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Big thanks to Antony for politey stopping just short of suggesting my father was responsible for the :banana: job on the axles :-D Our defence rests on there being one further brief owner before the old girl finaly gave out, this being a wet concrete hauling job on a construction site. I ignored the evidence Roy showed me of our corporate paint on the seriously uprated bogie springs which he replaced with ones having the correct number of leaves (:cool2:), and looked the other way when he pointed at evidence of multiple chassis cracks and flitching. Perhaps best to just leave it by noting that these old army wagons were expected to work hard - only the toughest of them would survive to live another day. I first met Roy through the Studebaker - I discovered it had moved from the scrapyard and tracked him down. Amazingly I found the original log book in our archives and so we were able to reunite the two together again Here is a photo (c1961) of it in quarrying days - it was then hauling gravel some 5 miles from a satelite pit into the processing plant, and had been fitted with super single rear tyres from Scammell semi trailers to give a better turn of speed from the lazy diesel engine. It was taken off the road in 1962 and used for a further 5 years or so on internal stockpiling duties with the original 7.50 x 20 tyres refitted.

Hanno - interestingly I put the same point to Roy. The front axle was unusable, being very badly corroded through sitting in the ground, and he had a spare driven front axle. Also, 6x4s are kind of 2 a penny in Roy's yard so a 6x6 would be something different.

Nice! Note the heavier cast front axle centre section - my Mat had the same, and these two are the only ones I've ever come across. Rumoured to have been made specifically for the heavy armoured command Mats, but I remain to be convinced.

I'm sure the Studebaker bellhousing is not open at the bottom like the Bedford one. I'm sure I have one (again bought in error!!), I will speak to Roy. Mark - sorry to have missed you on Sunday. Where did the time go? I did get a 'just a moment ago' lead on you from Jim Clark but the trail went cold around the corner!!

Hey Roo, check out Pop's videos linked here http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?12585-SS-Thistlegorm-wreck-dive-videos&highlight=thistlegorm Google Images search for SS Thistlegorm throws up some wonderful scenes. I don't recognise the long bonneted trucks though - anyone?

I don't wish to be critical, but whoever previously restored this truck appears to have used incorrect LICHEN GREEN paint and got one heck of a lot of overspray on the tyres. :coffee:

Here we go again.........

I never for one moment doubted you:bow: :n00b:

How amazing that the O.D. paint could cause so much extra friction (I was going to add 'on a model plane', but this thing is more like a small full size plane!!), thanks.

Just a small point, Jack - the image you've put up shows 2010. Is there a 2012 logo yet? Oh no,no, no - you haven't just had them all printed with 2010 have you?

This model will be able to stand very close scrutiny! I'd really like to see it some day. What was the reason for the use of two different sized engines, Steve?

The A-2 sounds a better bet for sure. Painting with acrylics is a good way to go - it will look better than printing and will weather nicely with the jacket. If the quality below is in line with your ideas, there happens to be a very talented young lady only a few miles away from your lecture rooms who I'm sure would do your ideas justice, and she may be able to supply a nice quality repro A-2 as well. I can forward contact details if you wish.

Go for it, Matt! At the very least it brightens up what can be quite a dull jacket. Flight jacket art is a fascinating subject, you can either faithfully copy an original design or make up something generic - whatever takes your fancy. If you study period jackets and WW2 era pin-up art, you'll soon get an eye for 'period' faces and poses - there are plenty of modern examples which really don't look quite right. May I suggest that you do the appropriate research if copying an original, so that you will be able to answer the inevitable torrent of qusetions you'll receive from curious people whenever you wear it :laugh:

Erm, did someone forget to check the printers' proof? I think they may have received the same artwork file by email :whistle: I've just found over 100 of these - brand new - in the Clubhouse WW2 Workshop's clean rag box.

'Wayne always felt a little guilty whenever he set off on one of his fishing trips' Oh, sorry - I thought it was a caption competition :blush:

Oh that's just great. Jack - find M5Clive's van in the carpark during the day and let me out to say hello. Failing that you'll find me wandering round the carpark at the end of the day looking for a ride home as I'm sure M5C will have bought so much that he will have neither need of, nor space for, any ballast on the return run :cry:

No 8 (your no 5 Ray?) looks like a U.S. Clarktor aircraft tug. And is that Clark Gable driving?

See LOCATION - sort of gives it away In fairness, those 1/6 scale tracks look the business don't they? The photo on its own could have fooled me - it was only price which gave it away (ok maybe the skirting in the photo is extra large? :blush:).

:shocked: A tad on the alarmist side maybe, Deadline old chap? I suggest it might be more accurate to say - "That's dirty..really,really dirty! Looks just like every Forson Major radiator I've seen Typical working engine methinks. No worries Vulture. Plenty of my engines were like that but they usually clean up fine. Yes I'd certainly agree with Deadline it could do with a good flush through. If you take off the bottom hose off the radiator once the engine is flushed right thorough you'll be able to see what comes out of the radiator and at what flowrate. It should cope with a normal garden hose flow, if it doesn't it must be partially blocked, you could try one of the automotive cooling system flush products (a Watneys Party Seven would have done the trick.....).

OK the racoon bonnet wasn't a particularly useful accessory - unlike the beaver tail body :whistle:

Of course you're right - I couldn't think of any critters last night! So a Chevrolet with coon tails it is then, and I'd have thought the tractor and trailer would be good for around 12 tons payload at a push (no pun intended), or 6 x WC51s :-)

52 with a direct top would becomne 70 with a 0.74 overdrive.

Or American Sanitation ----? It isn't a Pied Piper type dog catching truck is it? :laugh: Actually, I think it says American Surveillance. Whatever, it looks like the Dinky Toys axle/wheel fixing arrangement was lifted straight from this vehicle :coffee:

Wot he said (well I wasn't going to be the first to ask :blush:). Any chance of a schematic or drawing showing the arrangement please? I just cannot fathom it out.

Weight? That's a retirement job :-D Anyone any good on critter tail identification - bonnet front? I'll go with giant squirrel....