T-16 "Luba"

[SDT16]

Hi! We are getting started on our our old girl! Will be sandblasting her for Xmas! Thought I would start a thread to share the adventure!

[ron]

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Great looking machine, it will interesting to watch your progress,thanks for sharing those pics.
Regards Ron

[Ron Pier]

From complete carrier to bare hull in the time it took to take five pictures! Great..it must be that Florida sunshine. Looking forward to more.

Another Ron

[kevin powles]

Nice project, interesting to note that many carriers you see have the track put on the wrong way round, the track must perform o.k. in either direction?, I have also seen track on the same carrier, one wrong one right way round.

kevin.

[RichardT10829]

excelent project cant wait to see how this turns out, a fantastic hullyou have there too.

[horsa]

Hey Sean,

Looks like you are off to a great start. Have you done anything yet with the engine you picked up in Texas?

If you sand down the hull where the TD markings are located before sand blasting, you'll probably find a second set of markings. Seems they used a white self etching paint and it worked its way through the top coat, primer and into the metal on two T-16s I've seen including my own. Usually they will be higher on the hull and were painted prior to the wading skirt squares being welded on which required new number locations.

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by horsa

Hey Sean,

Looks like you are off to a great start. Have you done anything yet with the engine you picked up in Texas?

If you sand down the hull where the TD markings are located before sand blasting, you'll probably find a second set of markings. Seems they used a white self etching paint and it worked its way through the top coat, primer and into the metal on two T-16s I've seen including my own. Usually they will be higher on the hull and were painted prior to the wading skirt squares being welded on which required new number locations.

David's point deserves a thread of its own under restoration. Before sand blasting explore normal locations that might contain markings. On different CMPs where might those locations be. David would you like to open this on the Restoration Section.

Cheers Phil

[SDT16]

Getting the Hull out of the shop and ready to be blasted.......... Winches are mighty fine things!