Jessie The Jeep

Now all you need to do is hook up a live video feed so you can see what you are working on from the comfort of your PC!!!!!! Perhaps get one of those 3D design packages for the computer and then you can make virtual tools to work in those difficult areas!!!! :lol: Sorry, I couldn't help myself!! Steve

This year, my most enjoyable event was the 493rd Bomb Group Museum open day June 12th. For a small, recently started museum, they put on a very professional days entertainment. http://www.493bgdebach.co.uk/dahome.htm The control tower has been restored, and other airfield buildings are being restored or built new on the museum site. There were also several memorabilia stalls and 1940's displays around the site. On the Saturday evening before the event, there was a large 1940's hangar dance held in one of the large technical site buildings. I was attending, supporting on two fronts. The main reason for being there was as part of the USAAF Model Team, flying our 1/6 scale radio controlled warbirds from the grass runway beyond the control tower. I also took my jeep, which turned out to be very useful ferrying aircraft and support equipment to the flight line. One guy, called Clive if memory serves me correctly, had a truck with an operating battery of four .50 cal machine guns. He took great pleasure in trying to "shoot down" my P-47 Thunderbolt while I straffed him. I reckon I won as my P-47 had eight x .50's to his four!!!! There were about 60 vehicles there, I think many were from the Essex Area MVT, some of which you may recognise from the few small pictures of the event below. A great day out and well worth a visit next year. What has been your best event this year?? Steve

How many variations were there of the Sherman Tank chassis?? I know of the basic Sherman which had various armament in the turret, but there were also several other variants like the.... Bulldozer Shermans Flail Mine Clearer DD Floating Sherman Sherman BARV ( Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle ) Forgive my ignorance if I'm showing my novice status here, but the M10 and Sexton also look Sherman based. Just how many variants were there??? Steve

Unfortunately I can't be there, so be sure to take plenty of pictures for the rest of us!! Steve

North East MVT Meetings We meet on the Second Tuesday of each month at the Seaton Social Club, at Seaton Carew, just south of Hartlepool. Meetings are informal events, and commence at about 8 p.m. North East MVT Website http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/nemvt/nemvt.htm Area Secretary - Jon Kerr ( email - kerdodge@aol.com ) Remaining Local Events Supported by NE MVT for 2005 21st Aug - Ormesby Hall, Middlesbrough, National Trust Property 21st Aug - Tynemouth Castle, English Heritage Event 28th / 29th Aug - Durham Light Infantry Show, DLI Museum, Durham 3rd Sept - Greatham Village, Hartlepool, VE Day celebrations 10th Sept - Bear Park, Durham, VE Day celebrations 1st Oct - Langley Park, Durham, VE Day celebrations 8th Oct - Pittington School, Co Durham, VE Day celebrations 18th Nov ( Friday ) - Bowburn School, Co Durham, VE Day Celebrations

You can't "Attach" photos in this forum, only add links to pictures on your own or other webspace. For example, this picture is posted using the address where it is posted, ie -http://www.hmvf.co.uk/forum/templates/subSilver/images/logo_phpBB.gif If you have your own webspace, you can right click on the image, go to properties, and it will tell you the address. Paste the address into the text window when you post replies, and simply add after the link. Steve PS Very nice pictures Jeroen

Can anyone help with identifying this vehicle for a friend in the NE MVT? He found it on travels in Cumbria, and it appears to military in origin. It has a forward control cab, which is left hand drive. The vehicle is a 6x6, with a winch fitted the rear. It has been adapted for snow plough use in the past, but doesn't look like it has moved in quite a while. It also has a P suffix registration plate fitted (1976) which may, or may not, help. Steve

Hey, I was just there too. I went on July 21st, amongst other places. Here's my three pics of the Tiger. Not that visible in the pictures are several large cracks in the turret. The notice by the Tiger says it was abandoned, possibly after running out of fuel, and charges were detonated by its crew to destroy it. It is one of only two Tigers left in France. The thousands of German vehicles abandoned at the Falaise pocket, at and around Montormel, provided a massive scrapping operation after the war. There were so many vehicles and armour to remove that the scrapping operation wasn't completed until the mid 1960's!!!!! Steve

