Jack

Hi Richard! Sorry for the late reply - just finished moving house and office :computerrage: We do and just awaiting the nod to use them in the public domain. Took some video of the engine firing up..........now that was pretty amazing. The Panther itself is pretty mindblowing - you can not believer the quality of it. They were telling me that in WWII each tank was pretty much hand finished. This was part of their downfall as you just couldn't interchange bits without a lot of work - unlike the Sherman. We had an amazing time and Snapper has wriiten a peice for War History Online along with 26 images. Couple of brilliant quotes/moments with Snapper - one of my favourites was whilst we were stood in a yard full of V1 parts and Tiger 1 and 2 tracks.....and the thing that caught Snappers eyes was parked right at the back - a Rover SD1!!! Snapper says to Kevin - "so, whats that Rover SD1 about, or don't you want to talk about it"? Kevin says, with a big smile "damn, I didn't expect anyone to notice that"

At the end of the week - Snapper and I are off to the Wheatcrofts to witness the start up of the Panther engine :wow: HOWEVER - last month, Joris flew over as we were invited to guys from After the Battle, Winston and Gail Ramsey - which was a mindblowing weekend. BUT, Joris booked the hotel and no word of a lie, this was my bed........... Needless to say, I have booked the hotel this time, and Snapper, as we are sharing the room, whatever happens - I am getting the bed. OK?!

You are more than welcome Tony and thank you for saying so :-D

Afternoon all! Sorry for the late reply - I have been away Joris - and I have only just received the information needed to get your discount. I will now be sending that out via the HMVF email - so keep your eye on your inbox

Thanks Lee and just awaiting clarification on that and will let you know. And I will email it out too. That will be after the weekend as Joris is flying over as we are lunching with the After the Battle guys :kiss:

Welcome aboard!

Nice to see someone remembering the RBL........before the other charity became fashionable.

I agree with that Tony. Having been your home - I wouldn't imagine the last time that was flooded was during the Cretaceous Period.

100% agree and have used it for ten years!

Very very good Mike!!!!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::computerrage::whistle:

It was! What a pilot! ----------------------------> you weren't there, were you Degsy?!

As we are updating the Clubhouse - has anyone thought of an indoor, all weather airstrip. Or haven't I thought that one through..........:cool2:

Not too sure what she is going to do after lunch :undecided:

Thanks Mike, glad someone is looking out for me. Is there a gold plated lift down to the Penthouse thou?

No prop time Degsy - not in this god forsaken weather :mad: The airfield is 810' above sea level :wow:

Looks great but where is the airstrip?????? Not all of us drive cars you know :mad:

There is nothing you can do about that John. If people have the time to complain/moan then they also have time to put it right. You are doing a thankless job so well done you.

THREE!! Is that it?? :wow:

Go on Rick! You know you want another project............... :coffee:

Just has this sent to us via War History Online - looks a VERY interesting story! An anonymous buyer recently bid NT$700,000 ($23,022) for a World War II-era tank being sold on a Taiwanese auction site, Taiwan media reported on Saturday. Seller "tce788" is still deciding whether to accept the offer for the scrapped vehicle on auction site ruten.com.tw, which is described as immobile and incapable of firing artillery. The seller also claimed that the aging US-made tank was passed down from the owner's grandfather and was taking up too much space. An editor from the Taiwan-based magazine Illustrated Guide for Weapons & Tactics, identifies the tank as a M18 Hellcat, a fastest tracked, armored fighting vehicle used during World War II. Production was discontinued in October, 1944. The posted auction photo shows a very rusted tank fixed with a welded turret that appears to have been left untended for a long time. "The army has regulations for disposing of decommissioned vehicles. The barrel and engine are dismantled while treads are removed and the steel armor destroyed," said Taiwan's military spokesman Luo Shou-he. The Taiwanese military has acquired 243 armored vehicles since the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. Decommissioned M18s have long-been an object of desire for private collectors. A Taiwanese businessman was reported to have purchased an M18 three years ago for NT$400,000. Possession of old military vehicles stripped of their armaments does not violate local arms control regulations, according to a Taiwan law expert.

Coming over as MOP to watch this, as to see mv convoy of 3.5 miles is something you have to witness!!!!

Mike - you should invite Adrian :coffee:

Great thinking Mike. I love watching the recovery trains at GDSF - that's always a crowd pleaser.....

Plenty of folks have done it Lauren and are doing it so no major problem really. The answer is to have a good freight forwarder - they will save you a lot of money and a lot of stress.

Yeah kind of freaks me out too Tony :blush: