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Sad question. How did he get on with the alternator mount on the engine on the FFR? I only just sent the last piccies last weekend having finally got to the spare engine at the back of my garage! I send a shed load of piccies of the engine - sadly I'd be interested in looking he's he got on with the 3D design (when printed). Not that I'm a sad rivet counter or anything............

afraid not. All the comms kit to hook up a clansman is all in place. My truck spent its service in Northern Ireland so no bench seats in the back - never fitted. No dexion rail either.

I’ve sent him detailed close up pictures of mine. It’s ‘as is’ when it was cast

I’ve got a spare engine in the garage if he wants anymore pictures!

Hello Terry mate - I've just sent the lad thats doing the design a wedge of piccies of my truck - he's planning to make some changes/improvements apparently. I suspect he hasnt replied as the finished article isnt yet complete. Si

I’ve got a 1976 series 3 half tonner in my garage if you need any pictures. It’s a 24V FFR as ‘as is’ from when it was cast.

Mmmmm. Black nasty!!! Dont forget to apply liberal coats of the stuff on anything that moves on the underneath of your 1/2 tonner!!

Camo is very effective. LI were very good at it:-)

Really sorry to hear that Dan

Long way to go before that is glued

That's it done and So its micromesh next the if I can get away with it, straight onto the rivets. Farsands of 'em

I was a bit peeved the other day when they chucked me off the Modern British Armour faceache SIG page for posting the Wokka, but they have let me back in after a fellow Britmodeller pleaded my case🙂. The swine!! Anyway. My new Spray Booth!! Note the sophisticated masking.... Bit of cleaning up to do before I do the side of the airframe But there's no denying its progress!! Forget these little lads weren't fixed in either. Hope to be on the front of the airframe tomorrow - work permitting. Busy day unfortunately

thanks Ian. I’m approaching the run into the final 10 furlongs! nerve damage is permanent. At some point I’ll be asking the question ‘how much?’

Been a while since these lads have seen the light of day Grab bags and carbine. Carbine needs a bit of work

cheers Terry. It’s been a while. It’s a live hate relationship but I’m starting to see an end to it! Bill - it’s getting there. A lot of cleaning required on the glass. I’m going to have a crack at it on Thursday. Funny how a mental block can stop you dead. Just sat in hospital about to get some radio active isotope injected! Woo hoo!!

Cracked on a bit Hope to get to the front end of the airframe on Wednesday and get the underneath finished by the weekend, after which its the first going over it with micro mesh. I'm reckoning on a couple of coats and rub downs before its ready for riveting...... In a strange way I'm quite looking forward to that!

Sorry to hear that re the knee. Wot scale?

Hello Bill mate! Yup its been a while. few disasters along the way. Hip op was a 100% success. Only one small mishap. I've got what looks like a permanently damaged nerve in the leg where the surgeon cut it with a his knife. Radio isotopes being injected at the end of the month to test the functioning of the nerves. Had injections in the spine and all sorts. Popping pills still like they are sweets. Running is finished and I cant get on a bike. I can do weights however which is bizarre. I also managed to ski in January. Its mental. Anyway. the wokka. Since putting it down we have had UV curing glue introduced into the market which has saved its bacon. Its not looked like that for about 4 years...... I've also managed to lose a couple of bits and some repairs needed Had to replace part of the rear undercarriage which is lost forever and with my no expense spared spray booth!!! I've started to apply Mr Surfacer. Its going to take a while to get the base layer on it then I will need to have a go at it with micromesh before starting the riveting. The plan is to finish the bloody thing this summer. Its the bane of my life!

I’m back on it. Will post some piccies soon, but have just started to apply Mr Surfacer to the airframe. there is a danger I’m going to finish this. Updates on ARRSE until I get some piccies on here. nice to back on BM!

A thing of beauty. Lovely build fella. That’s some serious talent going down there

thanks Bill and I hope all is well with you. It’s a bit of a bummer but I’m sure it will be fine!

I was shooting yesterday at Bisley (not fun due to Catterick like weather conditions (20mph side wind from the left across the range and horizontal torrential rain for 45 minutes) and the two weekends before that saw OC Domestic have me on household duties moving radiators in two bedrooms, which involved having the floor up, so that cost me two weekends also. I've basically lost three weeks on the Cent in the armour section on 'ere. The committed in blood plan is to finish the Cent, the two Chally 2s, the Centaur and Cromwell (all of which are just about ready to weather then be back on the Wokka. I have cleaned all of the filler off with alcohol, so the airframe is just about ready for rivets and priming. The other two minor complications are I started a new job on the 4th Jan and..................... it looks like the hip replacement well may have failed. I was back on crutches last week and popping morphine again - I'm down to 1/2 a litre of the really really strong stuff, but kept away from the pills which are the really really really really strong stuff. I need to organise another MRI and blood tests. If they need to re-do the op, that will cost me 12 weeks on crutches and a lot of pain, so I wont be doing anything at all, including the Wokka. I'm going to try and avoid the second hip op on the left hip until next year if I can........................ Say hello to the lads on ARRSE, and hello Bill, Hendie, Tony and the rest of the crew in here!

Hoping to be back on this next week. Been doing jobs On the house at the weekend to avoid grief for the last two weeks. Nice to see the other two Cent builds looking so good.

This is what I used

Yup - I think I ddi my Centaur with Mr Surfacer, but its a tad pricey. I normally stick the Halford tin on a radiator for an hour til its boiling hot and give ita good spray before spraying the model and when I do that its fine. I did a short cut with the hatches and it didnt work. Not do that again!