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never heard of this model before, looks like a Churchill with 5 turrets? since it was originally designed in 1930 you have to wonder whop copied who on the wheels and running gear? https://www.rt.com/in-motion/329611-t35-tank-recreation-russia/

lets hope so, I think it's one of only 2 surviving Krupp K-5's left in the world. LOL, reminds me of more than one Monty Python skit of the puffed up bureaucrat who can't be bothered by the needs of the " little people". I've seen the same thing with Aircraft and other metal objects recovered from the Sea. The salt has made it's way into the pores or atomic structure of the metal. In the case of the Dornier they pulled out of the channel they actually built a tent over it and sprayed it with a solution ( mild citric acid? ) for months if not years to leach the Salt back out of it. IT's crazy expensive, Can't really blame someone for not doing it , especially if at the time the value of the vehicle is substantially less than the treatment. I know someones going to pipe up and say the historical value is more than that monetary but if your running a museum and it comes down to a rusty tank or laying people off your staff, well............ I think (hope) people today have a better understanding of what it really takes to recover something from a salty environment. If your going that route, rivers and swamps seem to be a much better bet.

looks like the sale did not go thru since Bulgaria (ministry of defense?) is listing 100 T-72's on Milweb. Anyone planning to assault Wheatcroft's Panzer division , now's your chance .

to the best of my knowledge, yes well they might have throw some whitewash over all the rust. Eventually all that was left was a hollow shell made of paint, like an empty M&M candy

anyone know what happened to the Mk2 cruiser at the Atlantic wall museum? pic is from 2007

does anyone know all the tanks used in the "tank sandwich" monument Lebanon? I see some T55's, M113's, M47? a boatload of armored cars, a nice looking Sherman, and a pair of Cruiser tanks? http://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/08/hope-for-peace-monument-in-yarze-lebanon.html

yup, 50 euros for one in German http://www.ebay.com/itm/Betriebsanleitung-NVA-Mittlerer-Panzer-T-55-A-T55A-T-55A-Panzer-Tank-manual-1985-/361405193489?hash=item54256d9d11:m:mKoapyXXsUBj0BAoAk4M6Eg maybe check with Frank in the US too, he seems to have some for the T62 , etc. in 2014 and might have stumbled across a T55 version by now

that would be a heck of a thing to find with only 650 vehicles made and 9 known survivors the Wheatcroft collection seems to have acquired a nice Archer from Israel, maybe check with his sources and see if a gun/shield are available down there?

Does anyone know if an HL230 has been sourced for this project, or do do we have to wait for start of season 3 to find out? sorry for mucking that up :red: I'm amazed you guys went thru all that trouble Are brand new new reproduction torsion bars available now from Germany ?

awww now where's the fun in "facts"? I feel like Mr. Compton's been pretty reliable in terms of things he said he was going to do on the show and things actually happening. The Sdkz 11 flak they bought is S2 is in the shop now, despite some internet speculation it was bogus. So I fully expect to see a Jagdpanther trundling around by the end of Season 3

looks ok, missing glass and bed. runs and drives . Asking $4K US (2700 pounds) http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/5357287302.html

did this one suffer a massive fire? You would think any war damaged Torsion bars would have been replaced during the rebuild in France by AMX. The Panzers I've scene in pics that had large enough fires to anneal the Torsion bars were also practically sitting on the hull, with the suspension completely collapsed. This one looks like it's sagging but it was good enough to be wheeled on and off a trailer. Maybe just normal settling and sagging from age versus fire damage? We'll probably have to wait till the show starts to find out. With Bruce referring to his Jagdpanther project last season on many occasions, My guess is they're doing this Panther and the remaining Weald foundation Jagdpanther range target at the same time? either that or someone drug another Jagdpanther out of a river or swamp. Should be a good season, hope they have more episodes and longer episodes with more hands on technical talk and welding, wrench turning, etc.

I've never worked on anything approaching the weight of an AFV, but at some point, say more 5 tons, do metal jack-stands even make sense? Seems to me like heavy wood cribbing in a cross -stacked configuration is the way to go. I mean if you look at ocean going vessels in dry docs it's what they do there.

oops, right you all are.:red: I've never had a chance to visit the show and it never occurred to me that the machine at the show was dragged or craned into place every year. Looks like according to Axis FB page that whatever paint was on it for the shows was over painted in those red stripes for Fury opening scene? 2 million is actually not a bad price except for what appears to be a missing engine. Will the proceeds to be used to get the Bergepanther restored/ running?

Edit: no, that's a completely restored runner, = wrong this was a 2nd Panther according to a Mr. Steve Cobb on the AAM FB page. Can't find any images of it in storage though, only of a BergePanther that they presumably still have? ok, quick search shows Steve to be Rex Cadman's main resto guy, did an M10 Achilles on " salvage squad"

WOW, HOORAY, and all that Why can't it be April and S3 of combat dealers show, I would be perfectly happy to skip thru Jan, Feb, and March. This doesn't look like a wreck but a complete Panther, any idea where it came from. I'm guessing France, national Mussee de blindes? Bound for Australia, man those guys got quite the appetite for Armor EDIT: FB says it came from Samur but was sold to AAAM by Cadman collection. No matter, I hope they really devote a lot of time to it on combat dealers.

an article from 2014 talked about them felling 1000 tree's to build the new, state of the art, SAS training facility there. Seems very unlikely that any range targets would have been left, unless it was tucked into some obscure, out of the way, corner. hopefully it's pulling gate-guard duty somewhere.

yeah you'd think it being in Poland and all but i guess it's an M26 Pershing, you can see the missing spot for the M71 auxiliary scope on the right but the strut on the left, ( elevation mechanism or vertical stablizer?) had me stumped. At some point it was replaced by a straight piston, so this must be a very early model.

amazing what's out there. Gotta hand it to those old guys who squirreled this stuff away for decades because when they finally pass and the family auctions it off your getting a 70 year time capsule being opened and some really rare stuff popping up. One of those bikes is one only 8 made. Just goes to prove, Hoarding isn't necessarily all bad The auction in April should be fun to watch

looks like the guys at panzer farm in Poland just received a new AFV. You gotta envy these guys, they're the ones who recently pulled 2 German half-tracks out of a river. The work they do is beautiful though, really like the fact that they employed a conservator to save items that still have the majority of their original paint versus just stripping and re-painting. Here's their new AFV that Santa bought, won't say what it is but posted a teaser pic, any guesses?

possibly the sorriest looking Diamond T ever , is it even a 53 model? (hood/grill looks wrong) https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/5348679936.html

I can't see a difference in lights other than on some models they added very small black-out lights and they painted all the chrome trim/bumpers in body color. Strictly looking at Plymouth P10's, 11's, etc. yeah it seems like all the authentic ones have a large metal plate , usually on the glove-box door or dash, stamped with the military registration codes and such. Safe to assume there's a lot of fakes out there?

assuming you do have a Chevy or Plymouth 4 door, lets say a 1941 Plymouth special deluxe, how can you tell if it was ever a military staff car?

any idea why they're out there? Doesn't look like they were ever range targets, and it's post war equipment. Are they still there? Hopefully not cut up and scrapped like the German Churchills and Conquerors

obviously a conspiracy by Polish government to hide all the gold :-D