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Old 29-08-20, 00:29
Lynn Eades Lynn Eades is offline
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The 1938 Bren No2 Mk1 in private hands in Christchurch. I have a photo on my shed wall (probably pre war) It was brush camo painted, in service, and the current owner repainted by trying to follow the brush marks that he could see. It has never been blasted.

I grabbed this from an article I put together:

The singular carrier ordered by Canada and the six ordered by New Zealand were sequential. Canada received HMH241 (T2688) and New Zealand’s six were HMH242 to HMH247 (T2689 to T2694). These seven carriers were designated Carrier, Bren No 2 Mk I which was a slightly later development than the Armoured MG that went to Australia and was built to carry the recently adopted Bren gun. HMH243 and HMH244 (T2690 and T2691) survive today, both in NZ and are the only known British Bren carriers left on the planet. (Note: Only Britain and NZ built Bren carriers).

HMH243 T2960. In the old photo it is "V" or at that time Govt.4320. Our number plates changed yearly up to 1940. HMH243 was the original British registration.
The vehicle identification plate on HMH243 is likely the only one left in existence. Early in WWII, most armoured fighting vehicles had the manufacturer’s details ground off the plates so that captured vehicles didn’t give the enemy the factory address.

Can someone please flip my photo. I have tried.
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Old 29-08-20, 02:31
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The 1938 Bren No2 Mk1 in private hands in Christchurch...
Can someone please flip my photo. I have tried.
Here I was thinking it was the antipode affect.
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Old 29-08-20, 13:48
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Anti somethin'? Sorry, not born until 53, and not a pte, but a Craftsman. Arte Et Marte.
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Carrier Armoured O.P. No1 Mk3 W. T84991
Carrier Bren No2.Mk.I. NewZealand Railways. NZR.6.
Dodge WC55. 37mm Gun Motor Carriage M6
Jeep Mb #135668
So many questions....
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Shitty year this 2020, but now I got at least some time for a play.
My spare boogie wheel had got few deep dents on the rubber so I tried to make it a bit prettier. Have in the storage some kind of PUR compound so why not to test it? (Complete rerubbering is a waste of money here I guess)
Im rather happy with the result, looks definitely better now and if you want to use it more like spare wheel its not a bad idea for a cheap repair.
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Old 14-12-20, 21:11
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What kind of material did you use to repair the wheels?
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Old 15-12-20, 18:55
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Adam, its PUR compound called Gaform (not sure if you can obtain it abroad). This is not professional rerubbering, but good for small dents if you dont count with heavy use.
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Old 03-01-21, 13:24
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With Adam's and Rik's help I was able to make few more small parts during the Christmas break.
All metal work on sidewall Bren/rifle brackets and PIAT bracket is done now, hopefuly I will be able to finish them soon - I realized that Im out of the underpaint and all color shops are currently closed due to covid

Wish all of you better year 2021 and stay safe!
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