I liberated this big wood crate at work. 8 feet by 4 feet by 3 feet. Looks like a WWII shipping crate....if you use your imagination and have a couple of beers ....
I want to use this in our LHD and thought that stencilling it up to be a Barrage Balloon crate would be appropriate. Does anyone have pictures of a BB crate so that I can see what the stencilling would look like.
Thanks,
Bill
Need help with Barrage Balloon stencils.
-
- Brigadier General
- Posts: 2367
- Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:10 am
- Location: Tilton, NH
- Contact:
- Cat Man
- Major
- Posts: 420
- Joined: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:55 pm
- Location: Green Bay WI
Crate Marking
Bill,
Man, you guys sure come up with some ideas! I thought when I got the Oil Barrel marking for Dr Duece that was something.
Right now I'm fresh out of ballon TM manuals, but I did find this crate marking instruction in a 1944 ammunition inspection TM. Thought it may give you some idea's. I can e mail an enlarged scan for more detail if you want.
[img][img]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q224 ... arking.jpg[/img]
You always have a great LHD. And yes I do have a 1 inch Military stencil cutting machine......and stencil board. What a ya got to trade????
Best of luck
Cat Man
[/img]
Man, you guys sure come up with some ideas! I thought when I got the Oil Barrel marking for Dr Duece that was something.
Right now I'm fresh out of ballon TM manuals, but I did find this crate marking instruction in a 1944 ammunition inspection TM. Thought it may give you some idea's. I can e mail an enlarged scan for more detail if you want.
[img][img]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q224 ... arking.jpg[/img]
You always have a great LHD. And yes I do have a 1 inch Military stencil cutting machine......and stencil board. What a ya got to trade????
Best of luck
Cat Man
[/img]
40 Years An Engine Guy
30 Years A Caterpillar Guy
Still Learning Every Day
30 Years A Caterpillar Guy
Still Learning Every Day
-
- Brigadier General
- Posts: 2367
- Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:10 am
- Location: Tilton, NH
- Contact:
-
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Posts: 981
- Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:10 am
- Location: Kennebunkport, Maine
-
- First Lieutenant
- Posts: 117
- Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:37 pm
- Location: denver
- Contact:
there was a guy on e=pay selling the dvd / training film for the balloon,
but i dont remember if it showed a crate.
it does need a goofy looking winch unit to lower it up and down.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Anti-aircraft-Searc ... dZViewItem
this guy has the bb vidio, dont see one up right now but you could contact
him.
but i dont remember if it showed a crate.
it does need a goofy looking winch unit to lower it up and down.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Anti-aircraft-Searc ... dZViewItem
this guy has the bb vidio, dont see one up right now but you could contact
him.
parts is parts
wc-4
wc-4
- Karoshi
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Posts: 563
- Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:10 am
- Location: UK
Balloon
The Imperial War Museum Duxford here in the UK has recently displayed a beautifully restored Fordson Sussex balloon tractor. It features a large canvas sack housing the balloon, on its rear.
The sack is sign written, with I believe Balloon MkV11 type 1. I could be wrong but the guys at Duxford may be able to help:
http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.00d00j
Karoshi
The sack is sign written, with I believe Balloon MkV11 type 1. I could be wrong but the guys at Duxford may be able to help:
http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.00d00j
Karoshi