New here
 

Hello I am new here on the MLU forums and wanted to say hello and introduce my self.
So here it go,s I am Jelle Renze Boelens and I live in the Netherlands,I don,t own an real military vehicle my self,my way of appriciating these vehicle,s is to build them in miniature,I build models in 1/35 scale.
I build WW2 Allied vehicle,s and I really like Recovery/Breakdown vehicle,s and Machinery/workshop vehicle,s and Engineer vehicle,s.
And the M4 Sherman/M3 Lee/Grant and family like the RAM,s and so on are also an great interest,especialy the Sherman MKIII/V ARV MK I and the M31 ARV,s M32 ARV,s.
And last but not least tanktransporters and those big rigs are also an favorite of me!
I visited this site already a lot and I thought it would be an good idea of becoming an member of MLU.
I realy like the way things go around here and there is a lot to learn here.


So cheers guy,s :cheers:!

Greetz from Jelle.

Welcome
 

Nice to see you here as a member after your browsing, Jelle.

As you will have already seen we have a good community here with many of us interested in models as well as those with an interest in the 1:1 versions.

We look forward to hearing more about you and seeing some of your work.:thup2:

Welcome, Jelle! We're all very happy to see a new face with new perspectives, and I know you'll fit right into this unique community! If you have any questions, just ask anyone here and they'll be glad to help!

Geoff ('Jif')

Hi Jelle,

Nice to see yet another twenot member on this site.
Have fun :cheers:

Wim

Welkom hier, Jelle!

Groet,
Hanno

Thanks!
 

Thank you al for the welcome it is most appriciated!

Some of my future projects are an Scammell SV/2S Recovery and an Morris CDSW Light Breakdown Lorry in 1/35 scale and an Leyland Retriever REME Workshop Lorry,on this last one it is hard to gett reference,s butt it is such an beauty!
These are some of my future projects and than I have lots more waiting to gett build,like an RAM ARV MK II and several M31 and M32 ARV,s and some Bedfords like the QLR and QLD and several Shermans and the list goes on!
Let,s say that I have enough to keep me busy for an long long time!
As soon as I have an good photocamera I am more then happy to post some picture,s of them here on the site.

As said there is much to learn and see on this site and I hope I can be of help in some way too!

Thanks again for the welcome and I see you on the site!

Greetz!

Jelle.

Have you tried the R.E.M.E. museum, or our Richard Farrant?

Paul.

Hello Paul,

I have mailed with the R.E.M.E museum and got from them an photocopie of the general lay-out of the Machinery/tools inside.
The copie is an overhead view of the lay-out of the machinery/tools inside the lorry.

But I didn,t asked Richard Farrant,that is also an member here at MLU?

Thanks for the advice!

Greetz!

Jelle.

Richard
 

If he does not find you first, try looking at:-

http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...ad.php?t=10982

and contact him through a private message or e-mail.

Paul.

Hi Jelle,

I am not sure I can help you with Leyland Retriever workshop truck, but have just done some preservation work on a friend's Ford WOT6 Machinery truck as used by REME during the war, the body is very similar. After WW2 some of these bodies were transfered to Bedford QL chassis, the REME Museum has one on a QL. Attached is a recent photo of the WOT6. It would have been equipped with a lathe, generating set, bench drill, bench grinder and engine valve refacing machine. A large bench and drawers is fitted, plus stowage for oxy-acetylene cylinders for welding and heating. The Machinery trucks were kitted out to suit the maintenance role, be it armour, trucks, guns, etc. As with the Retriever, there is a small, narrow tailboard in the body with steps on it. Both sides of the body can be lowered to form benches.

Hope this is of interest, anything else I can help you with, please ask.

Hello Richard,

Sorry for the late reply butt I had some computer problems and couldn,t get on-line and so I couldn,t get on MLU or the other site,s I visit daily.
It seems that my computer is alright now,so lets hope it wil stay allright!

Richard thanks for the answers and if I have some more question I will ask you.
Thanks for that.

The WOT6 Machinery Truck is on my wishlist to build as an 1/35 scalemodel.
The WOT Machinery Truck you included in your post is an real nice one,thanks for the picture.

Greetz :)!

jelle.