Armortek

Stephen White wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 03, 2019 3:33 pm

Just to bump this thread.

..... which, out of respect, should be at least Pinned if not made a permanent Announcement. Can this be done ?

I knew Gill ..... and she was lovely. Of course it started with Liesel , my first Armortek purchase. I spoke to her on the phone on a Friday, placing the order (with some trepidation !) and cheekily asking for the last one (50 of 50), at Helen's (my wife) prompting. She rang back on Monday to confir...

I have been told, but haven't checked or received any corroborative evidence, that the Quads pulling the 17pdr's retained the 25pdr limber purely for braking and balance. The 17pdr shells were presumably carried in the Quad.

A question for research, though !

All the best,

Chris

Kevin Hunter wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:24 am

Gunfire - cup of black tea with a shot of rum.

I always thought there was a sprinkle of gunpowder in there as well - but, never having served, how would I know ?

Thank you, Stephen - this was on my 'To Do' list as well

Happy Cambrai Day, fellow tankies worldwide ! It is fit and proper to remember the events of 102 years ago - with Gunfire, if legally available .....

All the best,

Chris

Kevin Hunter wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:43 am

Stephen White wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:29 am

If you need to know what a shovel recce is, please don't PM me.

I suspect us civvies could hazard an educated guess.

One of my favourite WW2 war films is "Ice Cold in Alex", when Harry Andrews says something like "never ask a man with a spade where he's going" .

Don't let unreasonable criticism get you down, Dave - the vast majority of us appreciate your output and attention to detail.

And, on that topic, any update on Lee / Grant bits ? Cash waiting ......

Keeping smiling,

Chris

Robert - Tony Barton's site (www.antheads.co.uk) is a Mecca for 1/6th scale uniform bits. The buckles he recommends are in etched brass from Rich Elbourne. Details can be found half-way down this link: http://www.antheads.co.uk/catguide/webbing I've got a set, and they're great ! Hope this helps, Ch...

Cossack is a Lee, used in Burma. Hence the lack of the 'silly top turret' (TM) . So not at all what a Desert Grant would look like ......

Ye Gods, but it's been a long time since I devoted any thought to the poor old Lee ! Real Life is exceptionally difficult this year :( I use Loctite 638, the old green faithful. But, as I mentioned earlier, I'm minded to lightly tap the shanks with a punch to mushroom them out for tightness. Given a...

...... apart from the Union Flag being back-to-front

It's the first time the REME Museum has done such a thing, but it certainly won't be the last ! I genuinely think that our turnout was the 'icing on the cake' for them - the Education Officer patted me on the shoulder everytime he walked past ! It really is a nice little Museum, with two Halls of ve...

I know that SPTA insists that all brass is picked up and returned for recycling , back in the day no one cared and millions of rnds were just left in the mud, as kids we would sort through the piles and remove the blanks that did not get fired, I must have clipped tens of thousands to extract the c...

It's not going well ...... :cry: I wrote to IWM Duxford asking if they could take some simple measurements of the counterweight. I've just had a reply. Not only can't they provide the measurements, but they won't allow anyone near enough to do it themselves ! Then, to add insult to injury, they sent...

Most Human beings like flattery especially if it is sincere. :D John, I'm certainly not looking to disagree with you ! I just see it from a somewhat different perspective ...... I'm sure that Kian, Monique, Chris and the rest of the team get a warm fuzzy feeling when they read good reviews. And I, ...