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It's not a tram, it's a bus! Thanks Mike

I haven't seen the film for decades; however, I can remember a scene that shows Richard Attenborough and Gordon Jackson queuing to board a tram. Can anyone tell me if the tram was electric or diesel powered? I've searched online for photos without success. cheers, MIke

Perhaps they lowered the u/c as the aircraft left the water, in readiness to be lowered onto the deck. Mike

Those IWM photos appear to show a Walrus with fixed undercarriage. Would that be the case? Mike

@Mike or @Julien will probably send you a pm shortly to explain how to go about it. cheers, Mike

You should arrange for a UK agent to act on your behalf (not me). You could email the files to them and they print them for you and send them out. Mike

Personally, I would prefer staying with you for the parts; even though postage is high. I just have to save up a bit longer. Mike

mmm, quite a difference. Perhaps I'll use it to measure up for a scratchbuild, now that I know the scale. cheers, Mike

I found this little Dinky in the loft and it appears to be around 1:72 scale. Can anyone advise me what the scale actually is please? cheers, Mike

And what a fanfare it is! Thanks for the link, I shall take a good look later on. cheers, Mike

I did considere Oxford Diecast but they do look toy-like. I might revisit their site from a different viewpoint after your comments. Thanks, I shall have a looksee at those Road transport images models. I could only find a pair of Drops lorries in 1:72/1:76 scale at they were too expensive for me. Their wargaming models were nearer to my budget but those were only WW2 items. Thanks all for your contributions, I shall spend a little time looking through their sites again. cheers, Mike

I am planning a diorama that requires British army softskin vehicles of the 1970-80s period to either 1:72 or 1:76 scale. I have done online searches and apart from a Land Rover, in the Airfix Bloodhound set, there doesn't appear to be much out there. Can anyone here advise me of where I could find any currently available please? I don't want to go trawling the online auction site for stuff. cheers, Mike

Eureka! I moved the antenna cable from the PVR to the TV, retuned it and I now have freeview and iPlayer on my TV, plus recording facilities on the PVR. Thanks Mike, Margaret also says "thank you Mike", for saving £300+ from her holiday fund! Mike

Hardly in the Ace category if there are no dogfight, evasive or defensive manoeuvres involved. Mike

You forgot to mention all the gratuitous sex scene padding, which has no relation to the plot. Like you, I don't watch programs directly, unless they don't have adverts, and record virtually everything of interest. Would I still be able to get iPlayer via that tuner? The reason I ask is that quite a few series seem to only show the first episode then you have to go to iPlayer to see the rest of the episodes. Mike

Thanks Mike, so I could plug the aerial directly into the TV and retune it? The aerial currently comes into the freeview box and then cables up to the TV via an HDMI cable; so, if I reverse that, I could get Freeview and record down to the PVR? Mike

my TV is an LG 55B6V and I've checked the spec. but it doesn't mention Freeview or Sat tuner. So, it seems that I need a new PVR that matches my list in the original post, but is there anything that comes in at less than £300? Mike

My current one is a Humax and it is that type I think I need. The 'sat' bit is a little confusing as that makes me think I need a dish? I don't want to change to satellite dish. cheers, Mike

My TV does have HDMI, optical and USB inputs but my signal is via an antenna. I'm not sure why I would need to change my TV? I couldn't afford a new TV. Mike

My set top box/Freeview has started giving messages, saying that they don't support my early version any more. Also, I get the message that iPlayer will stop working on this device after Feb 28th. This sounds as if I need to replace my set top box but funds are in short supply at the moment (isn't that the same for most of us?). I have had a look around and found that these machines seem to start at around the £300 plus mark, Ouch! Does anyone know of a more affordable type, one that would still fit my requirements, which are: - suitable for a 4K TV with signal input via an ordinary outdoor antenna. - facility to record programmes, so that I can fast forward through adverts - suitable for watching films on Amazon Prime. - able to view iPlayer for catch up etc. Cheers, Mike

Hello Ally, FoG models sell a section of wire cable for only £3.99 which might suit your needs. cheers, Mike

I have one of those. A good tip is to stitch a couple of small magnets, or stip magnet from old fridge, into the bottom of the apron. Then attach some attracting magnets to the underside the workbench. When sitting down, the bottom of the apron sticks to the magnets under the table and the apron catches all the bits. Using magnets is also useful, should I need to get up in a hurry, the apron just detaches itself. Mike

Next will be the rear axle assemblies. The TACR2 was classed as 6x4 which means, for the unenlightened like me, four wheel drive on six wheeled chassis. As such, the rear axle was non-drive and did not have a prop shaft connected to the adjacent axle. Here we have the rear drive axle assembly. A tripod-like frame is positioned onto a chassis cross-member and the angled axle damper. The axle then sits on the springs, with outrigger rear suspension arms connecting the axle to the chassis. The shock absorbers complete the assembly by attachment to the chassis and cleats on the axle. The same build is done on the rear non-drive axle. including the shock absorbers. At the rear, the fuel tank gets placed into position behind the rearmost axle assembly. This overhead view shows how all three axles connecting arms fit to the chassis, ready for the fitting of props to the gearbox. The next phase will be to construct the transmission, including the V8 engine; gearbox; prop shafts and steering linkage. Can anyone please advise what would be the colours of a V8 fitted into an early TACR2, before weathering? Cheers, Mike

Not so odd as it sounds, over the years I've had to do funerals for a tortoise, two cats and a budgerigar. All at daughter's insistance! Mike

It's probably a kick back to the days when we called them photographs, which I still do, and photo's is a truncation of that word; hence, the apostrophe. Mike