Bill,
do you know if that Lanc has merlins installed or removed
If the former, perhaps we could rent a van, drive up with a suitably provisioned tool kit and "liberate" one . . or two ?
We could wear dark clothing and balaclavas (and especially gloves) and thus no-one would recognise us, and we would get off scot free. As they say.
Prerequisite is you stay off the jar and practice your highly honed skills. I'll drive the van, hold the ladder, and shoo away any curious dogs.
Are we on ?
Kev