Tony B

Welcome in! Be prepared for all the silly questions!

I can understand the reaction, 'Oh no!! Not more remains and hold ups!' Fortunatley the decent thing is done most times. May they rest in peace. God knows they have earned it.

Welcome in! Nice to have the Senior Service represented!

The BA training place at Cranebank had a Cabinet of horrors, including a pice of work with a drill stuck in it, and about two feet of hair. That dated from early Seventies. My luckest cock up was being to lazy to put proper axle stands under the back axle of a LWB Land Rover. I then yanked hard at a nut with a torque wrench. Fortunatley I put so much force on the bar I tipped my head back, as the wagon slipped off the jack. I was luck enough just to get a side swipe. The most jaw dropping stupidity I've ever seen was a 'visiting mechanic'. He had parked a vehicle , on a slope, with two wheels on the pavement. Then jacked up the road side , with a single trolley jack, and gone under it!!! Not even a wedge under a wheel! Poinr of Order: Manufacture of cannon started at Woolwich following an acident during casting at White Chapel. At the time bell foundrys were the ones with the expertise. I'm sure Alan can find the details, but a brass cannon was being forged and the sand was damp! The resulting explosion killed several notables including the King's Master of Ordnance at the time.

Whoa folks hold hard!! Why are we ripping into each other? :stop: Information is the vehicles are there. So if someone can find out what the position concerning ownership is, great! The Moderator's and ALL members of the forum have a duty, and the curtesey of friendship, not to bring ourselves as individuals, the Forum or the world of MV's and re-enactments into disrepute. All friends have arguments, part of the game. Let's head for the bar and sort things out. Peace on this place! :flowers:

And now you have a nice warm feeling around the seat of the trousers!:-D Nice when it's someone elses problem.

The local store out of Weetabix then? :-D

Come on in mate! Pull up a box!

Welcome Al.

OHH B*******!! Give my consalations to the guiys!

Good thinking that man! :iloveyou: Trouble is they came up with so many ideas.

Degsey, are you thinking maybe a Hobart Funny?

In Jersey the German cemertry was in the churchyard of St Brelade's Church. A beuatiful place to spend eternity, the sea literally just over the wall. The remains were moved in the early sixtes I think. I'll go through the books.

Let's be serious here! Would an Autocar look good on Gordon B's chest? :cool2:

An early tank? With a wedgey looking front. Hum!! Was it intended to be a barricade breacker? There was talk of an amphibous attack on Zebbruge in which tanks would be launched from barges. Would this be a sort of mobile ramp?

I was thinking that. An armoured wagon fited in front of the loco, The wedge shape would breack barricades?

Welcome in Dave, this place covers all and everything so enjoy.

Sling swivels are available from any gun shop. Enfeild rifle pattern sling hooks are not tha difficult to get hold either. http://www.leeenfieldrifleassociation.org.uk/

Important to note in alll these cases. The offence is 'Possecion'. It is no defence to say I don't own it. I still'own' my pistols, I have legal title to them, it was never signed away. I don't however 'pocess' them.

Plan view of an early armoured car.

Really we are suposed to be adults! B**** missed the little S*D AGAIN:argh:

Not really, I recognised the hairy strand. I've made enough of such from straw and hay. :blush: They do come out quite strong. The flashing twisting jig is seen for sale at boot fair, country auctions ocasionnaly.

Making rope from local materials. To hoist the selected up to the top of the tree?

Come on in

Hi Phil, nice to see you here.