Guess what

[mart678]

IT IS A TWO PENCE PIECE

[Rob]

Very nice Mart.

[Sunray]

[quote author=mart678 link=topic=13244.msg184122#msg184122 date=1449003720
the turret will also be used for the Saracen
I will post the other versions tomorrow when I get back from my check up tomorrow

Martin
[/quote]

First Mart, all the best with the MOT (checkup).
Boy a Sarrie in the pipeline !  Its a mature memory but the same little turret (or one of a very similar design) was used on the Shorland FV18061 . It was widely used in Third World bush wars .  I am also aware that the Rhodesians mocked up a Shorland from a Landrover Mkii and added a Ferret turret for a raid.

How soon will the Ferret be available to order?

[Last Hussar]

Is it a Centurion?

[Steeleye]

I was in my unit's Guided Weapons Troop for a while back in the early/mid 70's and my personnel vehicle was a Ferret Mk2/6.

There's a lot of talk about how the Vigilant missile was never actually issued and although I was crew on a vehicle that was supposed to fire them I was never trained on them or ever saw an actual missile.

However, that's never stopped me using them on the wargames table!

[toxicpixie]

Oh Bl**dy hell, I'm going to end up doing Brush Wars stuff in 10mm as well as 15mm aren't I

Lovely model.

Good luck with the check up, Mart!

[Techno]

 

Sorry, Mart. 

Completely missed the bit about the check up !
Sincerely hope that has gone well !

(You looked really damn well the other day......I trust that was a good sign.)

Cheers - Mr Embarrassed.

[Sunray]

I was in my unit's Guided Weapons Troop for a while back in the early/mid 70's and my personnel vehicle was a Ferret Mk2/6.

There's a lot of talk about how the Vigilant missile was never actually issued and although I was crew on a vehicle that was supposed to fire them I was never trained on them or ever saw an actual missile.

However, that's never stopped me using them on the wargames table!

This is interesting and seems to be a common experience.  The 'suits'  at the MoD obviously decided that the cost of firing was too much.
Only our Support Company had live firing experience, and I never got to play with one until on a BAT confidential with our allies in the Middle East.  It was easy to use.  Way ahead of its time when you consider Sagger was making the news in 1973 Yom Kippur.

I also have memory of a Humber Pig fitted with a brute of a AT missile - the Malkara ?  It was not unlike the Shorts Sea Cat in size.

Hey, looks like Pendraken are moving to corner the market in Post war/Cold war BAOR armour and APCs.  When you look at what other firms are charging for n gauge they are good value for money.   

If Leon would OK it, a 1960s- 1980s British command group would be useful.  Beret, or even SD cap,  58 pattern belt with HP Browning.  I am currently using the chap with bins from Falkland Mortar group for command.   You might want to add  a Jeremy Moore in Norwegian field cap as a personality figure.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Hope it goes well Mart!  

[John Cook]

I was in my unit's Guided Weapons Troop for a while back in the early/mid 70's and my personnel vehicle was a Ferret Mk2/6.

There's a lot of talk about how the Vigilant missile was never actually issued and although I was crew on a vehicle that was supposed to fire them I was never trained on them or ever saw an actual missile.

However, that's never stopped me using them on the wargames table!

Vigilant had disappeared from the inventory by the time I joined the army in 1972 - Swingfire was already in service though some battalions still had the WOMBAT I remember.    Here is a nice little clip of the 1960s British army.    http://www.britishpathe.com/video/missile-v-tank/query/Corps

[fsn]

Love the way the forum can get hung up on the coin under the very attractive model.

Hope the check up checked out, 678.

I am loving all this post war stuff. Any plans for some SP artillery to go with it?

[Steeleye]

Other things I remember about the Ferret...

On the MK2 you pushed a selector lever, to engage the forward gears, forward; on the MK5 it was the other way around.

It had a pre-select gear box...never quite worked out what that was...hey I was trained as a gunner on Chieftain!

The Ferret was withdrawn from Northern Ireland because (as the story goes) it reminded the kids of a Dalek after which no one took it seriously! The presence of a Ferret could cause more trouble than it was worth as the 'kids' would throw rocks at the 'Dalek' and shout 'Exterminate!'.

If you went fast enough around a corner you could put one up on two wheels!

My Troop had both Mk2/6 and Mk5 Ferrets, the MK2/6 was by far the more popular.

[mart678]

Thanks everyone all clear for now another scan in 6 months Doctor was excellent.
Now more importantly more Ferrets and a Humber
will post some more in a bit
Also have a .30 cal on a mount to fit either(bren would be to thin and not look right made to thick so settled on .30cal)

[mart678]

Mk 2/6 ignore the a my pc will not let me save a file with / in it

[mart678]

Humber Mk II/III and Mk IV Turret have a bit more work to do on them