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  1. Tony B
    I remeber MW's and K3's used up to the late '60's to move Jersey Royals in barrels to the harbour. All painted a light grey colour. There was still loads of kit about in bunkers as well, dirt cheap. Wish I knew then. French Fire Services used a lot of Hotchkiss and Dodges especially in forset areas. The Forign Legion also operated them in North Africa.
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    Yes. The sides of a 12x12 fit in the same manner.
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    On the same lines. The biggest transport firm in Normandy was started by two brothers. They used horses to drag in about a dozen or so Morris C8 wrecks and got three going.
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    Also instanly recognisable, the stack of ...empty beer bottles....wine bottles..empty bean tins.. and discret pink cushions! :-D
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    Free running costs, safe and fireproof. Try a couple of solar panels.
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    Welcome Dom, come on spill beans what else is lurking about? Never understamate the older generation.
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    Alleloya! Finely seen the light and going 1:1 Scale. Welcome in! Main advantage of 1:1 is you can hit bits with a hammer and get away with it.
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    I supose it would mean selling the luxury yacht. :undecided:
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    This type?
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    I WAAAANT one!:cheesy:
  11. Tony B
    Welcome in.
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    Very probably when in W2 service, they were lucky to have any tyre,. I've seen pictures of metal strips bolted across split side walls on vehicles.
  13. Tony B
    Welcome in, you won't be lonley.
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    Unfortunatley, to change DC to DC is an expensive buisnnes. The old way used to be rotary convertors, basically the base voltage drove a motor which worked a dynamo for the output. The other way was a trembeler, that used a buzzing bar. The resulting oputput was ac then rectified. Modern kit uses solid state switching, and they ain't cheap! Much easier to go up the voltage than down. I'm thinking of asking an electronics guru I know if he can design me a circuit, or maybe someone here has the nessacary Vodoo?
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    This place is in UK http://www.adverc.co.uk/batterymanagement/adverc-dcdc-voltage-converters most suppliers seem to be US.
  16. Tony B
    Found this one: http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=407839 Got to think outside the miltary box. There are other colours than green! (Though why?) Try RS Componets. Just found this circuit as well. The WC54 is 6 volt so I need to look at one myself.http://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/6-12conv.asp
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    Welcome along.
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    I seem to remember a raaather sniffy 'He's got an electric starter!' Remark at Crystal Palace.
  19. Tony B
    Welcome in, your English is far better than my Swedish. The important thing is enjoy yourself.
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    If a vehicle has had a major modification, such as a diffrent engine, then the insurance company may ask for an independent enginners report. This happaned to me with my Dearly Beloved old Range Rover that had a 2.8 Isuzu engine. They then insured it happily. MOT's were standard.
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    Auxilary units were supplied with weapons supplied under the U.S. Civillian organised Guns For Britsh Homes schemes. A particular class of weapons for Auxilary were silenced .22 rifles. Most were Winchesters though a few Mossberg seem to have crept in. The purpose of this was for assisnation of those who may know of the cells existence. This would have included British subjects.
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    Welcome, a 101? Your suitably imsane to be here then.
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    MOD used to issue MODPLOD and MGS with woolen trousers, then overnight conversion to polyester mix... three weeks later... back to wool! Polyster fire risk.
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    I'd use a roller for the paint. If you are using NATO over 'normal' car gloss paint it dosen't seem to take to well, so lay on thick. (WHY?:confused: ) Seriously give the base a good scrub down with sugar soap or such like
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    The Navy had them as well. Underwear, mens , cellular. By the time you put trousers on over the top the crutch was either, 1. Hangning out the bottom of each leg 2. Worn over the face as an anti mosquito sheild. Mind you the cells were so big what was supposed to be contained ended up trapped bettween two layers. :pfrt: Good old COTTON numer 8 with the smooth 'Jersey seaman's Heavy. Though actually they were of a Gurnersey style. B*** things to wear under shirts without long sleeved vest. Actually standard rifle of the R.N. was SMLE No 4 till 1970.
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