MG42 Lafette Restoration Project

[foamspoon]

[foamspoon]

Last one of restored lafette.

[foamspoon]

Here is what it looked like before.

Bryan

[Seigfried]

Good effort Bryan - horrible job though eh? Here's some pics of my new WAa marked Lafette Carrying Straps bought from the Beltring Fair in Kent from a Dutch chap. He has no website but his ebay name is 'mariojc'. Nice bloke.


John

[Seigfried]

Note the 'chunky' style clips

[Lasse L]

Really nice MG´s, tripods and everything!!!

[Tamás Sebestyén]

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Congratulations! That's a fantastic job!

My friend is in the middle of a lafette restoration project also, but the right side of his data plate is competely unreadible. Could anyone please provide me a picture of that data plate, or at least - it would be a great help - tell me what's in that line?

http://kepfeltoltes.hu/060504/Lafett...toltes.hu_.jpg

Thank you
Tamás

[Seigfried]

Congratulations! That's a fantastic job!
Could anyone please provide me a picture of that data plate, or at least - it would be a great help - tell me what's in that line?

Tamás

Thank you Tamás,
Hope this is of use - I have several pics of range plates but until now I didn't realise that on two of them (as well as my own) have nothing in this column .

[Tamás Sebestyén]

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Siegfried!
Thank you for quick reply and for your kind help!
...so the project continues .
Best regards
Tamás

[Jaegermeister]

I've to say I'm getting a little confuced about the RAL Codes.
I want to use Feldgrau Nr.im RAL-Reg.840 R 6006, but in the RAL Codes today this is called Grey olive.
Is this the correct colour to use on the lafette or should I go for Olivgrün RAL 6003.

[Seigfried]

I've to say I'm getting a little confuced about the RAL Codes.
I want to use Feldgrau Nr.im RAL-Reg.840 R 6006, but in the RAL Codes today this is called Grey olive.
Is this the correct colour to use on the lafette or should I go for Olivgr******252;n RAL 6003.

I believe that RAL changed the names of their colours in the '50s - and that Feldgrau is now known as Grey Olive. Try these links:

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[Jaegermeister]

Thanks Seigfried
What would be the correct colour to use on the lafette.
Is it the Grey olive 6006 or Olive grün 6003.

[Seigfried]

Thanks Seigfried
What would be the correct colour to use on the lafette.
Is it the Grey olive 6006 or Olive grün 6003.

Use Grey olive 6006 if it is early war - do not use Olive grün 6003 as this is a NATO colour. My '42 lafette is painted dunkelgelb / ordnance tan. Post some pics of the procedure