HAYA Chieftain Mk3- first impressions

[zooma]

One of the many problems that comes with advancing age is not being able to remember things......... when needed.

I think my memory may be perfect (!) - but being able to recall any of the stored data on demand failed a long time ago!

Anyway - not long after I commented about checking the paint that I had used when I got home again, I remembered that the oil paint came in a small tube and was made by Windsor Newton, and the colour was Burnt Umber.

The tubes of paint were not expensive so I also bought some Burnt Sienna - and some Coal Black - but I have not got around to using anything but the Burnt Umber to date.

My guess is that the other colours would help to build a greater contrast and “depth”..... but then I remembered that I didn’t have a clue about art so I hid them away to save any embarrassing questions about what they were for..

I used an inexpensive (cheap) white spirit to mix it with into a very thin wash. I saw the one that I used in a DIY store and chose it because it was claimed to have “low odour” and knew that anything that had too much of a smell would cause my newfound artistic activity to be consigned to my workshop (shed).

The smell must be very “acceptable” as I have suffered nothing worse that several looks of distain and the odd disapproving comment as I placed my HAYA Chieftain on the kitchen table with a suitably thick sheet of card underneath it to make sure that the tracks were protected from the tables shiny surface (!).

[Herr Dr. Professor]

I use Windsor Newton Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, or Burnt Umber as a second-to-the-last step on the figures I paint. It should have occurred to me that the same could be done with a whole AFV. One of the many problems that comes with advancing age is not being able to come up with the simplest ideas.

[zooma]

When starting work on the other HAYA Chieftain turret basket it became clear that “weathering” is not just a cover for a badly prepared part as it can magnify any mistake and demand more detail.

The cable reel shows this very well. I need to spend more time finishing or distressing the reel and (of course) adding a suitable length of cable .

......with that in mind, can anyone advise how this cable ends on the reel please?

I am assuming that it must end in some sort of plug or maybe a bayonet fitting to allow it to be fitted onto a Feild telephone?

[redlinemoto]

Cable reel think the cable was called don 10 two small wires joined together black outer cables were pulled apart one end in phone 2 screw connectors other end in to turret Disconnected when moving on

[zooma]

Cable reel think the cable was called don 10 two small wires joined together black outer cables were pulled apart one end in phone 2 screw connectors other end in to turret Disconnected when moving on

Thanks for the info redline Moto,

Fitting some cable onto the reel would be better than seeing it empty - especially if I can find anything that looked like a two-core cable.

I am guessing that the cable would be plugged-in to the phone that was in the box on the back of the tank and used as an extension lead?

Bob.

[redlinemoto]

That's a separate phone on it's own cable as far as I know The big reel in the basket is full of the 2 core cable that would be run out when in hides &a sentry was on stag with one end wired in to a hand phone and other into turret radios

[zooma]

That's a separate phone on it's own cable as far as I know The big reel in the basket is full of the 2 core cable that would be run out when in hides &a sentry was on stag with one end wired in to a hand phone and other into turret radios

Oh I see.

I thought the twin core wire on the reel was just an extension cable to plug into the tanks "telephone box".

So, the twin core cable has a separate hand held "field telephone" connected to it with the other end connected to the turret to allow direct communications from a greater distance (further away from the tank) than when using the phone that is mounted in the tanks own telephone box on the rear of the tank.

Having another telephone further away from the rear of the tank in "battle conditions" makes a lot of sense - and was probably a lot safer than standing close behind the tank when speaking on the phone.

I was just going to end the twin core cable with straight ends until I could find out if any connectors would have been visible on the ends of the wires.