Lauren Child

Well done Colin, that's the one.

One of those trailers was on ebay recently, several times. I think it was just described as "military trailer". You could try looking back through the old listings as it reappeared several times without selling.

I'd like the LRDG 1945 edition please!

There have been some earlier threads on H license requirements - it may be worth having a good read. You should be able to find them with the search function.

Incidentally, if you like your bikes, the CVRT is probably a good choice. The gearbox operates a very similar way to a bike, with two major exceptions. 1) it sets your turnng circle, so you need to learn which gear for which corner. 2) you can't get your knee down on said corners.

just checking, but have you got your H license yet, or is that on your to-do list? You need category H on your driving license, and it's a good idea to get some training on how the vehicles move and drive anyway, just to be safe. I seem to remember one of the decent training schools uses CVRT's, so that may be worth travelling to if this is the vehicle you're aiming for.

If you're looking for advice, the local MVT meetings are probably a good start. It's sounding like you're aiming more for a CVRT series vehicle in what you're saying - theyre generally easier to work on, and there's a good support network around them (check out the Alvis fighting vehicle society). I'm sure there will be some owners advice on here. There's a nice looking Sabre with BAIV that's forsale. The manuals are generally a good start for modern vehicles. They'll give you an idea of maintenance and troubleshooting works that are needed. Then you can better asses whether youre ready to take the plunge.

It's smaller, but I have to say I'm liking the atmosphere better. Everyone seems a bit more laid back and easier going. It's more like a holiday.

All in all the Abbott's not a bad vehicle, and these figures are pretty good for tracked armour. It's easy to drive, and relatively easy to keep going. What sort of thing are you looking for?

That's OK As Hanno (mcspool) say's there is a good community of CMP owners, and you should be able to find what you need. Check out: http://www.lwdparts.com - Dirk Leegwater http://www.elalamein.eu and http://www.milmarket.org - Peter Hommes Both good sources of CMP parts. Hope that helps. -Lauren

If it's a wrecker, then yes the chassis is special, or at least has some special parts (from what I remember if the parts list).

Looks good!

Same here - I think the app got updated and it hasn't worked since.

Cool, thanks chaps, you learn something new every day.

It does that As I understand it, it's actually made so that it doesn't fully set, so it won't flake into paint shard projectiles if the vehicle is hit with something nasty. I think that's US-made vehicles and some post-war rebuilds.

Incidentally, I checked out the Chicksands museum. It's an interesting day out, but from a Y service point of view they only cover the local area - they didnt have any information on other Y stations.

You might want to ask Bletchley Park. When I visited they had a good picture of a CMP with a mobile radio interception house on the back. They might have more information squirrelled away in the archives.

These have been turning up on ebay quite regularly, it's worth keeping an eye out, though as Mike says it could have degenerated. I know an alternative is fitted to the WOT2 at the Shuttleworth collection. If you get stuck it may be worth a visit.

That's the one, thanks Richard!

When I was looking for my trucks, the RLC museum put me onto a group called FMW who managed to trace the contract cards. I don't have the contact details to hand, but I'm sure someone on here will.

Great work Rick!

Holy cow, it's an awesome trailer, but that's a little more than pocket change! It looks ideal though. Good work on the Sherman!

If you dont mind me going off topic for a moment, what sort of low loader is that? The trailer looks very handy indeed.

Is that 4% by weight (against the weight of 1 litre of water multiplied up) or by volume (using a measuring jug/cup)? Either way, I'd imagine 20 spoons is significantly less than 4% of 20 litres.

Thought so, it's an early type B Comet from before the fishtail exhausts were available, so just at the point of transition for hull types. Whether that means it's a wartime one or not, I don't know.