wally dugan

well if you think l am wrong then l will apologize to KIETH  for pointing him wrong but l do not  think so there were four sizes of bromide extingusher

l think a genuine one very hard as the contents were very toxic some one may make replica's the last one l had went on a DAIMLER ARMOURED CAR  and was decontaminated

it's for the METHYL BROMIDE EXTINGUSHER which was still been fitted in the sixties

this may be the same stuff l was given a roll of orange sticky backed like the one in the picture l was told it was used in the gulf as aerial recognition on vehicles ?

the trailer is the FV2821 and the body had a number of roles including control room fire control with out more information  it's any bodies guess  the data plate would  help the body has been altered which makes it harder it pin point it's role

it's from a batch of these half ton trailers  numbered  13 BL 70 to 74 BL 27 there should be a history card at RLC MUSEUM because it's listed in the archive list when the records were at BEVERLEY

I  always felt that the COMMER Q4 got a  bad reputation for no good reason. Pleased the BEAST is still in good hands the tank has done well to last as long

kind regards wally

that looks nearly all there this is what it looked like when new

303 lee Enfield

130 COMPANY  RASC MOTOR AMBULANCE AMPHIBIOUS

I assume the comment WD book refers to me first l have always helped any one who asks for help with any thing that l have As to if this information will made available some time in the future is up to me and was my intention after l have had time to put all the bits in some  order to make sense of this will my last post on this forum thanks to those who have become friends 

having to search for a drawing l came across a few of these they have never been used the only thing is one staple is in a corner to hold the nine or ten sheets in a series they are large been 110 x74 CM they are training charts for scorpion j60 engined and others

 the ideal solution would be to have a  building that you could keep at a  relative humidity of between 40% to 50% but at what cost

the trouble with the 44 chilwell allocation list it only  gives part of the story not the whole picture

mick there are two plans one which l have posted which is dark in colour and a out line one it's funny l have a very few engineers equipment drawings these are some of the smaller size plans at 60 x42 cm

AS promised

this what l have  on the bk 12

lf you are after the contract ledgers and not vehicle histories then the RLC  have very little

MICK I recall seeing some drawings on BLAW KNOX but what they where for l will have to look through the drawings and let you know

WALLY

DZ  is from 1961/62 and the RE MUSEUM should have the 419B service history card

There is a small piece in Bart Vanderveen's kaleidoscope of BEDFORD & VAUXHALL MILITARY VEHICLES on this l would have posted it but waiting for a new scanner

 12 panel light switch  14stop light switch 10 temp gauge water 11 amps gauge

Air flow is important but it is a round the vehicle if the vehicle is covered with a tarp it only makes the condensation worse because there is no air space l spent many hours learning about the problem of condensation on inside surfaces you want to see this in large aircraft wings  that are parked out side for years

Having had a bit of experience of this problem with vehicles in long term storage in far from ideal conditions .At one time eighteen in the reserve collection and cost been a major consideration and  safety SILICA GEL bags were used no it did not solve the problem totally but did reduce the effects . The only real solution is a under cover building and  controlled humidity but not many of us can go that far at best  try to help  the flow of air