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Title: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Jim Ando on 07 September 2014, 09:29:37 AM
Hi

Bought a couple of centurion mk 3s  after reading probably the best book on Korea I`ve ever read (To the last round).

Really nice models, but noticed some little round bits.

From memory the centurion did have round thing on the turret but not sure where.

Any advice where it goes.

Jim.
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Orcs on 08 September 2014, 06:50:14 AM
I am sure FSN can wax lyrical about this  :) 
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 08 September 2014, 09:57:54 AM
NO NO NOOOOOOO.......

IanS
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Leman on 08 September 2014, 10:03:02 AM
He must be at work. Can't believe he hasn't jumped on this already.
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: nikharwood on 08 September 2014, 10:59:20 AM
Maybe he doesn't know?  ;)
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Leman on 08 September 2014, 11:58:15 AM
Surely he can smell the word centurion.
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 08 September 2014, 12:09:27 PM
I think it's flagged to his account, every time the word is mentioned...
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Leman on 08 September 2014, 04:50:33 PM
Can't believe he still hasn't put in an appearance.
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Ace of Spades on 08 September 2014, 05:33:05 PM
Anybody called the hospitals and mental isntitutions yet...? :(
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Leon on 08 September 2014, 05:45:36 PM
Dave says it goes on the back of the turret, like on this larger model:

(http://www.internetmodeler.com/2002/september/armor/CENTURION-3.jpg)
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 08 September 2014, 05:47:58 PM
And where does FSN go?  ;)
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Leon on 08 September 2014, 05:49:24 PM
Quote from: mad lemmey on 08 September 2014, 05:47:58 PM
And where does FSN go?  ;)

He's inside, you can't see him in that image but if you turn your speakers up really high, you can just about hear the maniacal laughter...
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: fsn on 08 September 2014, 06:28:17 PM
Sorry chaps, been stuck on the Top Totty thread for the last 4 hours. Could ... not ... stop ... watching.

Yeah. Right rear turret. I think it's for telephone cable reel.
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Jim Ando on 08 September 2014, 06:46:30 PM
Oh that`s what its for.

Cheers everyone
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Hertsblue on 08 September 2014, 07:42:04 PM
Which round thingy are we looking at? And if it's for a telephone, why isn't there a woman there with the handset clamped to her ear?
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Fenton on 08 September 2014, 08:19:06 PM
Isnt it to dangerous to drive  and use the phone at the same time?...I am sure it would have been fitted with some sort of bluetooth handsfree
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Leman on 08 September 2014, 08:45:21 PM
If FSN is in there she won't have her hands free,
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: nikharwood on 08 September 2014, 09:20:10 PM
Quote from: Dour Puritan on 08 September 2014, 08:45:21 PM
If FSN is in there she won't have her hands free,

:D ;D :D
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Techno on 09 September 2014, 07:16:08 AM
Quote from: Dour Puritan on 08 September 2014, 08:45:21 PM
If FSN is in there she won't have her hands free,

Why ?
Is she using both hands to open fsn's pill bottles....I think we should be told. :D
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Orcs on 09 September 2014, 07:22:43 AM
Quote from: Dour Puritan on 08 September 2014, 08:45:21 PM
If FSN is in there she won't have her hands free,

Are joyous suggesting that FSN is into bondage!.  :o l- Please DO NOT answer that . 
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 09 September 2014, 07:30:31 AM
Well he is from Runcorn, it's the chemical atmosphere there you know.

Seriously folks - doubt its for a telephone cable, that's on the hull rear plate. Think its a winch.

IanS
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Russell Phillips on 09 September 2014, 08:37:05 AM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 09 September 2014, 07:30:31 AM
Seriously folks - doubt its for a telephone cable, that's on the hull rear plate. Think its a winch.

I'm inclined to agree with FSN. I don't see anything that looks like a telephone cable on the hull. It looks like the telephone cable reel shown in this book (http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hymQ-Llhu64C&lpg=PA19&ots=JPxur-BvzP&dq=centurion%20telephone%20cable%20reel&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q=centurion%20telephone%20cable%20reel&f=false) and on the left-rear turret in this book (http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qRWxjB961TUC&lpg=PA29&ots=is8xRitJIW&dq=centurion%20telephone%20cable%20reel&pg=PA29#v=onepage&q=centurion%20telephone%20cable%20reel&f=false)
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 09 September 2014, 11:10:02 AM
Russ - the telephone only had a head set lead, grunt approaches tank rear - picks up phone and comes up on the intercom with what ever he wishes to communicate.

IanS
Title: Re: round thingy for centurion
Post by: Russell Phillips on 09 September 2014, 11:46:09 AM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 09 September 2014, 11:10:02 AM
Russ - the telephone only had a head set lead, grunt approaches tank rear - picks up phone and comes up on the intercom with what ever he wishes to communicate.

Ah, you were talking about the tank telephone box. My apologies, I mis-understood.

I'd figured it was for a field telephone (to connect to other tanks, or to headquarters, or whatever), rather than for talking to the PBIs.