Code 3s

Here's a code 3 Humber one ton cargo truck. These are very common and I search for ways to modify them. I have made water tankers and letely this cooker truck, using the French Dinky cooker trailer as a basis. Purists need not fear that I have smashed the trailer - this is a resin recast....

Here's a simple but effective Code 3 on what was a very playworn Humber one-ton truck. A straightforward repaint, with a new repro canopy and tyres and the addition of transfers and a repro ladder intended for the 261 telephone srvice van.

563 324 Chris, This is what I have in my archives, a very simple code 3, T do not know where the crane comes from. This conversion has been made by meilyman.

Here is my Code 3 conversion of the Humber 1 ton Truck - a Radio Van. Chris.

That IS nice! Great job. it's hard to make anything different from these little trucks

I think the crane may be from a Matchbox King Size..... scratches head.....

The Dinky Centurion Tank is a subject that lends itself to code 3 conversions. Over the years I have made four such conversions which I will show here. 1. Centurion Tank Mk5. This conversion consisted of replacing the wheel castings on the side skirts with proper wheels to create a more authentic look. I also added aerials and a fume extractor to the barrel. 2 .Centurion Tank with fuel trailer This was a slightly more difficult conversion - the first step was to remove the skirts on both sides and then using wheels from a couple of wrecked Centurions add them to the existing road wheels. The small supporting track wheels were then added, as were the fume extractor on the barrel and the cables on the rear. Using photos I then built the fuel trailer from scratch - a fairly delicate job but I think it turned out OK. 3. Centurion 155 Self-propelled Howitzer The work consisted of removing the turret and then building from scratch the superstructure. Again the cast wheels on the side skirts were removed and real wheels added . 4.Centurion Bridgelayer. This was by far the most challenging conversion as I only had photos from various sources to go on but no actual measurements. The bridge supporting and elevating structure was particularly difficult as it was difficult to find photos that showed the whole mechanism. The bridge itself was also a complicated structure that took some time to make. I enjoyed making these code 3 conversions and hope they will be of interest to other Members. Chris.
















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