blob test...... I wouldn't have a clue what that formation sign is, it could well be a maple leaf. 

Those are Royal Artillery markings. Battery Commanders vehicle.