Tank Hunter Carrier Progress

[RichardT10829]

did the rear fenders i made fit ok or did they take a bit fettling ? they look pretty cool on the photo's

[kevin powles]

Hi Rich, Fenders fitted fine, thanks for your help rich, I blasted them, zinc coated them, sprayed in olive drab, put on the decals and them re-blasted the decals to make it look like they were orignals.

[RichardT10829]

excelent.. mine took a bit of trimming but only because my track guards are a wee bit dinged. The carrier looks fantastic....... i hope you can get a hold of a 2 pounder to go onto the top she will look a million bucks.

[kevin powles]

Hi, Took the tank hunter carrier to a local poppy launch. here's some pics.

[kevin powles]

Hi, I see the the 2 pdr carrier now has a place in 'world of tanks' gaming.

Looks a Formidable Opponent for any Mk1 tiger!.

http://youtu.be/lfxGnBLT0iU

[Ben]

I think you need the big pointy thing that's on top of the one in the game on top of yours.

[kevin powles]

Hi, Do any of you guys in Canada have details of the 2pdr mounting pintle used on the tank hunter carrier?, I’ve attached a pic of what I need.

Cheers Kevin

[Tom Millward]

Hello Kevin, do you know if the 2 Pdr mount is a specific Carrier item, or would it common with the standard gun? The 2 Pdr has a traverse mechanism. A group I am in have two 2 Pdr, one of which is res.tored and one in the process. You’d be welcome to come and measure what we have.

Regards,

Tom

[carrierbarry]

Kevin
The carrier looks Fantastic.
And congrats on H test.

What have you got planned for 2011?
I guess your in Suffol k but where abouts are you in the UK?
Whats the history of your carrier?

[kevin powles]

hi barry, I want to take the carrier to as many shows as i can but tansport is an issue. It was imported in from Ontario Canada in 2008 as a running carrier, sound hull but needed a complete cosmetic rebuild all the fixtures and fittings were missing including all the front armour which laid in the back of the carrier including the two pounder mount.

here's a couple of pics as arrived.

[RichardT10829]

Kevin i always thought running odd amounts of links causes issues with the diff etc ? not having tried this for myself how have you found it so far given that one side of the hull is possibly running faster than the other less links and all ? or is it a tension thing ? i can never get my head around these things

[kevin powles]

Hi, Took the carrier out for a spin to the seafront for the armed forces day. Lots of vets came to look.

This carrier needs a 2 pounder on it, anyone got one going spare, please, please!.

kev.

[eddy8men]

a real credit to your skills is that carrier. nice job.
sorry but i can't help with the 2 pdr but i'll keep my eyes and ears open for you.

all the best
rick

[kevin powles]

A Friend sent me this from some archives, Tank hunter British evaluation, interesting read.

[kevin powles]

More picture :

[Bob Phillips]

I am pleased to see the carrier went to a good home, and got a much needed restoration. Here is what it looked like in 1988.

UCa.jpg UCb.jpg UCc.jpg

[kevin powles]

Hi Bob, Thanks for the pictures, when it arrived to me it had the front armour laying in the back and also the gun mount support structure, is this something you removed?

[Bob Phillips]

Kevin, the front armor was added to the carrier bits by the dealer you purchased it from. We had the curved engine cover and gun mount in the photo. I recall the gun mount appeared to have been cut back ( you can see it in the photo) for some strange reason. It was never installed while we owned it.
I seem to recall it had a later style (1950s) flathead. We had a lot of fun running around a local farm, but one of the photos I didnt include was having to try and put the track back on as we had driven along the side of a fairly steep hill, and shed it. It was winter and cold and overall a very educational experience!

[Richard Salter]

Kevin your carrier looks great well done

[kevin powles]

Originally Posted by Richard Salter

Kevin your carrier looks great well done

Thanks, Need to get it to your show !

[Richard Salter]

That wood be good great attraction for something so rare.