stripeyman Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 Full size replica of the A7V that myself and a few chums knocked up. Bob Grundy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Tobin Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 Looks superb to me! Where is it residing now? In a museum? Did it actually move or was it just a static display? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAT58 Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 Surprising what you can find at Ikea Very nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_C Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 Absolutely stunning Bob - truly first rate!! Well done indeed - you and your team should be rightly proud. More pictures please....lots of them. Regards, Manxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 If I send you the wool, would you knit me one, please? Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 25 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 25 June , 2009 This and the previous photo was taken today. The vehicle will be taking part in Tankfest this week-end at the Tank Tank Museum in Dorset. It is fully working and based for its mechanicals on a Fordson County Crawler, if you are coming to The Tank Museum make yourselves known to me or or my chums who will be near it. Three and a half years to get to this................. Bob Grundy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 What a superb piece of work! Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themonsstar Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 Well done to your team and you Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartH Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 Very Fine...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sweeney Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 "Holy Moly!!!" What a superb job--at first I thought it was the picture of the mock-up at the Panzer Museem. Hope you give more details like the saga of what it took to build and what the interior looks like. Joe Sweeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 'kin ell, that's superb - apart from Tankfest, any planned events for it this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 "Holy Moly!!!" What a superb job--at first I thought it was the picture of the mock-up at the Panzer Museem. Hope you give more details like the saga of what it took to build and what the interior looks like. Joe Sweeney Wot 'e said! fantastic. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 26 June , 2009 Share Posted 26 June , 2009 Can you imagine the tail-back behind that on the Dorset roads ??!!! Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom W. Posted 26 June , 2009 Share Posted 26 June , 2009 Well, here are a few details that you got wrong... KIDDING! Great job. Congratulations. Fine work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Frank Posted 26 June , 2009 Share Posted 26 June , 2009 Bob Could you give me some technical advice on the "hot rivets" that appear on the outside. Are they dummies or did you do this with actual rivets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6th Hauraki KIA KAHA Posted 26 June , 2009 Share Posted 26 June , 2009 Wow that is even better than Peter Jacksons M1Vs Great job very impressive jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericthornton Posted 26 June , 2009 Share Posted 26 June , 2009 Incredible piece of work. Is the interior as accurate or did you have to make allowances?.....more pics please. thanks, ET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krithia Posted 26 June , 2009 Share Posted 26 June , 2009 Excellent jpb ... if I had it in my garden I think my wife would be putting hanging baskers on those old maxims ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 27 June , 2009 Share Posted 27 June , 2009 Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 29 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 29 June , 2009 Bob Could you give me some technical advice on the "hot rivets" that appear on the outside. Are they dummies or did you do this with actual rivets? They are washers domed in a press and screwed onto the marine that is in place of the steel plate, its not a real one ! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droocoo Posted 29 June , 2009 Share Posted 29 June , 2009 I think I might knock one up tonight!!! (kidding0 it looks fabulous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinhat47 Posted 30 June , 2009 Share Posted 30 June , 2009 I'd love to see a video of that bad boy in motion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Frank Posted 30 June , 2009 Share Posted 30 June , 2009 They are washers domed in a press and screwed onto the marine that is in place of the steel plate, its not a real one ! Bob Thanks, it is really such a pity that we have lost these skills. I even had a lot of trouble finding wheel rights, copper smiths etc. I also commented in another post at the level of expertise we had when these original items were made. After 100 years screws and bolts that have never been removed come out with ease. All those skills are gone. I any event Bob G, a great job. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Connolly Posted 30 June , 2009 Share Posted 30 June , 2009 Good Lord! Did you need a licence to hang umpteen guns off your mobile sardine-tin? Some fellahs from my Society will be at Bovvie this weekend - I'll ask them to keep an eye out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 30 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 30 June , 2009 Good Lord! Did you need a licence to hang umpteen guns off your mobile sardine-tin? Some fellahs from my Society will be at Bovvie this weekend - I'll ask them to keep an eye out. It was only there for Tankfest, now back in Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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