MainlyMilitary Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) Hi everyone! I'm Stephen, 26, one of the curators of the Mainly Military Museum in Featherston. My grandfather, Ivan, started this museum as a tribute to his late brother, George, in the late 90's. The museum houses both of their life's work in restoration. I'll spare you the details, but we've had a bit of a battle after Ivan's passing as to the fate of the collection. It's finally been resolved after 3 years and I'm proud to be able to open again alongside Alex "The-Bedford-Boys" - on this forum. We have our work cut out for us as the vehicles have been sitting for a long time with a lot of weeping seals, perished oil lines and stuffed brakes. Vehicle list: GMC CCKW 6x6 Oerlikon AA 40mm Bofors Ford jeep Field cooker MKII Ferrett Dodge WC53 Carryall Austin K2 Ambulance Chrysler fire pump General electric 100v Generator Trailer. Ford GTB Bomb Truck Morris CS8 Compressor truck unrestored English Bren gun carrier NZ LP2 Bren bren gun carrier 25lb field gun+limber 105mm L5 Howitzer (vietnam Era) Triumph Tiger 100 Bike. Lloyd farm tractor (made out of bren bits. I don't actually know the model) M3A1 Stuart M41A1 Walker bulldog Light tank. We also have a Chev PJ Radio truck and a Marmon Herrington Gun tractor in progress, as well as tonnes of radios, toys and trinkets to sort through and display. I know that I, for one, will have lots of questions and have a lot to learn. I most certainly have got the bug! Here's a sneak preview from inside the building :nut: [ATTACH=CONFIG]118856[/ATTACH] Edited September 20, 2016 by MainlyMilitary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Welcome to another Kiwi. Can you repost the photo as it fails to work currently. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Sounds like an interesting place. I'll have to add it to my list of things to see and do in NZ. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Welcome in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainlyMilitary Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Thank you for the welcome messages! Here's the pic again. Also here's a video of us working on the Stuart last weekend. The video is aimed at the public so it's pretty heavily edited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfy Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Welcome. A lot of Oerlikons seem to have ended their service days in NZ. Beautiful Weapon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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