Leyland Hippo 19H/1E 6x4 Refueller and AEC type 0854 [Matador] 6x6 refueller - wheelbase sizes?

[bootneck]

Thanks Ian and Modelldoc.  I have a WiP underway, for a military heavy duty trailer, and hope to get something on [digital] paper for the Hippo and/or Matador soon.

cheers,
Mike

[junglierating]

Out of interest Royal ....were you a GD or a D?

Out of interest Royal ....were you a GD or a D? Maybs 

Out of interest Royal ....were you a GD or a D? Maybe even a VM

[Circloy]

Commercial motor magazine has an online archive which contains thing like road tests, new product launches etc

 

Whilst it probably doesn't include military versions commercial equivalents are likely to be found.

 

Warning: the search facilities are not exactly user friendly

 

here's a link to the 7 ton commercial version.

 

http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/9th-march-1951/42/the-new-bi

[dcrfan]

On 2/8/2021 at 8:42 AM, bootneck said:

 

 

 

The chassis in the drawing is clearly missing a cross member at the rear between the rear spring hangers

[bootneck]

12 hours ago, junglierating said:

Out of interest Royal ....were you a GD or a D?

Out of interest Royal ....were you a GD or a D? Maybs 

Out of interest Royal ....were you a GD or a D? Maybe even a VM

GD for my time during the Borneo Confrontation and also whilst in Malaysia and Singapore.

Sigs after return from the Far East

Sigs (D) from 1969 onwards.

Even spent a year in Heron's Commcen c1974

 

Mike

Royal, why did you become Sigs?  Because my DaDa Didit

 

[junglierating]

5 hours ago, bootneck said:

Royal, why did you become Sigs?  Because my DaDa Didit

Thats awful 🤣 VL commcen .....ooer trouble 🤔

[Six97s]

This Dutch guy has a lot of old brochures:

 

https://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truck_brochures/bedford/bedford-s/

 

There's a view of an S type chassis and the back page has metric dimensions.

[bootneck]

I think there is enough information in that brochure for me to make something of that.  Thanks for the link.

 

Mike