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Old 18-05-05, 23:36
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Here are a few photos of a Sexton II that I brought back from Seco in Georgia 2 years ago. The hull is now totally gutted with a majority of the removed parts rebuilt(not the engine !) and waiting for the hull to be sand blasted and painted. This photo taken after arrival in London.
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Old 18-05-05, 23:37
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Pulling the engine
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Old 18-05-05, 23:39
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Welding being done by Tommy Allen, a WWII vet who has restored a welding rig like he used during the war.
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Old 18-05-05, 23:41
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Gun tube repaired and muzzle brake fabricated
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Old 18-05-05, 23:44
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Back in gun mount, sand blasted and painted
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Old 19-05-05, 03:13
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Beauty!!!

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Old 19-05-05, 04:15
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Very nice, but I am very jealous!!!
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Old 19-05-05, 23:13
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Hello

I am currently in the process of scratchbuilding a model of a Sexton, and have found your photos really great.

You don't have any more photos of the gun and mounting from other angles, or of the component bits.

I have yet to build my scale gun barrel. It's great to see a full scale one being built.

Within every modeller like me, is probably a desire to be able to build a full scale one!

Although the wife would probably not appreciate a Sexton in her back garden.

I always rather fancied building a 1924 Rolls Royce replica.

Only for some reason, Rolls Royce chassis don't seem to materialise from orchards, in quite the numbers that CMP's do.

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Old 19-05-05, 23:19
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Originally posted by pkitson
Welding being done by Tommy Allen, a WWII vet who has restored a welding rig like he used during the war.
Well, speaking of an authentic restoration! You're also putting wartime air in the tyres, eh?

Keep up the good work, Perry!

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P.S. can you find your Sexton in one of Joe DeMarco's pictures of March 2000?
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Old 20-05-05, 00:12
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Wow what a beauty! Is it going to be a runner? and if so can you drive it to Windsor? hehe
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Old 20-05-05, 01:42
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Perry;
Bloody marvelous on the Sexton! Also, please pass on the same to Tommy Allen on the KL. Mine may look half as good.....someday!
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Old 20-05-05, 02:20
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Default Well done Perry...

keep up the great work of keeping Canadian military history alive for everyone. Cheers Rob
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Old 05-03-06, 19:02
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attached is a photo of the Sexton fresh from the spray booth after sandblasting and paint
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Old 05-03-06, 19:03
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new rear fenders, gerry can holders and repaired slave cable receptacle
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Old 05-03-06, 19:04
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front fenders being fabricated
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Old 05-03-06, 19:05
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hole where one of the 50 gallon fuel tanks resides
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Old 05-03-06, 19:06
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new engine oil tank awaiting paint
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Old 05-03-06, 19:07
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view from engine deck into fighting compartment, installing drivers controls
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Old 05-03-06, 19:11
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one of the 50 gallon fuel tanks with ends cut out for refurbishing
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Old 06-03-06, 01:57
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Perry..
That is an excellent job you are doing..I have some original doumentation from an engine mechanic and his hand written notebooks and course material from the school he went to in Ft Knox in '41 dealing with the R975-E2 and C1 and both types of magnetos..All the settings and specs are in there and his notes are worth there weight in gold..
For instance and I'm quoting the book the .....Scintilla mags are timed to the engine in full advance position.(Hand written in pencil..."22Deg.automatic advance") and it goes on...
and then...the Bosch magneto is timed to the engine in the full retard position..(Again in pencil..."25 Deg.advance...) and it goes on...and tells how to do both different mags.and gives the corrections on the settings from the original printing in pencil.so obviously the original books were wrong...
These are well worth seeing ...
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Old 06-03-06, 14:42
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Perry,

Absolutely stunning! Restoring soft-skins is one thing, but Armour......

I am looking forward to new progress-shots!

regards,

Alex van de Wetering, The Netherlands

p.s. The CMP looks great too. Fully operating(?)
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Old 29-02-08, 15:45
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A few more photos
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Old 29-02-08, 15:47
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One more photo, its starting to look the part.
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Old 25-05-10, 16:25
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A belated update. Working on the engine now. Just a few small items to finish on the hull.
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Old 25-05-10, 16:32
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A couple of photos of the engine during teardown. You can see the condensation damage in the one photo (this was the worst cylinder).
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Old 25-05-10, 16:33
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As it sits now.
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Old 26-05-10, 02:10
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Somewhere in Europe there is a company that sells applique panels that a person can put on their home car garage doors. They are pictures of sports cars, tow trucks, power boats, fast jets, and countryside scenes, etc. Here we have THE REAL THING hiding quietly (or not so quietly) behind closed doors.
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Old 26-05-10, 04:05
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Perry; Super, detailed work. You were probably right about that cylinder, but go ahead and send it anyway, let them say for sure. How did you determine the colors of the flare holder? All I had left were a few scraps of rotten wood. Jesse.
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Old 26-05-10, 05:37
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Wonderful benchmark standar restoration job. Well done so far...

Cheers

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Old 26-05-10, 13:56
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Jesse, the flare cartridge holder is the original one. It was in remarkably good condition, their was still significant amounts of paint left on it. I just refinished it and bolted it back in. I am thinking of sending a couple extra barrels to Tulsa and they can pick the best 9. Did you have to replace valve guides or seats in any of your cylinders?
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