Niels v Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Hi Swedenao you where lucky to find markings on your M10, most of the danish has been completly strip of paint at some point during their service periode. It looks very nice I am guessing that you have had it completly taken apart. how many years have you had it ? sorry Adrian for high jacking, please post some more pictures of your restoration, they provide some help for one being restored in denmark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlinuk Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Hi All Adrian has asked me to post some U Tube footage to wet your appetite !!!!!! Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Hi All Adrian has asked me to post some U Tube footage to wet your appetite !!!!!! Enjoy. Carl, Very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 There must be something wrong with those tracks as I didnt hear any squeeking , clanking or grinding from them !. That engine sounds wonderful and the work so far is a knock out . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Slightly off topic, but given the intensley cramped nature of the engine bays in tanks do you ever find old dropped tools and such when you're removing panels/engines that have rattled their way to the bottom over the years? Armoured Farmer by my 3RTR buddy Malcolm Cleverley ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Armoured-Farmer-Tankies-Malcolm-Cleverley/dp/184683029X ) contains a lovely description of a Chieftain pack lift and a swarm of crewmen and fitters waiting to be first to get inside the engine compartment after the engine is gone, to round up the dropped spanners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 not long now before she's all up and running ready for the first show. nice work eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I didn't realise that Steve, thanks for the info - any recomended reading on the M10 in British Army service? Patrick Delaforce's The Black Bull: From Normandy to the Baltic ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Bull-Normandy-Armoured-Division/dp/1848842287/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305793257&sr=1-4 ) describes his journey of the title with 11 Armoured Division. The story starts just after D-Day through until the end of the war. One of the major players was iirc 8RHA and there are photos of their M10s in Normandy. Truth be told it doesn't tell us much about 8RHA and the M10, but I enjoyed the book, mainly because it describes 15th/19th Hussars' rather more successful campaign than the retreat from the Dyle to the Escaut 61 years ago this week, in which the regiment was left-hand unit of the BEF, holding an open flank because the Belgians did not withdraw beyond Brussels as agreed and the Wehrmacht were able to keep stepping around 15/19H, who were constrained by Army boundaries. 15/19H ceased to exist as a recce regiment 18 May. See http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?7839-18-May-1940 But they did a whole lot better in the return fixture. Sorry where was I? Is it dusty in here? The book is worth the read even if it doesn't say a lot about the M10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Nice to see some footage of the 'ol girl suckin' diesel. Looks and sounds fantastic, A&E 2012 is gonna be gooooooood me thinks Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy206 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 very nice works,we did our first testrun with the achilles today,everything looks good:-D only great thing to do is fixing the enginedecks and find the driver,s hatch. here our video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dWDpNEZFbo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcxDSjMuLHI enjoy it !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Great videos, nice to see you put your foot down, your track looks like new, is it a very lucky find, or is it a new set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 To bring the thread back to Adrians M10, I have been working on a new recoil shield from an original kindly lent by Mark Robinson. Not quite finished yet but this is the progress so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Scott Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Looking very good Mr Barrell , a big thank you to Mark for the loan of his original guard . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Scott Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Ive decided to mark up the M10 in 7th Armoured Division markings , and give it the name "GHENT" , My father was in the 7th Royal Tank Regement in national service as a gunner in Comets and that was the name of his Tank , he passed away when i was just 17 so i thought it would be rather fitting . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Scott Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Things are moving forward , Carl is now on the home straight ,and within the next 2 weeks the completed turret is to be re fitted , the final coats of paint applied to the outside of the hull ,the steel tracks used for testing perposes has been removed and rubber track will be refitted , Carl has a list of bits and pieces which need finishing and ticking off the list . I was up at the yard one evening last week dropping off a couple of parts and had a good look over and its better than i could ever imagined , we are hoping it will be finished before the end of June and on its way down south and be at the War and Peace show !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Excellent news Adrian ! I look forward to seeing you both at W+P :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Scott Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Just thought i would post a picture to show were we are at , When time allows Adriab B will post some more pics of progress so far and will give a update . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Looks the part Adrian, are those bars welded on the transmission housing going to hold spare road wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Scott Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 You have hit the nail on the head Alistair , yes they are for 2 spare road wheels , and there should be a spare top return roller in bewteen them , i only asked Carl to do the top roller today so he will hopefully be able to get it done next week before it gets it final top coat of paint and markings !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex van de Wetering Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Excellent work and very nice to see the updates on HMVF every once in a while. Alex p.s. The RAM hull has come a long way as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamsd Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 what a gud thread enjoyed reading and pics thanks for putting it on keep up the excellant work crediet 2 u all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 wwaaaahhhhouuuu ! it's new now ! You are members of "the legend sherman team" :iloveyou: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Scott Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Thanks guys for the kind words , its just as good inside as out !! we are on the home straight now , there shouldnt be a lot left to do to it by the end of next week , i have now started cleaning the brass shell cases that i have collected over the last 3 years , i planning on doing 2 a night , its a gutty job but the results will be worth it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 so adrian now it's all coming together can i ask what were the lows and the highs for you and would you do another :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlinuk Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Have posted a couple of pics here, http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?12389-Sherman-on-the-a12-heading-to-ipswich showing what the RAM looks like now. Hope to have this up, running and at the War and Peace show this year as well !!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenkinov Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Gentlemen ..Just joined the HMVF and this is my first post .. I grew up in yorkshire and as a child was taken to Thorpe arch where I played on the M10 , Windsor Carrier and Pirate ship ..Must admit the M10 was my favourite and in defence of the playground many a passing Car was destroyed ...(At least in my mind .) You use to be able to climb in the Tank but eventually it was all sealed up to prevent access and just became a climbing frame . The vehicle was one of a few which sparked a passion for tanks and military vehicles . As an adult I returned tp Thorpe Arch with my Children and Whilst the pirate ship remained the Tanks had disappeared and enquiries shed little light on their location. I joined the Yorkshire MVT when I acquired my first vehicle and hoped a member would know the location or story So was amazed when the fist post I read today had a full story with Pictures .. Must admit the restoration looks great and I hope to see the M10 running ..when and where is it on show ? Chris Jenkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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