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Quite a few ships had brown splashguard sections like that. They were painted to cover the areas most likely to get marked or dirty in public places. I think that I still have a book on the building of Aqutainia, I'll go and check my library to see if I still have it. If I do, all the photos will be black and white but there may be something in the texts about painting. cheers, Mike

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Does anyone here know of where the yellow stripes go, and what their measurements were for the green TACR2s? I would like to do a parallel build of a green vehicle but cannot find any details of the stripes or markings. cheers, I have seen some images of restored vehicles but I would like information about them whilst in service. Mike

This latest incident of a panel detaching on take off, we shall have to wait to find out if that panel was a fixed item (manufacturers issue) or a removable by maintainer item (airline or servicing agent issue). Mike

Hi Walt, thanks for this info. The engine colour is a bit of a quandary and I've gone for silver. I should have done an update by now; however, as can be seen in this image, I managed to glue the wrong gearbox to the engine. DOH! I have had to print off another engine and gearbox and I am busily painting it up as I type! cheers, Mike

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Those are lovely Tiking, but we need something of a known size alongside for perspective. What scale are they? cheers, Mike

just dug that up?

wasn't he in StarWars?

Hi Jeff, bang on! Yes, those are the dimensions that I came up with, when I found this book after posting the question. This page confirms your comment about ships of the Audacious class being identical. There is one caveat, to all of a class being the same size, and that is; if the ships were built at different shipyards then the dimensions could be out by a few feet either way. This was because shipyards had different drawing, steel cutting and production facilities. The older yard's methods of design and construction could be quite different from newer yards. Further information cheers, Mike

Hello all, I am about to start on the island of my 1:144 scale model of the Ark Royal but I need to recheck some measurements. I have searched the web for dimensions of the length between perpendiculars (LPP ) where but have only managed to find the length overall (LOA) dimensions of 804ft. As we all know, LOA's can change at various stages through refits etc., but generally the LPP remains the same. Can anyone here please confirm what the LPP was for the Ark. It's been a while since I last worked on the model and I would like to do some re-checking of my dimensions before continuing. cheers, Mike

Hi Bill, I never worked with those WAFU types but I think our RM (real machines) had larger wheels. I'll have to check when back at the museum. Any member here from the AAC? They may get an answer quicker that I can. cheers, Mike

Hi Bill, we don't have an AH.9 at the museum, if you haven't found the info by next Wednesday then I'll check through the manuals. cheers, Mike

It wasn't an April Fool then?

Hi Tom, As Dave says, it all depends on where the kit manufacturers have made the split. On the actual ships, you would be right, as can be seen on these plan sections. cheers, Mike

Hi MODeller, That is a lovely looking model, especially considering that most of it is scratchbuilt. I have been looking for a large scale, 1:48 or 1:32, wheeled Beaver for ages, but I didn't realise that someone had produced a 1:24 versions. cheers, Mike

Hi Pete, another treasure from your designs. Cheers, Mike

Hi Jerry, I've just returned from that holiday, still going through and deleting hundreds for email adverts! Yes, I used the recommendation from @Bobby No Mac and it worked fine. Finally managed to watch seasons 1 & 2 of Breaking Bad whilst away. I've had those two DVD sets for years but not got around to watching them. cheers, Mike

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Thanks both, I have downloaded it. My laptop has Win 11. cheers, Mike

This is my completed 3D printed kit of a 1:35 scale Land Rover lightweight. The kit is produced by Peter Harvey of PHD-Design and consists of over 50 parts. The work in progress thread can found here. The model represents a lightweight ½ ton Land Rover belonging to the OC (officer commanding) Support Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines, Also available in white. The second model represents a lightweight ½ ton Land Rover of X-Ray Company, 45 Commando Royal Marines. cheers, Mike

Thanks John, possibly, I wasn't on that ex. I went in 1971. cheers, MIke

Hello all, I have finally managed to get around to finishing this build. Pete has produced more enhancements since my last update and they are very welcome additions. The first update was to add the towing cleats on the front bumper. These are located either side of the number plate position. His latest enhancement was to add tools to the tailgate, virtually a must for all military Land Rovers in the field. Pete has also produced a very nice decal set, containing number plates, letters and numbers. Each letter and number is an individual decal which means there's no need to faff about trying to cut tightly around each number or letter. This sheet can be obtained at Pete's site at phd-design-etchings.co.uk. Placement of the numbers and letters onto the number plate decal is simple, and the same as any other waterslide transfer system. I placed these onto thin white styrene sheet; however, I will use black styrene sheet in future as that will save having to go around the edges with black paint. The tailgate, suitably painted, plus the number plate looks good on the model. Well, I think that is it now. One final element to add was the wipers. The ability to add individually placed wipers really enhance the look of the model. This side view completes my WiP. This has been a fun build, if somewhat protracted due to my ability to keep going off on diversary builds, and I would recommend Pete's 3D printed vehicles to any military modeller. I shall certainly be getting more as and when produces them. Any queries on Pete Harvey's models can be directed to his site here. I would like to build another one of these kits at a later date, as a Land Rover lightweight FFR; with full radio kit and antennas etc. Cheers, Mike

Similar idea, a lightweight apron is fine for modelling. The addition of a couple of small magnet strips, from an old fridge, and a metal strip fitted to the underside of the workbench, turns the apron into a catch-all. The magnets detach from under the table easily, should I wish to leave the workbench in a hurry. It's an age thing. Mike