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TONY ENGLAND · Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:27 pm Post subject:

Cheers Josh. Im looking forward to seeing your car in the flesh, so to speak. Will you be in France with it??? Cool

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TONY ENGLAND · Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 11:48 pm Post subject:

Thought i had finished the seats for the Kubel until the seat cusions arrived yesterday and i tried to fit them, BOLLOX,FUCK,SHIT ETC ETC Sad

The seat cusions were so thick ive had to cut some more height out of all the seat frames.
I hate doing thing twice.
Anyway all done now and fit really well.
Next job, fitting the 'ribbed' mouldings to the body panels and then its finally time for paint Very Happy

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renaud · Snailer Joined: 12 Jan 2011 Posts: 22 Location: france

"Are we nearly there yet?" came the plaintive whine from the back seat - Can't wait to see it ribbed and in paint. Still the Normandy camo? Did you have to drop the seat-belt tube as well? Again, can't wait to see it with an MG34 lurking threateningly on top...!

TONY ENGLAND · Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 3:49 pm Post subject:

Hey Renaud, the seat belt tube/gun mount was ok at the same height (thankfully).
Paint im uncertain on at the moment. It might be done as a base sand colour with green tiger stripes or square camo net type print.
There were so many different patterns because a lot of them were painted 'in the field' so to speak, so whatever way i paint it will look ok (i hope) Wink

Ive been looking for details on the MG34 because i'm thinking about making my own replica. Have you seen any sites which list the measurements and with close up photos etc???
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brammie · Dropped Joined: 25 Jan 2011 Posts: 159 Location: holland

check this one out

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?142814-MG.34-Disassembly-(not-56k-friendly)

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TONY ENGLAND · Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 3:32 pm Post subject:

Cheers Brammie thats a great help Very Happy

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renaud · Snailer Joined: 12 Jan 2011 Posts: 22 Location: france

Great site for the MG34, Brammie. Can't seem to source any measurements from books or the web, Tony, but perhaps a combination of Brammie's site, a calculator, and the barrel dimension below might help. "Barrel length of MG34 62.7cm including barrel lug. Booster cone adds a further 6.7cm to this length." I'm sure they'll have one or two(though perhaps under glass) at Arromanches, Bayeux or Omaha museums - take a tape measure and pen and pencil! We won't have quite such a need for realism - we'll be covering Karcher-type "pistols" - the water feed tube'll be a dead giveaway...!

brammie · Dropped Joined: 25 Jan 2011 Posts: 159 Location: holland

its in dutch but your translator wil now what to do with it
i'm looking for more

Technische gegevens:
Type: Mg 34
Kaliber: 7,92 mm x 57
Gewicht: 11,6 kg
Lengte: 1225 mm
Lengte loop: 625 mm
Maximum bereik: 1200 m als Lichte Machinegeweer en 3500 m als luchtafweer wapen
Effectieve bereik: 600 m
Vuursnelheid: 600-900 schoten per minuut
Vuren: Enkelschots/Automatisch
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jack_blue_dyane · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:54 pm Post subject:

it's lookin' sooo good Cool

come a long so quickly
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renaud · Snailer Joined: 12 Jan 2011 Posts: 22 Location: france

Hey Tony!
Major multi-national parachute drop planned for this Sunday 5th June over Ste. Mere Eglise - "biggest orchestrated drop since 1944". Plus a re-enactment "camp" at Sainte Marie du Mont which in the past has featured a Kubel, from Friday 3rd to minimum Monday 6th June. See you there??

classic2cv · Snailer Joined: 06 Jul 2007 Posts: 51

Fantastic

what colour are going to paint it, grey or sand ?

TONY ENGLAND · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:01 pm Post subject:

Hello again Renaud. We spent the time checking out all the batterys and the museums up and down the coast line. We got caught up in that monster rain storm which lasted 24hrs so we went to Pegasus Bridge in the van on the 5th June. Amazing place and nice to see the British getting a little recognition for the effort they made to free Europe from the Nazi's. Didnt get along to Utah Beach, just didnt have enough time this year, but will check that out next year in the kubel. Spent the day on the 6th June down at Arromanches. We got down there on the three bikes nice and early in time for breakfast and the Memorial Service. Came back in the evening for the film show on the sea front and the fireworks (oh, and a few beers too Wink

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Are you going to build your kubels out of wood still as you said at first??
Please look me up at the world meeting and if you want to take measurements from my Kubel, then please do so.

Hello Classic 2cv, its going to be sand colour and probably will have another colour in a form of camo pattern (not decided yet).
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björn · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:24 pm Post subject:

spacel for u.
this whas last weekend.

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brammie · Dropped Joined: 25 Jan 2011 Posts: 159 Location: holland

great looking dutch kubel Cool

althought it is a pretty young kubel
only done 2 months of war
6 weeks more then average Laughing

its first registration was on april 6 1945
first registration in holland in 2005

color on the registration is yellow?! Shocked

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TONY ENGLAND · Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:32 am Post subject:

Thanks Bjorn, love the kubel and that camo design is one that im considering for mine.
Thanks for the photos.
I only saw two on the road in Normandie last week and a shit load of Jeeps and GMC's.
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