Another two carriers roll off the production line

[RichardT10829]

It was Martyn that inspired me to do the Ferguys one, having seen what he has achieved litterally from nothing ! to restore one is hard enough but to scratch build two simultaneausly is a force to be reckoned with ! Martyn has got all the plans and measurements for my armour when it comes, cant wait until Easter Hols when i come down to Suffolk

Kevin shall i put the pic up that shows the carrier after all the mud had been cleaned out i was gobsmacked at how far gone it was !

[RichardT10829]

here you go.......hands up who thinks they got it bad ?,,,,,, or who would have binned this long ago ?



a true testiment of what can actually be saved

a few pictures later the front end has snapped off it was that bad.

[ron]

Hell Richard thats what I call a rust bucket,I dont think that I have ever come accross one as bad as that one, I guess that we are lucky up here at least the place is bone dry, I have come across lots of them down south in the rain forest country but thats about the worst I have ever seen, full marks to your friend in building carriers from scratch,can you post any pics of his workshop set up and production methods jigs etc? I know all of us here would like to see how he builds them,its a project that I want to do some day,
Thanks again Regards ron

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

Kevin shall i put the pic up that shows the carrier after all the mud had been cleaned out i was gobsmacked at how far gone it was !

What was actually holding the mud in?

[Jordan Baker]

Wow.

How come this guy isn't a member here. You should get him to join up.

[RichardT10829]

he works full time and when he does not work he is doing the carriers, he is pals with Shaun Hindle and Kevin Powles from here, not sure why he has not joined up, but i have been watching his build with great respect, if i knew how to upload the pics as thumbnails rather than how i do it i would otherwise anyone on dial up would be waiting ages to load the page up.

[peter smith]

Hi Guys,
New here, i have been looking for a carrier for a long time to rebuild but keep coming second ! Is this guy making these for other people, would he make me one ? seems the only answer and probably cost effective. People build "new" WW2 jeeps with new everything on them.

Pete

[BCBlitz]

WOW now that man should quit his full time job as I think he is missing his calling in life ........ I also think he should sell the top and bottom half of them in " KIT " form and send them around the world in small boxes !!! LOL

I know ....... I know silly but trully is amaizing his work.

[RichardT10829]

i have discussed this with him before, but the cnter bulkhead requires quite alot of fettling, as daft as it may sound he has all the patterns to be able to flat pack a mk1 or mk2 carrier including all linkages based on you having your own drive line (track wheels diff etc etc)

a really nice bloke too !

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by peter smith

Hi Guys,
New here, i have been looking for a carrier for a long time to rebuild but keep coming second ! Is this guy making these for other people, would he make me one ? seems the only answer and probably cost effective. People build "new" WW2 jeeps with new everything on them.

Pete

Hi Pete and welcome to MLU.

Perhaps you could let us know where you are located.

[rossbart]

Richard,

I would be very interested in someone that could mfg & ship me all of the flat metal pieces for the air inlet and engine cover. I am fabricating the side & rear armor as well as tool plate as we speak. I can get the sheet metal engine cover panels from Midwest Military. However, I am in Oklahoma USA and only have photos to go by as to the dimensions of the air inlet & engine covers.

If you could pass this interest along to the craftsman and ask him if he has any interest it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ross