"Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...
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Very nice!
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Very nice indeed!
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A barn find Airborne Jeep has just been found in Wiltshire UK its in poor condition but retains a lot of airborne features, its for sale on ebay, the link is under "auction listings"
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Re: "Do it yourself" a WWII British Airborne Jeep...
Hello!
Abaut the Ebay Airborne Jeep...
On those pictures of it, you can see that it´s the same modifications like my Jeep!
Hope somebody buy´s it and restore it like a British Airborne Radio Jeep!!!
What radio would it have, when the Wheelhouse are lowered???
Best regards
Emil Bruce
Sweden
Abaut the Ebay Airborne Jeep...
On those pictures of it, you can see that it´s the same modifications like my Jeep!
Hope somebody buy´s it and restore it like a British Airborne Radio Jeep!!!
What radio would it have, when the Wheelhouse are lowered???
Best regards
Emil Bruce
Sweden
Ford GP 1941 #15322 DoD 9-26-41
Willys MB Canadian Slat 1942 # 120197
Ford GPW Orginal British Airborne Radio Jeep
Willys Jeep Surrey 1959
Willys MBT 1942 Very early
Bantam T3 1942 Very early # 639!!!
Converto Airborne Dump 1945
Gemco T1 1945
Willys MB Canadian Slat 1942 # 120197
Ford GPW Orginal British Airborne Radio Jeep
Willys Jeep Surrey 1959
Willys MBT 1942 Very early
Bantam T3 1942 Very early # 639!!!
Converto Airborne Dump 1945
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Not being able to do any work on the jeep itself, I have been toying with these...
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ciao
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Nice Work!!!
It´s fun to make stuff for the Jeep!
Here are some new pics from Sweden...
Best regards
Emil Bruce
Sweden
It´s fun to make stuff for the Jeep!
Here are some new pics from Sweden...
Best regards
Emil Bruce
Sweden
Ford GP 1941 #15322 DoD 9-26-41
Willys MB Canadian Slat 1942 # 120197
Ford GPW Orginal British Airborne Radio Jeep
Willys Jeep Surrey 1959
Willys MBT 1942 Very early
Bantam T3 1942 Very early # 639!!!
Converto Airborne Dump 1945
Gemco T1 1945
Willys MB Canadian Slat 1942 # 120197
Ford GPW Orginal British Airborne Radio Jeep
Willys Jeep Surrey 1959
Willys MBT 1942 Very early
Bantam T3 1942 Very early # 639!!!
Converto Airborne Dump 1945
Gemco T1 1945
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What about this?
Getting ready for the 69th anniversary celebrations in Southern France.
Vive la marquisette!!!
ciao
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Getting ready for the 69th anniversary celebrations in Southern France.
Vive la marquisette!!!
ciao
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Seeing as we are sharing..............
Here is a photo of the Vickers K I am currently making for my airborne recce jeep.
Here is a photo of the Vickers K I am currently making for my airborne recce jeep.
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Aug '42 MB 164337
Apr '43 MB 223831
British Airborne 10cwt Trailer
MVPA 31961 / MVCC (CO)
Aug '42 MB 164337
Apr '43 MB 223831
British Airborne 10cwt Trailer
MVPA 31961 / MVCC (CO)
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Nice looking Vickers K! Did you have any drawings to go by or did you "wing it"? I can recommend some CAD-drawings that I purchased myself a few weeks ago. This guy has plans to make a whole range of machine guns and other weapons. You buy the set of plans and print them out in full 1:1 scale. You need to have a company that provides a copying service to do it, unless you can print A1 and A2 at home? He offers plans for the cal .50 and cal .30, among others. The finished machine guns look awesome! And they can be modified to "gas firing".
http://replicaplans.com/VickersK.html
There's something special with a machine gun replica that weighs about the same as the original gun.
A special forces Jeep has been on my "to-do" list for years now. I hope to be able to replicate one of Jeeps belonging to PPA, or Popski's Private Army, a small (very small) unit created in North Africa by a Polish ex pat living in Egypt.
The PPA Jeeps were similar in layout to the SAS and LRDG one's, but carried the heavier US 50 cal, and the smaller US 30 cal, as opposed to the SAS/LRDG who seemed to prefer the Vickers K as main armament. The PPA also carried the two spare tires in the back in tandem and not side by side.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popski%27s_Private_Army
http://replicaplans.com/VickersK.html
There's something special with a machine gun replica that weighs about the same as the original gun.
A special forces Jeep has been on my "to-do" list for years now. I hope to be able to replicate one of Jeeps belonging to PPA, or Popski's Private Army, a small (very small) unit created in North Africa by a Polish ex pat living in Egypt.
The PPA Jeeps were similar in layout to the SAS and LRDG one's, but carried the heavier US 50 cal, and the smaller US 30 cal, as opposed to the SAS/LRDG who seemed to prefer the Vickers K as main armament. The PPA also carried the two spare tires in the back in tandem and not side by side.
Goran N
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popski%27s_Private_Army
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This is getting interesting...
This is what I "uncovered" today... a nice crack in my project frame. Not good but will fix this too...
ciao
m
This is what I "uncovered" today... a nice crack in my project frame. Not good but will fix this too...
ciao
m
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Yep - that's where I got the plans from - they save a lot of workNice looking Vickers K! Did you have any drawings to go by or did you "wing it"? I can recommend some CAD-drawings that I purchased myself a few weeks ago. This guy has plans to make a whole range of machine guns and other weapons. You buy the set of plans and print them out in full 1:1 scale. You need to have a company that provides a copying service to do it, unless you can print A1 and A2 at home? He offers plans for the cal .50 and cal .30, among others. The finished machine guns look awesome! And they can be modified to "gas firing".
Did a bit more this afternoon
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Aug '42 MB 164337
Apr '43 MB 223831
British Airborne 10cwt Trailer
MVPA 31961 / MVCC (CO)
Aug '42 MB 164337
Apr '43 MB 223831
British Airborne 10cwt Trailer
MVPA 31961 / MVCC (CO)
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Great work on these vehicles & all the kit & weapons, it looks great.
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Aug '42 MB 164337
Apr '43 MB 223831
British Airborne 10cwt Trailer
MVPA 31961 / MVCC (CO)
Aug '42 MB 164337
Apr '43 MB 223831
British Airborne 10cwt Trailer
MVPA 31961 / MVCC (CO)
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