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Is it to extract starch? I think a number of roots and seeds have been used trevor

Hi Nik, I considered Painter a few years ago, but chose to use Gimp instead and I suppose I have become comfortable with it. I use exactly the same techniques for all my images, including portraits and cityscapes, and a change of subject I find always refreshing. So, go for it! trevor

And that works? I will have to remember that one. I was SO relieved when I read throat, though, thought it was going to be something eye watering with a ferret chaser...:-D

When I was an apprentice we used a side entry cage at college. That was the only time I have ever done a tyre change on a wheel with a locking ring.

Do you know what date this is? I remember being issued with something similar in about 1979, but I don't recall there being two pockets at the bottom. trevor

Well, I have finally finished it! I am quite pleased, as I enjoy both the challenge and the subject matter, a pleasant change from the people and buildings I usually do. To give some idea of what I have achieved, if you look carefully in the top left hand corner of the image below you will see the original image I created this from, on a one-to-one scale. To get the image to fit on this page, I scaled it down from 6000 pixels wide to 1000 pixels. Below is a fragment of the actual size. It is large enough to print out at about 40-50 inches wide! You can see my interest in abstracts better at the larger size. This means that instead of dissolving to a blur as a normal image does when you get up close, you end up with blocks of colour. Well, now that this one is done, I have another in the pipeline. This one will have a larger original, so it should be quicker to do. I might also replace the original background with plain white, which will be a great saving in effort. Trevor

Are they original beams on the side?

For those rims I would always find someone with the right gear to re-inflate them. Similarly, I wouldn't crawl under a vehicle without axle stands. Trevor

I always think of the UK as some kind of museum to the past. All those original beams and people escaping real life to the country. :-D

Thanks, Barry, now I cannot believe I didn't think of a breather :nut:

Well, after some delays due to other commitments, I am really close to finishing. At 6000 pixels wide, it takes hours to edit the lines and colours to make a really sharp image. I have finished the truck itself and done the right had side of the background. I left doing the grille of the truck until near the end, because the individual uprights are thin and difficult to edit - they all have to end up parallel and equal width. By waiting until I expanded the image to 6000 pixels wide I had the best chance of doing a good job. I am quite pleased with the progress, but I have already started work on the next image - plus another couple I am doing on other subjects. With all this good weather, it is hard to find the time to sit down and have a good session.

Some things never change, over comes the policeman to say 'you can't film here, you're nicked!'. :-D The film was brilliant, but the written notes hopelessly unoriginal.

Joris, one of the divisional logos on the map on your site is an orange square with 'AA' in it. That is not far from the 'HH' in 'Hells Highway'. Trevor

It's good to see the progress, and the fact that the chassis is back to its original length! Do you have the right body for it? Trevor

The worst bit is everyone else they put at risk. Maybe, along with the talk, the MOD should give them a free showing of some of their training and accident report films.

Nice tanker, nice Foden! :laugh: If I had a house, I would like the trailer even without anything to tow it. I am sure someone with a tractor unit would take it out for a 'walk' sometimes! Trevor

I wish you luck with the show, Nige, but a bit of a long way for me to come from Poland.... Trevor

See what you missed as a kid!

It is not my money to play with, but I am glad that many of you in Britain can still want to achieve things and not take that long, comfortable swan dive into obscurity.

Oh look, Mr. Dennis Patent keeps his doorknob very shiny! Seriously, what is that brass thing on the cover? Is it just to lift the cover? Trevor

I wondered if the airfield is something like RAF Eastchurch, but finding relevant images for that period is hard - it's all hangers and aircraft

Richard, would the changeover switch be in the cab or at the rear of the vehicle? Trevor

Such a huge box, with so much space between the gears and the sides, so much extra oil required.... Maybe the condition of the gear teeth had something to do with the necessity to remove the lid to check the oil level, meaning it did not get done as frequently as required.

Thanks Nige! I need to collect more images to work from, I can see I will have to 'force' myself to visit a museum I have heard of in Warsaw... Trevor

And the Gypsy? Do you have plans to restore it? Trevor