Scotties Bedford RL

[The Smythe Meister]

I'm taking politeness lessons from Andrew and wuz tryin' 'em out..........don't seem to be havin' the desired effect......

Don't stand on ceremony ere Rick
... I'm from Devon...
.. just carry on wiv what you wanna say me andsome!

 

[scottie3158]

The springs came out great, but the diff. bolt heads look a bit large.

I agree 100% I didn't like them either so they have been replaced thanks for telling me.

Great start Paul.

Thanks John.

Very nice! Will follow with interest!!

My family has a long association with Vauxhall/Bedford Trucks. My paternal grandfather worked there in the War (too old to service) and my maternal grandfather volunteered for the RAF but as he as a toolmaker at Vauxhall he was deemed to be in a reserved occupation.

My father worked at Bedford Trucks for about 30 years, having been bought out by AWD in 1986, until they finally went under in 1992. As I understand it he set a record for being the youngest foreman when appointed and then the youngest general foreman in all of GM's UK operations - the latter record he held for c. 15 years. GM even offered him the chance of a transfer to the US operations, which he declined.....often wondered what would have happened if he had accepted.

So in summary will love to see what you can do with this and I see you have started your usual detailing process!

ATB

Andrew

Andrew, thanks mate good to have you along. That's quite a record he must have been a good man.

Oh boy.....more brittle resin. I'll sit next to JR for this Mr. Scottie. I've taken a break from my brittle truck project so will follow along and consume a cuppa Tetley's along with the good Mr. Race.

Rick, good to see you plenty of space next to John, he seems to scare them off from sitting to close. I think it has something to do with a certain glint in his eye and the 4 gallon zippo lighter he carries.

....."The Good Mr.Race".....
..... are there two Mr.Races then Rick?!

I nearly spat my tea out it made me laugh so much.

I'm taking politeness lessons from Andrew and wuz tryin' 'em out..........don't seem to be havin' the desired effect......

I think your doing fine so far mate lol.

 

[scottie3158]

Don't stand on ceremony ere Rick
... I'm from Devon...
.. just carry on wiv what you wanna say me andsome!

Smiffy a lovely part of the world.

 

[scottie3158]

work continues on the front. suspension. The shock absorbers have been scratched from ally tube and evergreen. Steering linkage from evergreen. Next job is to add the bump stops then start on the rear suspension.
The wire link I will replace with some thinner wire



cheers
Scottie

 

[adt70hk]

Yet again outstanding Scottie!

 

[scottie3158]

Yet again outstanding Scottie!

Thank you mate.

 

[JR]

You never fail to impress Paul, looks really good .

 

[scottie3158]

You never fail to impress Paul, looks really good .

Thank you John, very kind of you.

 

[rtfoe]

Wow, nice scratchery Scottie.

Cheers,
Wabble.

 

[scottie3158]

Wow, nice scratchery Scottie.

Cheers,
Wabble.

Cheers Wabble

 

[scottie3158]

Rear Springs are done, but shock absorbers still need to be made





Unfortunately all the prop shafts are missing as well. So today I have made some very basic replacements. I still have to make the rear one. Luckily they are underneath so you won't see much.




cheers
Scottie

 

[Si Benson]

Props and leaf springs looking fantastic Scottie….reckon you’d of got a big thumbs up from MrT with your scratching skills

 

[Andy T]

"very basic replacements"

They look better than many kit parts!

 

[Neil Merryweather]

"very basic replacements"

They look better than many kit parts!

+1!

 

[Mini Me]

Ditto the above comments!

 

[scottie3158]

Props and leaf springs looking fantastic Scottie….reckon you’d of got a big thumbs up from MrT with your scratching skills

Thank you Si, I still miss his input but he definitely pushed me forward.

"very basic replacements"

They look better than many kit parts!

Cheers Andy very kind of you to say.

Ditto the above comments!

Thanks Neil

Ditto the above comments!

Rick, thank you.

 

[Jim R]

Some mighty fine scratching going on Scottie. Huge improvements.

 

[Tworrs]

Looking really spiffing Paul.

 

[JayCee]

Well done, Paul. As usual your "improvements" are far superior to kit parts.
John.

 

[scottie3158]

Some mighty fine scratching going on Scottie. Huge improvements.

Thank you Jim, I don't really have a choice the parts are either missing or broken.

Looking really spiffing Paul.

Why thank you old bean.

Well done, Paul. As usual your "improvements" are far superior to kit parts.
John.

John, very kind of you.