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no heating just a few other bikes ,a car under restoration a dehumidifier and my tools

ones m20 is sat in the garage with its rider sat in the house wondering whether it would be an interesting experiment to go out for a ride in the snow and see if the heat from the old sidevalve will clear the blocked roads,although I must say the icy patches on the roads on boxing day made for an interesting ride

Nigel

Want one.

 

Do any of you guys own one or have experience of them?

 

What are their good points and bad?

 

Cheers.

 

Jack.

If the truck is going then maybe it is time for the purchase of the m20 you have promised yourself,at least with bikes your loss of storage is easily sorted,go and buy a shed.

Just imagine it Jack full dispatch rider kit ,thumping m20 and you leading a column of ww2 armour into Dorchester

Nigel

maybe this would make a suitable hmvf trip when the weather warms up a bit

Nigel

270 mile round trip ! crikey that makes my 120 mile round trip and 6.45 start seem almost sensible

Nigel

well you live and learn I had not heard of Robinson Headley until now but can see something intriguing that needs more investigation and as for fortress films the name rings a bell and a quick google bought up thier website which has some interesting pictures and I certainly recognise a couple of the German soldiers guarding the bunker entrance

Nigel

robinson headley? you got me on that one although a quick google showed up an astronomy guide which is what I am guessing you are after and if you were thinking of the excellent second hand bookshop in St Helier I am afraid it has closed down,I believe the husband died and the wife found it too much on her own,a sad loss like Damien Horns shop and the collectors shop near the masonic temple

Nigel

a lovely job you have done there ,I presume it does not live outside all the time?

Nigel

Dont know if I will see Martier Garnier as he seems to spend most of his time at Les Landes but I will pass on your regards via Malcolm Amy at Corbiere,I will however be meeting up with FC101Daz and his family for a belated christmas meal out

Nigel

I wa pretty sure about the first but as I said not the second ,thought it may be above the sea wall with the smugglers inn to the right ,still one out of two aint bad for a tourist and I will go and take a look at this one when I am over in january doing some work at the heavy machine gun bunker at La Corbiere

Nigel

shame really because as Clive said in his post it was probably fear of bad weather rather than actual bad weather,fair enough it was a bit chilly but at least it was not raining and the frozen ground meant nobody got stuck in the mud in the car park

Nigel

so looks like personal preferance of artist then ,thanks Olaf

at a quick guess first one is part of the command bunker at the Kernwerk in St peters and the second could be Ouaisne bay although I am not sure

Nigel

just got back from Dallas which was not as busy as others I have been to but I still managed to spend a few quid and return with more smelly green stuff for the wife to marvel over

Nigel

ohhh! thats a pig of a joke

oh well a few customers then ,just hope there is plenty of traders willing to brave the elements

Nigel

the last picture shows a first infantry helmet with a different shade of green behind the 1 is this a later war version or is it just down to personal taste?

Nigel

there is another one at battery todt just outside Calais which I think was for sale some time ago

Nigel

yes it is I saw the new edition in wh smiths earlier in the week

Nigel

several of those look like standard German Regelbaum design structures and as Tony said it was quite common practice to use local materials to help disguise the bunkers

Nigel

always amazed me how fast thos tippers were and how well they handled even with several yards of ballast in the back,plus I love spotting the locations as it was filmed close to where I live

Nigel

quit a famous wreck this one and one that I seem to remember has been discussed on here before

Nigel

no problems here ,had mine a couple of weeks

Nigel

men of harlech in zulu,now that is a classic

happy new year to all