I'm not sure whether this comes under US Vehicles or Accessories, but here it is! Has anyone else made a rear tool locker for their Jeep? I found a Canadian Army article to create a simple locker to keep tools or valuables. Here's the original diagram from their Army Maintenance Magazine. http://www.sacarr.co.uk/mvtne/articles/jeeplocker/seatdiagram.JPG[/img] Here's my version of the locker. I angled the corners at 45 degrees, rather than having to bend the 3/16 steel sheet. http://www.sacarr.co.uk/mvtne/articles/jeeplocker/locker_empty.JPG[/img]http://www.sacarr.co.uk/mvtne/articles/jeeplocker/seat3.JPG[/img] A simple clasp and padlock keep it secure. It's amazing how much room there is in there, even if you have the tyre pump attached to the bottom of the seat. It also gives you somewhere secure to keep a camera etc., if you go to a MV event, and need to leave your vehicle. Steve

The B-17 took me 11 months to build, working ALL hours. Normally, a project of this size takes 3 to 4 years. The fighters normally take me between 4 and 6 months. For those of you who are familier with the Steven Spielberg "Band of Brothers" mini series, I think it was in episode 6 where the troops are mistakenly attacked by two P-47 Thunderbolts, they were actually USAAF Team models being filmed at North Weald Airfield in March 2001. We also supplied the Norseman aircraft for the documentary "Glenn Millers Last Flight", also made in 2001. Steve

Hello all Our leader sent me a PM asking me to post about myself in the Intros & Welcomes section, so here I am. My real name is Steve Carr, and I'm new to the Military Vehicle world, having purchased a Hotchkiss M201 Jeep in April 2005. "Jessie the Jeep" website http://www.armyairforce.co.uk'>http://www.armyairforce.co.uk'>http://www.armyairforce.co.uk My interest in military vehicles has been around for many years, but until recently, all my spare time and money went into my other hobby, building and flying VERY large radio controlled model aircraft. Now when I say large, I do mean LARGE. for the past 11 years, I have been running the U.S. Army Air Force Model Display Team. Myself and several friends, all build 1/6 scale American Warbirds that we fly together at model shows and veterans reunions all over the country. My B-17G Fortress which spans over 17 feet, is powered by a total engine capacity of 200 cc's, and weighs 130 pounds, is a size which falls into the catagory of models which need to be inspected by Civil Aviation Authority examiners during construction. Here's some pictures of my B-17, P-47 and A-35 Vengeance together with some of the Teams other aircraft B-17G Fortress "Hang The Expense" A-35B Vengeance "Vult E Coyote" http://www.pix8.net/pro/pic/18574IOCU8/582624.jpg[/img] Team Line Up at Duxford 2002 In the middle of 2004, I contracted asthma and a severe dust allergy, which not only stopped me building planes, but also forced me out of my job. Whether the allergy will be permanent I don't know, but for now, I'm giving the balsa dust a long break, hence buying myself the jeep for a hobby ( until I become allergic to oil and grease!!!! ) Model making hasn't just been a hobby, and for a few years I built models for the MOD, amongst others. A couple of examples can be seen below. Jupiter - 1cm to 5000km scale 155mm Howitzer I also paint artwork and squadron patches on leather flying jackets. My art website can be found here http://www.armyairforce http://www.sacarr.co.uk/a2art/jackets/hihosilver.jpg[/img] I've just returned from a holiday in Normandy, France, and going there, I of course had to take the jeep. What better way is there to see the Normandy beaches but from the drivers seat of a jeep??? My wife and I covered 700 miles in the jeep, while the whole trip was around 2500 miles ( it's a long way from North East England! ) Utah Beach Museum Churchill Tank at Graye-sur-Mere, Juno Beach I'm sure there's plenty more you find out about me, some of which is true, most of which I'm trying to keep quiet. Until then, thanks for putting up with my ramblings. Steve

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Forgot to log-in for the last post, so the above picture is wifey Lynne with my B-17! Here's Lynne, myself and my jeep. http://www.sacarr.co.uk/mvtne/events_pics/05/tanfield/e.jpg[/img] Steve