poppypiesdad Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Evening All , can anyone enlighten me on the type of radios thay would have been fitted in a pig if it was in service in Germany during its service in germany ..... cherrs all Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Take your pick! C11/R210 C11-R210/C13 C11-R210/C42 C11-R210/C11-R210 C11-R210/C45/R209 C13/C42 with Remote Control C13/C45/B47 with two stowed SR No.31, Mk.2, Manpacks C13/C45/B48 with stowed SR A41 & A42 C42 C42 (12v) ALS C42/C45/B47 with two SR No 31, Mk 2 Manpacks C42/C45/B48 with stowed SR A41 & A42 C45 C45/B48 with stowed SR A41 & A42 Manpack C13/C13 But Jamie I thought you had a Mk 2 in APC role? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppypiesdad Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 i do however , managed to get a hold of a pig canvas , fancy rebuilding the lockers on the sides and wings ,and wanting to put hatches back on the pig thought doing the mk1 side hatches rolling back the pig to older times , what do you think ? Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Jamie it is a lot of hard work. Unless you can get original door hatches & the visors it won't look right. I have seen a number of retro conversions over the years, all of them have required much effort & some have been carried out with a high degree of skill far beyond my metal working efforts. But I'm afraid I have never seen one that looked totally convincing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppypiesdad Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 clive due to the fact that all of the front hatches have been cut off , not by me its how i got it , i will be starting from scratch , the only problem would be the prisms on the front hatches , as the side ones that i have seen look like flat plate with a semi circle cut out for viewing , would the be an accurate representation ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I think the Mk 1 front scopes are available Jamie as a friend of mine bought some a little while ago ! I'll ask him where from and let you know ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 That's the easy bit. The real give away is when the hatch is opened. People seem not to don't bother with the splash guard edging (bullets not rain!) & the rimmed enclosure for the rotating aperture closure as this is a casting & difficult fake. Then there is the catch & hatch lever arm to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I think the Mk 1 front scopes are available Jamie as a friend of mine bought some a little while ago ! I'll ask him where from and let you know ! :-D Yes they often turn up. No.17 Mk 1 or Mk 3 I always wonder whatever happened to the Mk 2? :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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