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21-04-13, 10:51
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Hi Dale, you're right, it is time for a beer. Paul my machines are a bit like me. "Simple but effective"
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21-04-13, 14:29
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Getting itchy hands watching all these carriers being restored. Still trying to find a resto over here, been offered a few near complete one's, which makes more sense but that's half the fun! Hear of anything out there please let me know. Got to get it soon as missus has all my funds allocated to our wedding next year, and I know where my priority is (green n military looking, NOT my missus in combats !!!!!) 
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22-04-13, 01:17
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I have admired your work for years and your workman ship is so professional I must ask about your background..Curiosity has gotten the better of me..We had another "Col" before he passed away this year in his seventies or early eighties..He was a master fabricator and machinist..could spray paint and do any kind of repair or fabricate out of any kind of material..leather ,wood ,steel ..he had a pretty complete machine shop and mill .,lathes,welders spray booth and we lost a great friend to MLU when we lost Greg Anderson..Greg was a super guy and would and did help so many people ..and was a master gunsmith and watch maker.. What he did for a living to support his hobbies....a lawyer.,.. And He told me when he was young he was always fixing up old Fords and Chevs but his father and mother made him get an education so went into law..he told me he did enough legal work to support his family and his hobbies but he much preferred his hobbies.. What a guy...!! It would not surprise me to learn that you are a trained something or other than what you appear to be ..machinist...fabricator ..welder..engineer..or a combination of all ..anyway your workmanship is top cabin... keep the pictures coming..     
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22-04-13, 01:33
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Hi Alex and thankyou for your kind words. I have done a trade as a Butcher and also did smallgoods and slaughtering
 for about 12 or so years then decided to get into building which I learned to weld and then had my own structural steel company. I have not had any formal training in this area but if you make enough mistakes you're bound to learn from them. Also if you have a keen interest in something I bet you'll learn 10 times quicker than someone that is forced to learn and I do have a keen interest in anything mechanical.Perhaps we should have a thread "What is your trade". I'm sure we would be very surprised at what we'd see. Colin.
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22-04-13, 09:15
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I just picked up another 2 carriers. So into the shed they go. A set of boxes finished, cleaned and painted.
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22-04-13, 09:16
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Also made the rear guards, primed and test fitted.
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22-04-13, 09:19
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A couple of pics of the boxes on the back of VC2225. They're just sitting there of course.
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22-04-13, 09:53
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22-04-13, 10:41
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How many carriers have you restored now colin? Your threads are truly inspiring!
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22-04-13, 12:01
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Thanks guy's, I think it's 5 or 6 but lots more to do.
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22-04-13, 20:02
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Are you rubbing in for me friend....???? Do they blooming well grow on trees over there??? I was in Oz at Xmas and didnt see any, must have been under the snow you had...........  (41 degrees in melbourne!!)
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23-04-13, 08:27
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Thanks Dave, those couple of carriers will be stored away for a while as I've got some other projects in line first. Paul, you probably didn't see them hiding behind all those kangaroos
Onto some fuel tanks. These must be bent in sequence or you won't get the last bend without destroying it.
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23-04-13, 08:29
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If they're not bent at 90deg to the side then they'll be twisted when welded.
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23-04-13, 08:53
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You have kangaroos..............???? How bloomin big are they to hid a carrier???? Ideal in combat as camoflage I think!! 
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