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Started by fsn, 20 July 2018, 01:53:28 PM

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fsn

Turret bustle! Anchor point! Pshaw!

There's a saucy French tank flaunting herself and all the Centurions want a gander. 
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Westmarcher

Quote from: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 02 June 2021, 06:40:13 AM
Couyld also be where the travel lock is located.

Think you might have it, there. Sounds the most plausible to me.

@fsn: Do you have the Centurion Owner's Workshop Manual and does it mention a travel lock for meeting railway transport standards?
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

fsn

Of course!

And rather boringly, yes, it's the travel lock.

Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

fsn



When the aircraft you are supposed to be controlling sneaks up on you from behind.....
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Steve J

It rather reminds of the low flying Spitfire in the following clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iOoiEbtf2w

However I dread to think what the noise was like (we used to have them fly over our house everyday as a kid and you couldn't hear a thing!) and of course the backdraft (?) from the engine.

Raider4

Reminds me of 'tourist guy' for some reason:



Quote from: Steve J on 10 June 2021, 09:58:48 PM
we used to have them fly over our house everyday as a kid and you couldn't hear a thing!

I used to live in Filton in the seventies, so regularly had things like Concorde and F-111s taking off & landing at the nearby BAE/Rolls-Royce facility.

fsn



When you want a self-propelled gun, but don't have the budget or know-how...
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Techno II

That's a belter of a find, Nobby.

Love it !

Cheers - Phil. :)

fsn



Right. That's next year's painting competition idea sorted. 
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

That one would get wedged in a wood  ;) ;)
Quote from: fsn on 18 June 2021, 03:07:52 PM


Right. That's next year's painting competition idea sorted. 
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead
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fsn

 ;D ;D ;D

Oh, well played Sir, well played.
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

fsn



Nothing to see here but us bushes, honest, guv....
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

At a camp on Salisbury plain the local wood seemed to grow overnight, only realised why after breakfast, a cammo'd squadron of Cheiftains was around it, we saw a tankie jumping from one tank to another.
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead
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fsn



The Russian Uran-9 unmanned ground combat vehicle is a 12-ton drone mounting a 30mm cannon, coaxial machine gun and up to 8 ATGMs.  Two can be carried to the combat zone on a truck, where it is controlled by an operator using video and thermal imaging from the drone. It is armoured against small arms fire and fragments.  More than 20 were built, and several were deployed during the fighting in Syria.  Combat reports suggest that performance was not ideal, with the control link operating at much less than its 1,500m specification in urban terrain and reliability problems.  However, it's worth considering that they are already at the point of field testing these, and the feedback should lead to improvements in future designs
Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

steve_holmes_11

Quote from: fsn on 17 June 2021, 09:36:41 PM


When you want a self-propelled gun, but don't have the budget or know-how...

It's a new way to cheat on the Tour de France.