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  • Jim R
    SMF Supporters
    • Apr 2018
    • 15669
    • Jim
    • Shropshire

    #181
    Love that radio - a work of art.

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    • scottie3158
      SMF Supporters
      • Apr 2018
      • 14201
      • Paul
      • Holbeach

      #182
      Originally posted by Jim R
      Love that radio - a work of art.
      Thank you Jim

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      • Waspie
        • Mar 2023
        • 3488
        • Doug
        • Fraggle Rock

        #183
        Originally posted by scottie3158
        Not sure if they had these in the sixty's, but water was kept in black plastic jerry cans. They differed in shape having one central carrying handle and caps both sides.

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        So I have had a go at making my own by modifying normal petrol cans.

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        And finally for today I have painted up the radio set for between the front seats.

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        cheers
        Scottie
        And the water tasted awful out of those plastic jerry cans too!!
        The right angled torch is a proper winner.
        Don't know how you do it!! Pure brilliance.

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        • scottie3158
          SMF Supporters
          • Apr 2018
          • 14201
          • Paul
          • Holbeach

          #184
          Originally posted by Waspie
          And the water tasted awful out of those plastic jerry cans too!!
          The right angled torch is a proper winner.
          Don't know how you do it!! Pure brilliance.
          Your right it did have a particular taste but it was always cold. Glad you like the torch I still have one with all the filters in my garage.

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          • Waspie
            • Mar 2023
            • 3488
            • Doug
            • Fraggle Rock

            #185
            Originally posted by scottie3158
            Your right it did have a particular taste but it was always cold. Glad you like the torch I still have one with all the filters in my garage.
            Ditto, strange what you hang onto!! Gimpy cleaning kit - personal survival kit with edible candles!!! (Disgusting)
            Oh, edited to add the filter for my torch was a red chinagraph!!! Filters were for posh torch owners!!

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            • scottie3158
              SMF Supporters
              • Apr 2018
              • 14201
              • Paul
              • Holbeach

              #186
              Ii didn't really keep that much and what I did has long gone with the exception of the torch. But the most useful thing I still have on my key ring is my compo tin opener.

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              • Waspie
                • Mar 2023
                • 3488
                • Doug
                • Fraggle Rock

                #187
                Gimpy cleaner has proved useful for bunging up small orifices and cleaning them out!! Number of times the combo can opener has saved the day - best thing invented. Kept much of my navigation equipment, nav computer, (circular slide rule), specialist rulers, a big square round thing for sea navigation. Other than that - it all went!!! Oh I lie - my scalpels - which I have now put back into use!!

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                • Airborne01
                  • Mar 2021
                  • 3961
                  • Steve
                  • Essex

                  #188
                  Originally posted by scottie3158
                  Not sure if they had these in the sixty's, but water was kept in black plastic jerry cans. They differed in shape having one central carrying handle and caps both sides.

                  [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1198680[/ATTACH]

                  So I have had a go at making my own by modifying normal petrol cans.

                  [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1198681[/ATTACH]

                  And finally for today I have painted up the radio set for between the front seats.

                  [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1198682[/ATTACH]
                  [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1198683[/ATTACH]
                  [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1198684[/ATTACH]

                  cheers
                  Scottie
                  Those water 'cans came in black and mid-green mate - so mix 'n' match . I have several 1/35 buckshee if you want them - not taking the p but your' cans are good! The photo's are relevant to the sixties however!
                  Steve

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                  • Airborne01
                    • Mar 2021
                    • 3961
                    • Steve
                    • Essex

                    #189
                    Originally posted by Waspie
                    Ditto, strange what you hang onto!! Gimpy cleaning kit - personal survival kit with edible candles!!! (Disgusting)
                    Oh, edited to add the filter for my torch was a red chinagraph!!! Filters were for posh torch owners!!
                    Used red nail varnish (available from any convenient RAF base) when the filters had been lost from the bottom screw section of the torch (Anybody remember mini-flares (a little mod makes the launcher a great poaching tool )) - in all my time I never saw the green filter used though! I still have my 'O Group' book somewhere - as you say, strange what we keep! [Wives, overdrafts, worn out shreddies etc spring to mind ]
                    Steve

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                    • Waspie
                      • Mar 2023
                      • 3488
                      • Doug
                      • Fraggle Rock

                      #190
                      Originally posted by Airborne01
                      Used red nail varnish (available from any convenient RAF base) when the filters had been lost from the bottom screw section of the torch (Anybody remember mini-flares (a little mod makes the launcher a great poaching tool )) - in all my time I never saw the green filter used though! I still have my 'O Group' book somewhere - as you say, strange what we keep! [Wives, overdrafts, worn out shreddies etc spring to mind ]
                      Steve
                      That had me going!! :smiling2: :smiling2: and yeah, never saw a green filter! Always red. NEVER clear!!!!! Had a watch keeper wake me up one morning for an early launch, shone the clear torch in my face. He nursed a black eye for weeks!!!! Took ages to get my night vision!!!! The Pratt!!!!

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                      • Allen Dewire
                        SMF Supporters
                        • Apr 2018
                        • 4741
                        • Allen
                        • Bamberg

                        #191
                        Top-drawer scratchy Bro!!! Looking real good with a coat on her and glad the pink is finally gone...Water always tasted like crap out of those plastic jerrycans back then. We used to paint ours green as they were molded in tan plastic...

                        Prost and Alles Gutem zum Gerburtstag!!!
                        Allen

                        PS, Schnitzel und Pommes heute für Abend essen???
                        Life's to short to be a sheep...

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                        • scottie3158
                          SMF Supporters
                          • Apr 2018
                          • 14201
                          • Paul
                          • Holbeach

                          #192
                          Originally posted by Allen Dewire
                          Top-drawer scratchy Bro!!! Looking real good with a coat on her and glad the pink is finally gone...Water always tasted like crap out of those plastic jerrycans back then. We used to paint ours green as they were molded in tan plastic...

                          Prost and Alles Gutem zum Gerburtstag!!!
                          Allen

                          PS, Schnitzel und Pommes heute für Abend essen???
                          Currywurst und pommers rot weiss spater.

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                          • Waspie
                            • Mar 2023
                            • 3488
                            • Doug
                            • Fraggle Rock

                            #193
                            Originally posted by scottie3158
                            Currywurst und pommers rot weiss spater.
                            Is there a beer with that?

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                            • Airborne01
                              • Mar 2021
                              • 3961
                              • Steve
                              • Essex

                              #194
                              Originally posted by Waspie
                              Is there a beer with that?
                              Originally posted by Waspie
                              Aber naturlich! (Excuse sh-- German phraseology and spelling!) Zwei Dunkelbrau bitte!
                              Steve

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                              • JR
                                • May 2015
                                • 18273

                                #195
                                Nice Paul , detailing up to your high standard, suppose you actually spliced those tow ropes as well Nothing would suprise me with you builds !

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