The Garrison

Blue sky, suns out, dusty roads.... Who was the wise A*& that said it was raining and muddy????? haha Great pics and hope everyone had a great time.

Welcome.. Hope you are ready for a barrage of work related questions.. We are slowly getting the new military vehicles filtering into New Zealand and since we are a sales outlet i am collecting them as they come in. Would be great if you could harrass them into building a MB or GPW jeep. I have already mentioned it to them and are aware that most of the range is of British/Euro design, but since the large amount of these being used by everyone it would be a great asset to the catalogue. Not to mention the lack of decent scale jeeps around. Look forward to working with you.

Very nice car and an interesting paint scheme. Can't wait to see more pics.

Using 2pac Primers and top coats you should never need any more than 2 litres of primer and 3 litres of top coat. With thinning and hardeners contained it makes a very large amount of paint. I have painted 2 jeeps with the same amount of paint on each. 2 Coats of primer/undercoat and 2 or three coats of top coat depending on the surface. With a dust coat just to finally deaden any shine and give it the very original 'painted outside the motor pool in 1942' look. Good luck with it. :-)

Well the work has started and the first few parts have been cleaned up and painted. Headlight Rim and Bucket, Brake lever and a few other bits were first in the booth. Could be a quick little project all going well... :wow:

For us broke people who live way down the bottom of the planet... would just like to say a huge thanks for everyone who is contributing to this thread. All your pics and commentary is as close as we can get to the real thing so it's great to see. One day we will get there but until then.... keep up the good work.. Have a great weekend (despite the mud).

Welcome Gary. Just gave you a great excuse to find something to tow it with.

Welcome Chris Will be good to see your pictures.

Thanks very much Ron. I will pass the information on to the owner. It is always good to have this information on a display board and be able to keep the information alive.

Great to see so many old WWI pics. Here is a shot of our 1917 Indian. Which has WWII Civil Defence Warden plates on it at present, but may be painted WWI Indian Kahki when i restore her.

Hi all I have a friend just starting a restoration on a Triumph 3hw and since i am more of an Indian man we were wondering if anyone has any information about contract numbers etc. Any info just to add to the resto would be greatly appreciated. Chassis number is 58125 Engine number is 59329 Thanks in advance

Obviously a very untrained officer leading that raid then. It is common practice to do some ummm.... "homework" on the target before storming the residence. If the OiC had have been doing his job properly he would have checked with the relevant local authorities and especially the local firearms officer before making any such decision to effect a search. Whilst i agree they have a job to do, there is also a way to do that job.. this was NOT it. Screams to me they were bored and just decided to go cruising really. I have organised a number of 'busts' in my time and this would rate very poorly if i had been overseeing it.

Good to have you here. Good luck with the purchase.

Hi All Brought this hook as a scrap sale with a view to converting it for towing behind my non MV. The seller thought it was from a US Chev Blazer or similar. Does anyone have the missing pieces laying round surplus to requirement? Notable the top lock and catch mechanism. Thanks in advance

Good work Garry. Will be good to have another one on the road again.. Sadly they are not all that econimical to run. We hope to have a GS bodied RL and an orig Workshop bodied RL at the next Classic Fighters in Blenheim. (Easter 2013) Would be good to have you along if you are able and have an RL trio next to our 70's display. Planning to have a couple of NZ Army Landrovers, Motorbike and other era display pieces.

Hi Garry. Was that a recent trademe purchase by chance? Keep in touch as there are a few other RL's very close to you as part of our group. Look forward to your input.

I understand this was an order from 11 April 1944. Recognition of Vehs by Allied Aircraft White Five Pointed Stars White Five Pointed Stars will be painted on all vehs ("A" and "B"), SP Guns and mobile mech eqpt. with the exception of RAF vehs and med vehs which carry the Geneva cross, as follows:- (a) Place (i) All (armoured) vehs (incl SP guns, carriers, trucks, (halftrack) and trucks 15 cwt 4 x 4 personnel (White Scout Cars) - TOP only where space permits (see (d) (i) below). (ii) All other vehs and equpts - TOP and BOTH SIDES where space permits (see (d) (ii) below. (b) Design ... -when painted on top of veh to be surrounded by 4 inch wide white circular band , touching the points of the star. © Selection of Space (i) Top - on largest horizontal or near horizontal surface - NOT on canvas canopies, nor roofs, etc., on which stores are likely to be carried, nor on the part of the cab above the co-drivers seat as this will be holed for AALMG. (ii) Sides - on any plain vertical or near vertical surface NOT usually obscured by fitments, etc. (d) Size (i) Top - as large as possible, NOT less than 1 ft in radius measure from centre to outside edge of band. (ii) Sides - if possible 10 in radius from centre to tip MINIMUM 3 in radius from centre to tip (iii) If space does not permit these minims, NO star will be painted (e) Paint White lead GS, (Cat no HA 0293), obtainable by indent through Ord channels. Background selected should be as dark as possible. (f) Present Recognition Mark The red white red recognition marks now used on AFVs will be removed. Sgd. ) C.F. Laurin. Lt. -Col. G.S. for (C.C. Mann) Brig. (Chief of Staff)

Welcome to the group. There are many different jeep 'derivatives' that can be cheaper than a real one. You might try a Mahindra or even a later model Jeep. They are all priced dependant on what the owner 'thinks' they are worth and how much work needs to be done. Don't be fooled by a majorly overpriced project that is just beyond the realms of reality. Plenty of very knowledgable owners and restoration type people here so ask away. Good luck with your search

A very standard fitting to a multitude of aircraft. Sadly cannot be linked back to a particular type.

A little research has come up with this. The BAE Systems Phoenix (originally GEC-Marconi Phoenix) was an all-weather, day or night, real-time surveillance Unmanned Air Vehicle. It had a twin-boom UAV with a surveillance pod, from which the imagery was data linked to a ground control station (GCS) that also controlled the aircraft in flight. It was the third generation of UAV in British Army service with the Royal Artillery after SD/1 and Canadair Midge. The Phoenix was a fairly typical combat surveillance UAV, powered by a 20 kW (26 hp) piston engine, but is distinctive in that it is a "tractor" aircraft, with the propeller in the front. This tends to obstruct a sensor turret, and so the sensor payload, built around an infrared imager, was carried in a pod slung well under the fuselage. Phoenix was mostly made of Kevlar and other plastics. Phoenix was 'zero-length' launch being projected into the air from a launch-rail mounted on the back of a truck. The launch rail having been originally developed for the US Army Aquilla UAV that failed to enter service. The Phoenix was recovered by parachute, landing on its back, with a crushable "hump" on the back taking up the impact. The zero-length take-off and landing was an essential requirement for operating in NATO's Central Region and deployment in a forward divisional area. Maximum flight time was around 4 hours. The FMP Installation is a bit interesting tho and leads to other things.

Wow that insurance is rediculous. THat is over $7000 here and the car isn't even worth that. Well done on the test tho.

Due to the crappy winter i haven't managed to get a lot done lately. I did get the dash sanded back and resprayed over the weekend though. Hopefully i can get the dust coat on tomorrow and start putting guages and switches back in tomorrow.

Not sure of the year but..... http://www.omaka.org.nz/omgallery/source/ahc_ambulance_6898.htm This Ford Model T is in Blenheim NZ and owned by Sir Peter Jackson.

Welcome.. We too look forward to pics.

Well done Gary and Team. Bet there were a few rums that night...:cool2: