New UCW project

[Petr Brezina]

Hi Lynn, the pick up pipe is located - at rear, but filler has been moved to the middle of the hull compartment. I think they just found it more "ergonomical"

[Lynn Eades]

Hi Petr, it does sort of make sense.

[Petr Brezina]

With the great help from the future carrier owner the work on the hull has just been officially launched

[RichardT10829]

At least there is no riveting for you to do !

[Lynn Eades]

Petr, mine was all cut up like that.(the front armour was good) I used the arc-air gouger to pick the welds off. this will give you a clean edge for measurements, and angles for your patterns. The welds wont gas cut anyhow.
It is the one in issue 168 (May 2015) of Classic Military vehicles.
Yes it has the wrong head lights.
BTW, Interestingly it is a MkIII (w) but was still (in 1941) set up to carry the hook bar (shepherd's crook)

[Petr Brezina]

Thanks for that Lynn! You got stainless welds on your carrier if I remember it well, right?

[Lynn Eades]

Yes Petr, something like that, nickel looking and shiney.
It was rough with quite a bit of spatter etc, so I thought my quality of welding would be a good replica. The boss has a few old packets of stainless rods, so I used them.
We don't need to get back into the debate about what was used at the time.

At some point in time I am looking for the detail of the front (observers)shutter. I have nothing but the holes. There is one in France, in Nigel Watsons 3rd book. It is the best detail I have ever seen (Nigel did us such a great deed, putting those books together for us)