Exciting developments...

[Philliphastings]

- Make that 5329, just like the brass data plate on the front guard says.

Also in the second pic you can see a large bullet hole just at the bottom of the '4' in the bridge class sign. That hole, and another like it on the inside of the guard is still there. looks big enough to have been around a .50 Cal

Cheers

Phill

[Philliphastings]

Another milestone passed today with the pick up of a full set of British carrier track in exchange for a set of very good Australian Pattern track.

After a 700km+ round trip the Scout Carrier is now a lot closer to being complete.

Obtaining this track has solved the dilemna of whether to import newly made british pattern track or to convert to Australian Pattern track. It would be fair to say that I'm a bit chuffed right now

Cheers

Phill

[RichardT10829]

Phill i can give you a couple of wheels the cast is good but will need a re rubber, free to you if you ship them back mate...... just an option see how you get on tracing wheels buddy.

[Philliphastings]

Hi Richard and thankyou very much for the offer of the carrier wheels. The reason I am now more than ever excited about my Scout Carrier project is that I finally have a full set of correct British pattern track, sprockets and idler wheels, as well as enough Army modified Australian pattern roadwheels to get the machine back onto it's tracks and potentially driven around on special occasions in the future.

The main thing was the discovery of the photo's of my machine with this configuration in service. There is nothing like actual photographic evidence to silence the doubting element.

Now I just need to source an armful of track pins and a set of bearings and seals for the roadwheels and we are in business!

Oh yeah and I haven't forgotten about finding a workable system for posting up images on MLU of the project as I go...

Cheers

Phill

[RichardT10829]

I used the 50 x 27 x 110mm bearings as the 40mm ID bearings were so expensive, i have machined spacers to go onto the axles so will post up on my thread in due course, if the bearings are the same as on yours (as mine) i can provide you with the dimensions if required.

Cheers

Richie

[Philliphastings]

Hello again. Yes the parts books describe the Scout as having the early pattern wheel bearing and seals, but of course (apart from the british idlers) the rest of thge roadwheels are Australian pattern, as are the bearings and seals.

I will liaise with some of the local carrier restorers to see what they did with their roadwheels.

Cheers

Phill