Aye, see previous thread from about 2 months ago. I'm going on Saturday, it looks like the best day for mixture of re-enactments and tank parades....
"Death by design" is certainly informative and challenging but a very dry read. I believe that pre-war AA units were trained to shoot at ground...
Only 8, v poor. The 'lost division' were in fact all in search of Nazi gold in France, led by Lt Kelly and apparently they were heroes. I think...
I'm hoping I might be able to make it this year, let me know when your planning on going, might be good to meet up. Saturday or Sunday still....
Japanese 47mm AT guns certainly knocked out a few Shermans in the Pacific. Italian 47mm hv guns were also well respected by allied crews.
In 1942 there were plans to send several Tiger (P) models to N Africa because it was thought the air-cooled engines would be more suitable for a...
I've been promising myself a trip to the 'War and Peace Show' for ages and this year it looks like I'll have time to go. It's one of the biggest...
I recently had a chance to fire a replica M1A1 Thompson airsoft (see pic), great fun on auto! I'd always assumed that the .45 calibre would have...
Photo of one of only 10 working Boys anti-tank rifles. This one was made in 1942, by which time it was clearly obsolescent. The gunner pictured...
Can't get Ricky's quotes right today, should have read: Ah but philosophy is a great tool for using metaphors to explore difficult concepts....
David gets the ******* points (ok, we won't go down that road again!). Spike was born in India and in the 1980s due to changes in UK immigration...
I'm not the greatest modeller in the world (to say the least!) but I thought I'd share a recent DAK project with you guys. Comments and pointers...
Just caught up with this thread, wow, philosophy on a tankers forum! I think the generally low birth rates in industrialised countries are, at...
spike quiz As an aside, in one of the earlier posts it said that 'goons' came from the term for German guards in POW camps. However, in on of...
I've got the film on dvd and the german tank is a leopard 1 with the distinctive wedge shaped mantlet. The close up British Shermans are originals...
I too was intrigued about the existence of a sister. There are some errors in the article ( such as dating Hitler becoming chancellor in 1955),...
Late May onwards would be good for me, preferably over a weekend but I can be flexible. Perhaps we can arrange a group booking discount? If any...
I'd like to go if it's still on. Is it end of May start of June?
I've been a bit snowed under with studies for uni so please excuse my recent absence. Pics of NLE as promised.
