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baldwin


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Hi

Has anyone any idea of where I could get hold of some scale plans of the above.There is a side elevation in Landships of Lincoln which is excellent but no scale is mentioned.

Many thanks



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There was a series of drawings of the basic vehicle and the various trench crossing configurations by Dick Harley. I believe I have them...somewhere. confuse



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baldwin


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Michel

Great news,many thanks. The reason for the request is that I have the masters for the Foster Daimler tractor by Ian (they are very good) and we both realise that there are parts that can be used for the trench crosser.



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Blimey, you're doing a Foster Daimler?! Brilliant!

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Michael Taylor


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The drawings appeared in issues of "Tankette". I will try to locate them in my archive, but it may take a few days. It seems that Mr. Harley is still contributing to that publication, so it may be possible to contact him for further information. smile



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baldwin


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Micheal

Many thanks,have you got any contact details for this chap?



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Hi Barry,
Have gotten on to a friend of mine, Paul Middleton who is the branch co-ordinater for MAFVA to see if he can help in getting hold of an E-mail address for Dick, will let you know as soon as I hear anything from him.

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Hi,
Have an address for him, if you E-mail me at this address I will send it over to you.

debra.wood53@ntlworld.com

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baldwin


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Many thanks as usual you have all been superb.

Long live Landships !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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                               *Images for discussion purposes only*

Not sure if you have these drawings or not, so it's better if I post them before I lose them in a file somewhere...

Enjoy.biggrin

Regards

David Scorer



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Ian Armstrong


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Cor, I have just found these plans, they are great!

I promise on Barry's life that I will not copy them or use them in any way without the relevant permissions etc.

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LincolnTanker


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There have been other posts about the Tractor and Trench crosser.

http://landships.activeboard.com/t45192214/tritton-trench-crosser/

 

http://landships.activeboard.com/t41609986/foster-daimler-105-hp-petrol-tractor/



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What were the chains for?

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Greetings and Salutations one and all.

As far as I can make out, the chains were instrumental in the method by which the "trestles"" were laid in place and then, once the vehicle had passed over the trench, retreived. Looking at the first drawing (above posting) shows them  in the "emplaced" position, the second shows them "retracted" (or "in transit") just how effective it was is anyones guess.

Regards

David Scorer.



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