Two more wrecks in my yard

[RichardT10829]

Serial number "777" on the list i have corresponds to a carrier used by the 8th Recce Battalion "CT 42895" Early Mk1 made by Ford Canada contract CDLV73 quantity 783 units. this carrier fitted with F.M 41 F.D. Track type ? if i read the lists correctly
shame there is no track left on it to see if it is the same carrier.

cheers

Richie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Rec...ian_Hussars%29

[Phill]

I got these two units from Dan McCaw of Coe Hill, not far from Bancroft. Now I'm not sure what to do. I thought my carrier would be worth more with some original armor on it and it would be a simple transfer, once I got the knack of working with rivets. I was hoping to sell the hull once I got the armor off and recover something for it. Everything is there but the left side armor.

Doug may get those cut by Lasertech.

Interesting about the early air breather, maybe not as hard to find as the later one. Phil

[rob love]

I personally prefer the earlier mk1 over the refined mk2. The kit stowage on a mk1 is great; there is a bracket and a place for everything.

The mk1 armor will not be exactly the same as the mk2 carrier. Why not re-rivit a replica armor plate to the one side of the mk1 hull, sandblast and paint the bare hull, then start transferring the running gear etc from the mk2 to the mk1? There will be some minor differences like the oil filter, but nothing insurmountable.

The early aircleaners are far more difficult to find than the later style. The early one was only used on the first few thousand, and as they failed were retrofitted with the later style. I have only seen remnants of these, never a complete one.

[RichardT10829]

deffo save the Mk1 hull in my opinion if it is a carrier from the above mentioned unit just look where they went !!!! this thing potentially has been around the globe no point making more chopped up hulls the complete mk1 would be worth more upon sale too IMHO making Mk2 armour is something Martyn can explain in and out as he has done a fantastic job of it himself..... like i say i would buy the mk1 tub off you if it meant saving it being dissmantled. i would litterally kill to get my hands on a mk1 tub like that ! it kills me working on mine the frustration of it being butchered in the first place. the schematics i have given Doug have the Mk1 type gunners side armour (with drop down triangle) but i can get my hands on the solid Mk2 of this plate if needed. the plates are not hard to do and i have figured out how to replicate the marks associated with the hardening process of the plate.

i would love to be in your position this is a cause for celebration THREE CARRIERS !!!!!