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22-07-13, 07:20
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LP2 VR 2225 Build
After a week of looking. It was time to make a start . Because I live on the coast I need to get a good coverage of metal primer on the inside of the hull so I gave it a light sand good clean out , prep washed all the drivers gunner compartment .Then I followed Darrins lead and hand painted all the edges and around all the blocks , fittings and the hard to get at places that the spray gun would not reach . Not much fun laying on your back upside down spraying under the fore deck .. Also test fitted Colins Bins and drilled the bolt holes so they can now come off for some green . I used PPG rustfighter 215 . This is the primer I used this on my jeep and trailer very good primer it even states on the Data sheet that it can be left for up to six month before top coats are required which gives me time to get the green on .. Dale
     
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1944 GPW and Bantam trailer Last edited by Dale Jordan; 22-07-13 at 22:15. 
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28-07-13, 07:47
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It was quite at work today so I made a start at milling out the old pins and making new scale steel pins on the lathe I'll go though all the linkages so I know they will be strong and free if I need to remove them later on .. Dale
  
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06-08-13, 04:20
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Today was a great day for spray painting so I gave the protec kharki green number 3 a go on the stowage boxes , It took a while and a bit of practice to get it on even . Dale
 
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19-08-13, 06:50
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The other day I cleaned up the rear cargo deck and give it a good prime as well
  Also painted up Colins nice Drivers tool box .Dale  I'm going to buy some taps and dies , to clean out threads etc . I don't wont to buy a complete set can someone tell me the three or four common sizes used on a LP2 carrier . Dale
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1944 GPW and Bantam trailer Last edited by Dale Jordan; 19-08-13 at 07:23.
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19-08-13, 07:11
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Hi Dale, 1/4 and 5/16 UNF bottom taps would cover it.
Colin.
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28-08-13, 04:08
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The outside of the hull is now re primed ready for green , motor coming out next week , then tidy up the inside ready for green as well . Then start to fit her out .. I've been working on the floor plate in spare time at home . In the second photo you can see when I removed the crank handle cover at front , I found some light yellow WW2 paint would this be faded camo or desert yellow . Dale
 
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1944 GPW and Bantam trailer Last edited by Dale Jordan; 28-08-13 at 04:39.
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