Shearing at the Hedges

[Keith Webb]

I think the WW1 show is about as good as it gets... short of having been there at the time. Peter Jackson has done an amazing job. Looking forward to seeing his Dam Busters!

Also possibly the best things about the German WW2 aircraft (at least the 109 and 262) is they are in their original paint. You certainly won't see that everywhere. The same for the Spitfire although it is in a later war training scheme it is genuine, not repainted.

But it makes you cry when you think of the aircraft they did have but which were scrapped in the 50s. You could have been looking at a Betty, Beaufort (Scotty's Homin' Pigeon - a 100 mission aircraft) and a genuine 455 squadron Hampden. There was also (as I heard last week from it's pilot) the nose section of 199 squadron Short Stirling B-Beer which for whatever reason did not arrive in Australia after being saved from the scrappers at the end of the war.

Still we have to be thankful for what is there, as well as what is in store at Mitchell including the other Beaufort, Hudson, and also some amazing German missiles.

[zemsi]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

I think the WW1 show is about as good as it gets... short of having been there at the time. Peter Jackson has done an amazing job.

.... yeah, this short movie is really brilliant! I watched it 2 or 3 times when I was over there. However the most impressed and meaningfully presentation was in 2005 by an actress. She was standing behind G-for-George portraying a wireless operator who was in contact with the Lancaster Bombers during an air raid. Her performance got me goosebumps, her voice, her feelings, everything was "real". She was talking about the Aussie spirit and "the fine young Aussie men who will never return".

Dam Busters: When will it be released in the cinemas? Or is it a documentary?

Greetings
Chris

[Ganmain Tony]

Very productive day (for Blitzes) today. Attended the Yass Vintage car club meeting last night met some very nice people including one of the retired local mechanics who just so happens to have a very good brake flaring tool & is a very helpful bloke.

So Max & I decided to make the most of the opportunity & get some brake lines made by Bob.

We measured up Max's two wheel drive F15 and measured mine from an old chassis up the back (gee... what are the odds of Max having an old chassis up the back ???)"

Pictures are of an old Chev C60L. It was this layout on the front diff that I saw in manual & threw me into confusion with my own truck. Thought I'd take some snaps for everyones reference... hopefully someone finds them useful.

[Ganmain Tony]

Went a bit mad with the Camera, but what the heck!!!

Also managed to attatched the shelf to the spare wheel carrier and unbolt some more bits both for Max & myself.

More pics of Brake lines one of an old ford. Interestingly, all the brass blocks off the Chev are identical to the Ford ones. Make life easier for Max putting together his F15.

Walk in the door late today to find another fabulous dinner cooked by Kathy & on the table. Crikey! what a life!!!

[Ganmain Tony]

Had high hopes of getting Max's brake lines in today but the bloody weather is just awful.

Its not that its 13 degrees (Im sure you Canuck's are saying 'What a bunch of wimps"). Its the fact the wind is gale force with some of the trees only just staying in the ground, and the wind is coming from a westerly direction blowing the rain straight into the shed!!!

I let Clevo out for a leak this morning... he took one step out the door, stopped turned around & looked at me as if to say "'Youre kidding arent you???"'. Fastest dog leak Ive ever seen then occured with dog racing back up the stairs, into the house and back on his bed.

May do a reconnaisance trip to Cowra today to look for parts instead. Just to note we did do another hour & a bit on the timber box depite getting rained on. All the timber work is done and Max has started welding on the spare wheel retaining components.

[hrpearce]

It's great weather for indor work, you timed your shearing well Max. There are a lot of wet sheep mustered close to sheds up here and not many white ones out yet.
Vicki and I have to go back to Canberra on 22nd. October I'll try to get away early to say G'day in person and get directions to Ashley's it's about time I visited there as well.
Tony are your legs back to normal yet in bad years chainsaw chaps make drenching much more bearable. Happy CMPing

[Rusty]

Tony Clevo should come round and meet Harry The Dirty Dog (thats his official name according to the boy). His the same make as clevo and hates every other basterd too, they are great dogs they are just not too social out of family circles.

If you are at Maxs for a bit longer and you need a break from hard work I am headin down the coast for a spot of fishing on Sunday for a few days. Wisper in Maxes ear to borrow a tinny and stick it on top of the camper and come along PS I will also be old truck huntin on the way.