Vicarage Vee Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I wonder if anyone can help. I've looked high and low on the net and in my references but can't find a picture of the refueling rig at the back of the Matador that is appropriate for 1944-45. Does anyone know where I could find one? Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Accurate Armour make a superb , though expensive , wartime Matador refueller and there's a nice pic of the refueling rig on their website https://accurate-armour.com/our-products/148th-products/k48002 I cannot comment on the accuracy of this , but Accurate Armour have a very good reputation so I reckon it's likely to be a pretty good rendition . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 Ah, splendid. Many, many thanks for looking that up rs2man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 You're welcome mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) As superb as it is , its post-war as it has not got the reels inside, usually two but I have seen three. I am trying to remember which book contains the photo of the rear end of the bowser with a 57 (?) squadron Lancaster sat with it, taken at East Kirkby; (that may well prompt somebody else memory) This is what the Airfix model was based on . . . http://www.catalogue-host.co.uk/richardedmonds/2011-06-11/lot_531?image=6&prev_page=search results&prev_url=%2frichardedmonds%2f2011-06-11%2fsearch_results%3fpage%3d1%26text%3dAEC Try taking a look at this as well http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=38137 Hope these offer you some help and guidance Ian Edited October 1, 2016 by Mancunian airman Additional information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Ah, thank you very much indeed, that conversion may well be the route I take. Pictures of the early pumping equipment certainly are thin on the ground. Once again, many thanks to you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 That photograph I mention is in the book entitled 'SilkSheen' by Geoff Copeman but the photo shown on page 61 is from the IWM, ( CH12868) So presume it cant be reproduced here :-( Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Bingo! Thank you, just what I was after, duly consulted for research purposes. Strange that there are so few pictures of the back and so many of almost every other angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimV1969 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 8 hours ago, Mancunian airman said: That photograph I mention is in the book entitled 'SilkSheen' by Geoff Copeman but the photo shown on page 61 is from the IWM, ( CH12868) So presume it cant be reproduced here :-( Sorry You probably can't produce the photo here, but you don't need to. The Imperial War Museum's collection is searchable online, and if you have the reference number you can quickly find the item you're looking for. In this case, they do have the image in their database so a quick search for CH12868 will find the photo you're looking for. This comes in quite handy if you have a book with IWM photos in it and you want an electronic copy of them - as long as the photo is credited to the IWM with a reference number, you can probably find it! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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