Scout T5329

[Lynn Eades]

TL 5255 is the first of the contract. ADDING 74 to that, takes you to TL 5329, which is the 75th one produced, of that contract. Is it late over there?
to both of you.

[Ben]

OK,

I had never checked myself, I just relied on what had been posted in Phillips original thread!

T5329 is the 75th built so the registration does match up RMY 683, glad that works! teach me not to do my own homework......

Started to find some of the early part number/date stamps, they're a little bigger and detailed than the later plain types. I assume each manufacturer would just use the tools they had to hand before they started military work.

Ben

[Nigel Watson]

Lynn we are always very late in Scotland!! But just wait until you read this next bit and you may think how much later can we get!! lol

Scout T5329 minus starting Contract No. T5255 = 74. Add this to starting Reg.No. RMY609 you get RMY 683.

Armoured Machine Gun T1830 minus starting Contract No. T1828 = 2. Add this to starting Reg.No. CMM984 and you get CMM986. T1830 with reg.no.CMM986 was converted to Cavalry Carrier.

Armoured Maxchine Gun T1833 minus starting Contract No. T1828 = 5. Add this to starting Reg.No. CMM984 and you get CMM989. T1833 with reg.no.CMM989 was a pilot model used with machine gun shield.

There are several more like this which is why I "suggested" about the Scout. Presumably in the example of the Scout, it is the 75th vehicle but in relating it to the registration number you use 74 because the reg.no. also includes an "extra" vehicle!!

My head is hurting already! Now you know why I stay clear of quoting exact numbers etc.!

[Ben]

All's well that ends well!! We got there in the end.

Nigel, the Scout picture in vol 1 showing RMY 681 at Capuzzo, Can you remember where it's from? IWM, Bovington..... It has some stencilling on the kit locker (spotted by Lynn) and a higher res image might give some clues to what it says?

Thanks

Ben

[Nigel Watson]

Hi Ben

I'll need to look it up Ben, could have been an official photograph but will let you know when I look back Vol1 files.

[Ben]

Hello

I've not really done any work on the Scout since it's arrival other than bits and bobs. While I wait for some parts to arrive for the Bren I thought i'd start stripping the Scout hull ready to repair the cut armour plus all the parts i take off will need to be overhauled anyway.

First photos show some of the differences between the early British pre universal carriers and the later UC MK 1. The air boxes are curved rather than angled (shown next to UC one). The pedal arrangement doesn't have plates on the brake and clutch just the levers and the throttle doesn't have a pedal like the UC just a simple lever on the bar. The gear lever is much shorter, has different side plates but the main change is that there is no selector gate on the early carriers.

Ben

[Ben]

More differences from the universal carriers, some may have seen these before, I'd be very interested to hear from those who have them on their carriers.

The UC clutch foot rest compared to the early British one. The Arens control for switching between left and right fuel tanks, this is fitted in the front compartment between the two seats. Gear selector joint with the square section collar. The obvious differences in the early and late style gearsticks.

I hope this is of some interest to some of you.

I've also noticed that all the fittings were applied after the hull had its first coat of paint. There is Khaki green no 3 under all the brackets etc from the vision shutters to the brake controls at the back.

Ben