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Old 23-08-17, 10:04
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There's plenty of light at the end of the tunnel now.
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Old 23-08-17, 11:45
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Hi Colin,

A couple of photos of the web. You might get a rego number but I cannot.

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Great work you are doing there,

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Old 23-08-17, 12:17
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Coming along nicely Colin. A question though. Having rebuilt the bits you have, using what remains were left as patterns, what are you sourcing for specs on the missing bits.
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Old 24-08-17, 01:53
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Hi Rick, great photos. There would be a few photos of my tanks around somewhere. It would be great to see some photos of my actual tanks showing their names if anyone has access to them.
Hi Jack, yes they are coming along good. Apart from copying parts from originals I was lucky enough to aquire 97 drawings like the ones shown. It is very easy to expand them and scale of the original and then reproduce from the drawings. I have done the exercise of scaling a drawing of a part I have and I am amazed how accurate the drawings are. I am very confident that what I am reproducing is as close to damn is to swearing. I still need to go the one at pucka for turret measurements.
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Old 28-08-17, 05:01
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Is there anyone in the UK that could put me in touch with a company over there that can supply me with Slotted top, countersink BSF bolts. The suppliers here are telling me two months for delivery and that's just way too long.
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Old 28-08-17, 09:12
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Hi Colin

Try Namrick, they're pretty good. Happy to help this end if it makes it easier for you.

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Old 28-08-17, 23:45
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Hello Colin,

Astounding work! It does no go unnoticed by people who are not members of this forum. He has four Vickers light tank wheels for sale. I tried to forward an email to you but it bounced. Please update your email address here on MLU, or contact me.

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Old 29-08-17, 00:40
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Hi Colin,

A couple of photos of the web. You might get a rego number but I cannot.

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Great work you are doing there,

regards Rick.
Hi Rick,
Both those photos are of 'Platypus' which was restored for the late Jacques Littlefield (and now in the Collins collection). When I was involved in the restoration, I searched the photo libraries and matched the numbers. There are quite a few photos to be found of the 10 tanks.
I have seen a photo of Bower Bird in the background beside Kookaburra, taken at Liverpool Camp in 1939 it was one from Paul Handel's collection in an article.
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Old 29-08-17, 05:13
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Thanks Hanno, my email address is

cs.design @ bigpond.com

without the spacers of course.
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Old 29-08-17, 12:50
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I now have my bolts on order with two weeks delivery. Thank you Ben for the help.
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Old 31-08-17, 09:55
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I've been quite busy making one of the drivers hatches and certainly very strong hinges
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Old 31-08-17, 10:00
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I needed some T section so I cut it out of some I beam I had and bevelled the required edges. This hatch is fully riveted with a lot of them. It was handy to use my hole punch and press them cold.
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