Hi Andy, no they are single link but look ok.
Weren't they the ones that the crews called 'Ugly Vicars' - or similar?…...and the defrocked priest …….
Cheers Ian, it's along the lines I was thinking.The Interior would be white as you wrote, Also engine bay. Engine and transmission possibly light to medium grey. Rads black. Easier to google Valentine tank and get results. 99% the same tank.
Silver interior was very early in the was and was often over painted by the crews as it rubbed off on any thing that touched it! Not very practical.
Knowing the Army quite possibly.Weren't they the ones that the crews called 'Ugly Vicars' - or similar?
Steve
IIRC, there was an order that required painting the interiors white, specifically using non-lead paint, around the same time manufacturers were ordered to do the same on the production line. Yet oddly, after the war, British tanks got that silver interior again, that still rubbed off on the crew.Silver interior was very early in the was and was often over painted by the crews as it rubbed off on any thing that touched it! Not very practical.
...... not totally distinguished Andy....I'm joining this distinguished audience.
I’ve used that silver (soft aluminium) paint. We used to regularly repaint the handrails and kick plates in our production hall with it in the mid eighties. Vile stuff. As you say, it rubbed off on everything. I think ours was war surplus stock. It came in gallon cans, not five litre. The aluminium had set solid and literally had to be chiselled off the bottom with a screwdriver before it could be mixed….took ages. In addition, it was like painting with water. It ran literally everywhere! Repainting the hand rails used to invariably mean repainting the floors and walls as well. Still, kept us in overtime, right up until some clever person discovered hammerite…..IIRC, there was an order that required painting the interiors white, specifically using non-lead paint, around the same time manufacturers were ordered to do the same on the production line. Yet oddly, after the war, British tanks got that silver interior again, that still rubbed off on the crew.
And the silver paint still rubs off today. I used to wear black coveralls and looked a right mess when you came up from doing repairs inside.IIRC, there was an order that required painting the interiors white, specifically using non-lead paint, around the same time manufacturers were ordered to do the same on the production line. Yet oddly, after the war, British tanks got that silver interior again, that still rubbed off on the crew.
You are more than welcome, good to see you.I'm joining this distinguished audience.
We all make allowances for you mate...... not totally distinguished Andy....
...... I'm one of em !
Tim, see my reply to Jakko, I don't know what it is about the paint but it never seems to dry and get a hard surface.I’ve used that silver (soft aluminium) paint. We used to regularly repaint the handrails and kick plates in our production hall with it in the mid eighties. Vile stuff. As you say, it rubbed off on everything. I think ours was war surplus stock. It came in gallon cans, not five litre. The aluminium had set solid and literally had to be chiselled off the bottom with a screwdriver before it could be mixed….took ages. In addition, it was like painting with water. It ran literally everywhere! Repainting the hand rails used to invariably mean repainting the floors and walls as well. Still, kept us in overtime, right up until some clever person discovered hammerite…..
Michael, good to see you kettles just boiled.What with a Priest and now a Bishop, beginning to think I am on the wrong forum, but will pull up a chair and get the tea made.
Doug, welcome mate but SWIDT ? is a new one on meAnd I’ll pull up a ‘pew’ too!!!
(SWIDT)?
I’ve seen photos of the insides of Dutch Centurions repainted (poorly ) in the same light green as M113s and YPRs, probably to get over that problem.And the silver paint still rubs off today. I used to wear black coveralls and looked a right mess when you came up from doing repairs inside.
..... Aw... You say the sweetest things!!......
We all make allowances for you mate
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