Scout T5329

[Ben]

Thanks for the comments, You're more than welcome to pop round and have a nose whenever you like. Lynn It was a shame it was a day late but Thursday was a very long day at the docks and we got soaked!

I've spent the last couple of days going over the Scout and taking all the loose bits out. There is almost no corrosion at all to the hull and apart from replacing the missing upper armour it's good to sand blast and paint. There are some fittings that need to come off first but I'm not stripping anything off for the time being.

It looks like it was painted khaki green no3 first then a sand colour with what I assume to be the darker colour of the desert scheme on top of that. None of the unit markings from the period Australian photos have survived.

A couple of the bigger bits that are missing are....

Steering box
Steering column
Handbrake assembly
Spare barrel box (same as mk1)
Aerial hook for the division plate
Small top idlers for main suspension unit
One of the lower oil cooler mounts

If any of you can help with these bits I'd be glad to hear from you. I can buy or swap for carrier parts if you like. I'm sure I'll add to the list at some stage.

I've taken some pictures to show the differences between some of the parts but I'm away for a few days so I'll have to post them when I'm back.

Ben