eddy8men

hi fella's found these items for sale on polish website and was surprised to find out we had supplied matilda's to russia is this correct. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=pl&u=http://www.allegro.pl/item921036029_kawalek_angielskiej_matildy_mk_ii.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dallegro%26hl%3Den&rurl=translate.google.com&usg=ALkJrhj3q0OWkqjw65bNOFwDLJL1Jd8qlw i wonder if the rest of it is still buried eddy

i can think of nothing i'd rather do on a weekend than a spot of range bashing,if it's possible i'll be there. cheers eddy

too many brain cells to be an orificer and as for being a gentleman ,we'll leave that open to interpretation. eddy

any pics

if we all think the same then why's it so bloody hard to get detailed interior pics,it's funny but even the inside tanks book has got more exterior than interior shots,go figure.

i collect sights and i'll keep my eye out for you ,when i find something i'll pm you. by the way, your collection looks to be very impressive.would you do us a favour and post some pics as a thread one day. cheers eddy

hi fella's makes for a good read,i never understand why so many books about tanks only have pics of the outside when in my opinion the inside is the most interesting bit,this book helps to restore the balance although it's not that in depth but beggars can't be choosers. http://www.scribd.com/doc/4008399/Inside-the-Great-Tanks enjoy eddy

adrian just a thought with you mentioning shooting at people, is the gun still live?and while we're on the subject of guns do you know which sighting telescope it uses,i have the firefly sight and wondered if it was the same(very nice sight). steve never mind about mils and metres i never got used to not using degrees to navigate,bloody gun bunnies always complicating matters. eddy

i think the world owes mr furrer a big thank you for having the vision to save so much stuff, it's just sad to see his dream turn sour. Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true. eddy

this makes for an interesting read in places although i think all 133 pages might be a bit of a slog and no i haven't read them all.i spent 14 years in the army and never knew that a mil was equivalent to 1yd at a 1000yds,(you learn something new everyday). http://www.scribd.com/doc/23587860/Fm-18-15-tank-Destroyer-Field-Manual-tank-Destroyer-Drill-and-Crew-Drill-3-Inch-Gun-Motor-Carriage-m10-76-Mm-Gun-Motor-Carriage-t70-3-Inch-Towed-Gun all the best eddy ps. adrian i will be expecting the correct drills now you've read the manual:-D

very nice,did you buy them direct from poland all the best eddy

steve they must have had a turret from a wreck probably blown off it's original hull and then placed on the bridge layer to make it look like a tank ,reminds me of the crocodile on salisbury with the giant tractor tyre for a turret. just another pic of the priest ,you can just make out the top of the engine ,would make a nice restoration project. eddy http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/8047512.jpg

anyone fancy a priest,it's still there in a field north of hannover. http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/27633882.jpg enjoy

this is senne training area near paderborn the photo was uploaded on may 2009 so there may well be afv's still on the ranges http://www.flickr.com/photos/juneau_/3551348229/

very nice collection you've got there,a real credit to your skills. all the best eddy

try the "amazing polish armour prices " thread in tracked vehicles,then sit back and start working out how to ship'em over enjoy eddy

hi steve i'm not sure about some of that could you just run thru it all again eddy

hi plainmilitary i'd love to come, if i'm not somewhere else looking for a sunken tank (but that's another story). whether i can make it or not i'd like to say thank you for taking the time to arrange it all. Speaking from experience there's an awful lot of time, effort, and imagination goes into something like this and most times it goes unnoticed, so i say good luck to you and i hope the weather holds. all the best eddy

thanks ash,i'm going

yanks! you gotta love em

What happened fella's ,did the trip to the plain come off or did the idea die a death.i'd like to go if it was still possible,does anyone else feel the same. brilliant thread by the way,really fascinating.thanks eddy

a correctly filled brown envelope will open any door anywhere !

very nice piece of kit,a credit to your skills eddy

sounds like a great idea to me,i've even got a few parts for the maybach engine that i might swap with the museum for something one day eddy

i thought that a trip to germany was ambitious but a trip to russia would be pushing it a bit even by my standards, but hey if someone else can organise it i'd be up for it, if an invite was on the cards,however having said that i plan on going to poland to look for a sunken tank from the war in september so it could be a busy year.although i've a feeling that the russian stuff would have been smelted down long ago and only what was left deep in the forrests may have survived this long,i find the www.warrelics.eu forum very good for stuff from the east. i'll see if i can get anything from google earth from the old training areas eddy