Lauren Child

here's the alternate

Here is the Dodge crew bus data sheet for comparison - it's very close.

There was an Austin 6x4 version of the crew bus the same as the Dodge VK62B.  While I can't find a photo, the loadbed of a K6 looks higher, which might account for the difference in hieght.

Edit:nope, not enough wheels.

same problem viewing on an iPad.  Only the name is displayed.  

When clicking through the link you get the pop up black box for the viewer but no photo in the middle.

I'm pretty sure it's a Meadows 6PC630 in an Explorer.  The Duxford one is converted to 6DC630 diesel.

It's not a wreck, it's a beautiful butterfly in kit form.

D'oh silly me.  That'll be an explosive fuse on the wiring diagram, not an electrical one.  

Thanks for talking sense BlueBelle, Ive been spending too much time on wires

The collimator in this case is (if I'm right) synchronising the sights between commanders and gunners periscopes.

External fuel tank was my first guess as well, but the cables don't seem to go there, hence being a bit stumped.  The cables run + to - via a fuse, and into the collimator itself, which only seems to connect to the turret.

No ejector seat found in the turret so far....  

I'm half expecting a james bond type ejector seat answer

Any ideas what the jettison switch on the Centurion collimator is used for?

Have you got a photograph or picture?

This is in the right range for the Charioteer, but I can't find it in the provisional parts list to be sure (they only made a provisional list, and it's not complete).

Can I throw my hat into the ring for it?

If not, my guess would be early Centurion 3 to 5, and I'll offer it back up (though it may be a while).

Andy: I may know another source on these, so will check if they have a late FV number next time I'm there.

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I'm beginning to think you're delaying just so you get use of that wheel you know

Welcome along Steve!  

Otherwise, old Grease no.2 and Grease GS has a very similar consistency (260-300) to modern Grade 2 grease (265-295)

Grease no.2 and Grease GS which replaced it is/was specified as sulphur free.

I'm not sure if that's important in the K9, but it is in some vehicles (in contact with yellow metal, which sulphur doesn't coexist well with).

Mike Starmer's books (he's the author of that page) are very good as well - he has a series of four with paint chips to colour match.

Also check out this one http://www.wwpd.net/2015/09/hiding-in-plain-sight-camouflage-and.html?m=1

Thanks Joris

Ah, I hadnt realised - thanks for the heads up.

Just a quick query.  I quite like the new timeline view on the new posts, but if you edit a post does it show it in the timeline?

I'm wondering if we can now edit the first post in a thread (e.g. showing progress) and have the post show up again in the timeline, or whether it only shows new posts in that thread.

I'd suggest Bovington, Duxford, Churchill War Rooms and Dover Castle.

Plenty of naval history in Portsmouth, as has been said, and there's the D-day museum over in Gosport.

Bovington - the worlds largest collection of tanks, and the only place you can see many of them.  

Duxford - a ww1/ww2 airfield, Monty's tank and command caravan, loads of vehicles and probably the best collection of military aircraft in the world.  Also the home of the american air museum.  More than can be done in 1 day.  If you stop over there's also Madingley cemetery to pay respects, and the Shuttleworth collection (vintage vehicles and the early days of flight)

Churchill war rooms - Churchills command bunker.  Tie it in with the toursity bits in London, as it's right in the heart near Downing street, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben etc.  Also try for HMS Belfast - a ww2 battleship (Town class cruiser, next to tower bridge), The Tower of London, etc.

Dover Castle - a medievel castle, and also home to the maritime command bunkers where the Dunkirk evacuation was planned/commanded and an underground hospital.

Of the lot, the one I'd not miss out on would be the Churchill war rooms - seeing the map on which almost the whole of the ww2 allied effort was run from, covered in millions of tiny pin holes in patterns for the fronts and shipping/supply columns, is utterly fascinating.  Also Churchill's toilet (actually the hotline to the US).  It's not a full day though, so you can plan other things.

Hey admin team

Thanks for the new forum.  Its taking some getting used to, but I'm glad it's still here.

It would be great if you could look at options for:

• Making it easier and simpler to navigate to new and unread content, particularly for those who aren't technically savvy - its a very busy screen
• Enabling a grace period for edits, so we can amend any typos without the "edited" notification.
• Deleting a post that's made in error

Anyone else want to add to the list?  I've added a poll for folks to indicate they'd like similar.

Chaps,

It strikes me that a lot of this is rather moot.  

Whether you're techie or not, the team has explained that old forum was about to break.  As a techie, I can understand why, and I'd already noticed symptoms.  I have no reason to doubt them.

The new forum keeps the site alive.  If you find a better option, this is the place to recommend it.  If it costs money, maybe we can have a whip round.  

Otherwise lets all say "thanks dudes" for averting the inevitable disaster, start a wish list for features we want to add or change, and move the feck along.

This is the meteor version of the tool (Z2997)

It strikes me that the traction engine crowd seem to do a lot of rides, especially model ones.  You could try these folks.  http://www.ntet.co.uk/insuranceservices/