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I was there in spirit Olaf;) Just got too much going on healthwise at the moment

Must have been a big disappointment to the organisers and sponsors to only have 3 gun tanks after the pre-event publicity promised 10. I'm well aware of maintenance issues etc but seems very unfair of so many owners to let Jack and co down.

Dunno whats happened to the guy in pic #13 but judging by the white knuckles and the 1,000 mile stare it must have been pretty shocking:shocking:

Have his what under the bonnet of the WLF, Jack?!!

I wondered about that but was afraid to ask:-D

The cubemeister is there along with Olaf

Wish I could say the same:-(

I wish. Boss ladies can't pull sickies

Very laudable Rosie but maybe a bit naive

Yup I'm all 4x4'd up and ready to go. Just watch for the caravan behind me!!!

Can't believe the cubedmeister is leaving tomorrow morning. I've still got a long day followed by a day learning about speech and language to go before I can set off ��

Sounds like a 'sickie' required;). Unfortunately I can't be there this time but I'm looking forward to seeing the photo's and video's. Hope it all goes well.

The BD or battle dress blouse is the waist length jacket worn over the shirt.

Most of the American equipment in British hands was dumped or destroyed at the end of the war due to Lend Lease conditions.

More than enough room there Rich, all the cars will have moved. This is the route the artics are using.

 

- want Rosie to drive

At least Rosie shouldn't get stuck this year now she's got a a Land Rover:D

PS I hope you've taught her what the little gear lever's for Richard;)

So that is what flew over our house last Friday, I thought it was a Hercules at first, then I noticed the higher tail plane. We get a lot of unusual aircraft flying over as we are on the edge of Salisbury Plain.

Apparently there are only 6 in service so far, there have been a lot of problems both engine wise and structurally.

I've got a 10 year old granddaughter who's already under training on the farm.

Petition signed.

Yeah, I know what you mean. Add one to the bucket list!

I wish, too many health problems unfortunately.

Thanks Tony, now I wish I hadn't asked:iamsmiling:

A400M Atlas the replacement for the C130 Hercules flying over the Conwy Valley. The Hercs usually fly so low over the river that the prop wash is visible on the water but the Atlas was much higher. This particular aircraft may not have been delivered yet but could have come from Airbus at Broughton near Chester. This is a designated low flying area and we get a large variety of British, American and NATO aircraft overhead every day, the most common being the Hawks from Valley, Anglesey.

At least you could share the pics with us Tony.............Then we can all feel p....d off:(

Yes, old mini's did have that catch, in the 50's and 60's lots of vehicles had a similar system. No idea on the Mili but it's quite possible.

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As regards the magazines the question no one has answered yet is how the hell do you weld polymer magazines into steel receivers?? For starters the AK range uses both Bakelite and Polymer magazines - neither of which are weldable!

I think the short answer to that will be no mag fitted and spots of weld on the receiver to prevent fitting of said item.

 

The other issue is that here, almost all fuel contains 10% ethanol, and who knows what this adds to the equation. I have read on the landscapers' forums that all their small equipment (trimmers, lawnmowers, etc) has fuel problems due to ethanol additive and I'm wondering whether military engines might suffer as well. Not sure if you Brits have same ethanol additive as we do...

Ethanol is added to petrol over here and it does cause problems on older vehicles, some manufacturer's are also not happy about Ethanol but the Government have allowed its use. I use a lead substitute additive which also contains an additive to combat ethanol because it damages seals in the carb/fuel system with potentially disastrous results.

OK Lee, thank you.

You might well be right, I admit that's something I hadn't checked but perhaps it's an issue for Joris to have a look at.

I am well aware of the reason for having the Ebay adverts on the forum but surely they should be restricted to military items. Recently civilian vehicle adverts have been creeping in, is this an attempt to slowly bring in more and more adverts by slipping in the odd civilian advert and if nobody complains then gradually filling the forum up with this rubbish?

Looks very similar to an air raid warning siren that was mounted on the roof of a GPO telephone exchange that I used to pass on my way to and from school many years ago.

The British/German type filler doesn't necessarily mean it is an USMC can, if it is it will be marked as such. Apparently a lot of the American screw type were converted post war for use in the civilian market.