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13-10-24, 15:29
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Nice progress with the paint work, Jordan.
Were the Bren Guns in the Otters ever equipped with brass catcher bags? Assuming the spent casings were just clattering down between the gunners legs, does the mounted position of the Smoke Cartridge Rack give you any indication in which direction the Bren Gun would be firing in order for the casings to end up where they did? To have happened once is an interesting oddity, but the same thing three different times over roughly a decade is definitely an interesting pattern. Sorry, Jordan. My Mind has a mind of its own all too often... David 
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14-10-24, 14:45
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Hi David
Its nice to be adding paint to these parts. They have been sitting around the shop for too long. From what I can tell, the Otter never used the brass catcher bag for the Bren. I suspect when it was firing, the casings were bouncing around all over the roof and some coming back down into the hull. These were found on the left side of the hull behind the crew commander's seat. I did find one on the other side behind the driver's seat under the battery disconnect switch. The locations suggest that these casings were simply missed on cleaning out the hull.
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer
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14-10-24, 15:03
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A few more parts prepared for painting.
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer
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15-10-24, 22:02
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Pretty happy with how this larger floor plate is cleaning up. Three days of soaking in the citric acid bath followed up by a quick scrub and hose off. I’m quite happy with my initial invest in this method compared to having to send out these parts for sandblasting.
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer
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19-10-24, 21:22
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Taking advantage of the 20deg weather I got a bunch more plates all painted up. Now to let them sit for a while and have the paint harden up.
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer
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30-11-24, 03:40
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One more part made up for the Otter. Thanks to a fellow vehicle enthusiast in the Netherlands who was able to get me some dimensions from an Otter in a museum. This was a small bin that held a flare pistol. It still needs to get a spray of primer then it will be welded up to the backside of the turret basket ammunition tray.
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer
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