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10-05-15, 09:44
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I'm starting to get excited! The weather is finally cooling down.
 Won't be long before I can come out of my summer hibernation, and get some damn work done. dsc_0860-resized-960.jpg dsc_0866-resized-960.jpg dsc_0867-resized-960.jpg With all the discussion of spraypainting in recent week or so, I thought it would be a good time to finally get the fuel storage tank painted. It's not finished yet. The legs, ladder, and tank underside still need to be painted. I had a nice big Shell sign to put on, but because I had bought it many months ago, and it's been sitting in the shed, it went on all wrinkly and I took it off again. Used a much smaller one instead. Guess it doesn't look overly diminutive, but I would have preferred the big one. Lifes full of disappointments, eh. dsc_0870-resized-960.jpg Also repainted a Bridge Plate I bought a week ago. The original paint was in poor condition, and could not be saved. The number for this plate should arrive during the coming week. This plate is for the grey truck. It's about the only thing that will not require repainting later on. When I get the RAEME history book I have ordered, it may give me the epiphany I'm hoping for, so I can then start on a WW2 correct AEME TAC sign.
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10-05-15, 15:34
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Just a thought, Tony, but are any of the potholes out your way big enough to make it worthwhile investing in a Land Rover? I'm thinking that the smaller LR might just fit in the back of a Blitz. You come up to a big pothole, back the LR down into it, drive safely over it with the Blitz and pull the LR back out and Bob's your Uncle!
Just a thought...  David
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11-05-15, 04:00
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Don't know about QLD pot holes but on some sections of the Gunbarrel Highway the corrugations are that deep the kangaroos lay in the shade in the bottom of them.
Oops, seem to have wandered off topic again. Speaking of parts persons that started out as enthusiasts and know their stuff, that is Ross Prince's story. Few people would know WW2 vehicle parts better than him. David
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19-05-15, 11:13
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A useful maintenance manual
A rather nice Ford maintenance manual arrived in the mail today. It deals with mostly military variants of civilian vehicles, but there are a couple of models which don't seem to have any obvious defence modifications (not shown here).
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