RAF Vehcile Colors
 

Hello... who has info and/or color chips or paint #'s for RAF vehicle colors from 1939 - 1942 (or so)?

Lookimg at painting an Austin up as a RAF staff car.

Can anybody help?

Thanks!

Huxley

Huxley,

See:
- RCAF colours where and when on the Old MLU Forum;
- RAF vehicle colours and published references on missing lynx;
- the links on paint schemes for CMP trucks.

HTH,
Hanno

Not quite what you're after
 

But, interesting anyway...

This interesting 3 wheeler lives at Duxford.

Where do I find paint?
 

Is there anyone out there that stocks these paints or can anyone supply a chip to mact locally?

Can't see buying 15,000 tins of Humbrol!

Thanks!

Huxley

Re: Where do I find paint?
 

Huxley,

Mix your own sample using Humbrol paints, take it to an automotive paint supplier, and have them make a batch matched to your sample.

Share the end result with us!

Hanno

Thompson Brothers refueller
 

Hmmm, another of my little-known claims to fame. I've actually driven one of those things.

During WW2 Grangemouth on the River Forth had an airfield, which was later turned into the refinery site. A refueller survived in BP service till the late 80's apparently used to distribute lube oil and antifreeze round the site, and was then turned out for scrap. Hamish bought it and I got it to run. After sitting around for a while he turned it over to Falkirk Museum and now I think it's at the Museum of Flight at East Fortune near Edinburgh.

Small four cylinder Ford car engine, gearbox, and axle at the back, with the rear hubs replaced by chain sprockets to drive down to each wheel. Engine driven pumps were made by Weir Pumps at Cathcart in Glasgow, and some models had a Zwicky (spelling?) boom on the top. The design is pre-WW2 by some margin, and there were lower units for planes with lower wings I suppose. The tanks structure, pumps, and boom were pretty much transplanted directly onto Bedford chassis for most of the WW2 production, and I don't think any of the three wheelers would have got out of the UK.

Small BTW for all RAF vehicles lovers. BTW under the title of "USAAF helps RAF" :salute:

http://img60.echo.cx/img60/3750/lcuse6d0089910fa.jpg
Library of Congress LC-USE6-D-008991

A Vauxhall car.

Richard

Someone could think that both USAAF NCOs and Officers did nothing more during WWII in the UK than repaired the RAF's cars. :yappy: :yappy: :yappy:

http://img124.echo.cx/img124/9449/lcuse6d0089979tg.jpg
Library of Congress LC-USE6-D-008997

http://www.imagehosting.us/imagehost...jpg/?id=444109
Library of Congress LC-USE6-D-008984

Aircraft refueler
 

Actually there is still one of those 3 wheelers saved in Belgium , it is with a colector in the Charleroi area.
Maurice

Refueller
 

That's a Thompson Bros. refueller. These were built from the early 1930's until the end of WWII. There are a few about, Brooklands Museum at Weybridge, Surrey (famous for its early airfield and oval race car track) has a lovely drivable example of a Mk.III in Shell-Mex BP livery.

There is reputed to be one in a museum in W.A., Keith ! Julian Temple, the Aviation Curator of Brooklands Museum, knows quite a lot about these super unusual vehicles. He's contactable via the museum website. He would also love to know about the Aussie one if anyone over there can help. I can pass any info on to him.

Nigel Dawe, nr. Oxford, UK

W.A.
 

This sounds like a job for Rod Deiry to check out...
Rod - do you know of this museum?

Re: Refueller
 

Indeed he does - see http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac....hompbros02.htm

H.

Vauxhalls
 

Under correction, the cars were Vauxhall HB 10 hp saloons, '1940' models that were acquired by the Ministry of Supply.