Captain Pies Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 I was lucky enough to get to largest military show in Europe this weekend. You can find some of the piccies I took here The Tiger is fake, The Spw251 half tracks are Czech built, but everything else is genuine. The show is just awsome with about 1700 vehicles on display and moving in the arena. I only got round about a third of it in a day and can thoroughly recommend it to anyone in the UK for next year. Official site with hundreds of photos of this years show and previous years is here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 You were there too? I'll get my photos up at Gyrene's gaff later this week. I went on Saturday, and it was brilliant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pies Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 I was there Saturday too, but didn't get there until lunchtime. Just made it in time for the Axis vehicles show which had been delayed. We should see how many people we can drum up for next year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alsatian Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 What the hell was that battleship gray thing that looked like a conning tower on a sherman hull? It was at the bottom of your photos on the first link. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pies Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 It is a BARV (Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle) built on a Sherman hull especially designed for D-Day, it's the only one in existence I think. It could wade up to 9ft to tow or shove drowned vehicles out of the water. 52 were delivered for D-Day according to Chamberlain and Ellis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 HUGE PICS AND LOTS OF 'EM! BEWARE!! My photos are now up here. Here's a few of them: The star of the show: This Grant had been used for firing tests and then left in a ditch for 50 years. It has had a brand new engine and transmission and despite its outside appearance is a runner. A great selection of vehicles - these guys are here every year and have 3 Stuarts, 2 Greyhounds, an M10, a Hellcat, 2 Shermans and a Chaffee. Below are the Stuarts - one very early model on the left. The model on the left is a 'Normandy' model with the bocage clearing equipment on it. Sherman Firefly One thing I did notice is how much modern stuff is starting to appear: The Ultimate in gamey weapons: It's a Wasp Jeep. It was the only one ever made. Apparently the firer got quite warm when firing it. I demand that this weapon be included for all future versions of CM. :mad: Lots more photos HERE! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 More: Saw this and thought of Steve @ BFC: Re-enactors camps: Can anyone spot the incongruity here? One of four T34/85 tanks at the show this year: Another shot of the re-enactors camps. It was far better organised and laid out this year than before. We got around almost the entire site in 6 hours but there was so much to see. Last preview: I had to take a photo of this. The obscured text says "Please send picture of boat and motor" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_mike_the_wino2 Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Re-enactors camps: Can anyone spot the incongruity here? They are not ALL morbidly obese? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimthane Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Re-enactors camps: Can anyone spot the incongruity here? I see no incongruity. Everyone knows the Germans had stormtroopers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................................... Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Stuarts... The model on the left is a 'Normandy' model with the bocage clearing equipment on it. The model in the middle is also a 'Normandy' model with the highly effective MkXVIII aim-spoiling and Landser-lure device attached to the hull. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Originally posted by Soddball: Stuarts... The model on the left is a 'Normandy' model with the bocage clearing equipment on it. It's the Stuart on the right that has the Rhino plow. You can't tell left from right. Nya-nya-nya. Thppppppp! Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Left, Right. What's the difference? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 So you are voting Labour next election? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisbech_lad Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Oranges. Pah. How many oranges made it to front line Germans (or even ones in the back...?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Originally posted by Michael Emrys: So you are voting Labour next election? Michael Voting? I'll be running the country with my mind-control rays by next election. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stikkypixie Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Gallerized for your viewing pleasure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 *applaud* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Originally posted by Soddball: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Michael Emrys: So you are voting Labour next election? Michael Voting? I'll be running the country with my mind-control rays by next election. </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 What the hell is this thing (the one closest to the camera)? I must admit it has me buffaloed. :confused: Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 It's a blue oil drum that's now used as a receptable for rubbish. If you mean the tank, it's a Hellcat. To its right is a 76mm Sherman, and beyond that a Chaffee. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Originally posted by Soddball: If you mean the tank, it's a Hellcat.Hmmm, so it is. It seems to have some bits missing though, like the muzzle brake, the AAMG, and the fenders. Doesn't look quite right. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agentorange Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Had a great time as usual, but due to a logistical cockup ( left camera on table at home - doh ! )took no piccies. In addition spent far to much money on books ( also as usual ) mostly in the Barbarossa books tent but in a variety of other places as well. Managed to cater to my nerdish tendencies by finding a back issue of Tankograd gazette with an article about armoured trains in it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 I don't think the wartime Hellcat (at least the initial batch) had a muzzle brake. Now that I think of it, ALL Hellcats would be wartime Hellcats! So I guess that means some had muzzle brakes, some didn't. I breathed a sign of relief looking at that HVSS M4A1 Sherman. My mod doesn't look all that far off. He's even got a vehicle nickname painted in yellow - just like my mod! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................................... Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Ooops. Wrong thread. Still think that girl has a nice bum though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 She was a bit gothy, but essentially you're right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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