If you are using a cent in the dio you should change the extinguishers on the LAD wagon to old BCF green type. The modern red powder type only came into use long after the cent went out of use. The BCF type was taken out of use because of the CFC's and other nasties in them and replaced with dry powder type. I preferred the BCF ones myself as the dry powder gets everywhere and is a lady to clean up. One other point is that when the dry powders were first issued, they were made from green plastic with either blue instructions printed on them or red sticky panels with a blue panel on it, indicating that was dry powder.
Also I'm not too sure that winky pots were used in the Cent era.

Maybe it could be based at Bovington and working on a display tank but then it probably wouldn't be that muddy. Great weathering though.

I've always wondered when the fire extinguishers were changed. Also at some point it seems more common to see the handles and hubs painted red and the fuel filler cap painted yellow but I have no idea when this started.

Paul

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Maybe it could be based at Bovington and working on a display tank but then it probably wouldn't be that muddy. Great weathering though.

I've always wondered when the fire extinguishers were changed. Also at some point it seems more common to see the handles and hubs painted red and the fuel filler cap painted yellow but I have no idea when this started.

Paul

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Paul
I'm trying to think about the changeover year, for the extinguishers, and I think it was 92-93.
The filler caps could have been painted yellow from, certainly, 86 onwards, possibly before. I'm not sure when it started because I'm not sure when the re-engine-ing from petrol to diesel started. I remember that when I was in Germany the 1st time(86-87), 'we' had a mix of the two because of a rolling program , sqn by sqn, regt by regt. By the time I was next in armour (93) all vehicles were diesel. As you are probably aware, red is the standardised colour designation for petrol and yellow is for diesel, used on fuel caps, jerricans and other fuel containers (grey is used for paraffin/kerosine and used on their jerricans).
As for painted hubs and handles, I can't remember anyone painting them red in any of my units, but have seen it done on a few other units vehicles. I do know for a fact that it was not a regulation thing as I used to have a copy of the regs for one my jobs.
Red was also used on the flaps covering the fire suppression system handles, as seen on Marks' 434.
Callsigns could also be painted in red, blue, yellow, brightish green and white (usually done in a gloss paint, as it was easiest to get through the supply system) or done in IRR green and/or black. Yellow seems to be the usual colour though.
We also, usually, didn't bother to paint the exhaust pipes, as they would get hot enough for the paint to just burn off, generally they would be a bit rusty.

Mark, a question for you. Where on a 434 is the fuel filler cap? I only ask because I can't see one on your superb model and as I was a Sapper, I never really had much to do with our LAD, so never had much to do with their 434s.

I'm trying to think about the changeover year, for the extinguishers, and I think it was 92-93.
The filler caps could have been painted yellow from, certainly, 86 onwards, possibly before. I'm not sure when it started because I'm not sure when the re-engine-ing from petrol to diesel started. I remember that when I was in Germany the 1st time(86-87), 'we' had a mix of the two because of a rolling program , sqn by sqn, regt by regt. By the time I was next in armour (93) all vehicles were diesel. As you are probably aware, red is the standardised colour designation for petrol and yellow is for diesel, used on fuel caps, jerricans and other fuel containers (grey is used for paraffin/kerosine and used on their jerricans).
As for painted hubs and handles, I can't remember anyone painting them red in any of my units, but have seen it done on a few other units vehicles. I do know for a fact that it was not a regulation thing as I used to have a copy of the regs for one my jobs.
Red was also used on the flaps covering the fire suppression system handles, as seen on Marks' 434.
Callsigns could also be painted in red, blue, yellow, brightish green and white (usually done in a gloss paint, as it was easiest to get through the supply system) or done in IRR green and/or black. Yellow seems to be the usual colour though.
We also, usually, didn't bother to paint the exhaust pipes, as they would get hot enough for the paint to just burn off, generally they would be a bit rusty.