Gareth Coe

Kewel! Nice to see it's a soft-top ;-)

And that DAF is a beauty as well

I once licked Dusty Springfield's ice cream.

...erm, is that some kind of code? :?

Yeah - we want pictures! :clap:

Not only are they excellent cooks - but their sense of humour is fantastic too!!

 

...and they carry 'kin great big kukris as well ;-)

doesn't it clash with Gunpowder Mills?????

 

No, Gunpowder Mills is the following weekend (I hope :shake:)

If you are interested in the visit please post here.

Yep ~ interested. The only problem could be the date, it's bound to clash with something. ;-)

Welcome aboard flower.

 

Flowers? Tulips, of course ;-)

Last year's curry was a definite hit with just about everybody :drool:

Me me me, I'll go :-D

 

Yes Rob, and we'll be coming to the Gunpowder Mills bash too :wave:

Nothing a can of Pledge won't sort..... oops, sorry: wrong forum! ;-)

Hello! (from 1 new boy to another ;-) )

I went to see Andy (VK) last year. He told me he didn't have much Mog stuff left, but lots of Pinzie bits. I did manage to buy a new door-top from him though. Nice chap, but not the only source of Mog spares in Belgium ;-)

You took your time Gareth.

 

Well, I've been busy elsewhere.... :whistle:

Mine's a Leffe, cheers! :tongue:

He he. I've also seen pictures of pink Spitfires ~ I think they were recce versions.

Nice display!!!! My mog was originally Swiss, any ideas where I can get some paint of the correct shade?

 

If you know the code then any decent finishers will mix some up for you. Being European it'll probably be a RAL number.

The place with the most in-depth knowledge is here --> http://www.unimog-community.de/index.php?newlang=eng

How's your German? :-)

Hi Gareth - and Loraine - and welcome . we've not met up yet but I hear about you frequently - I'm Phil's (he of the DAF YA & SUMB) brother .Have you been over to Shaun's to look at the Mog yet ?

 

Hello!

No - we haven't been to look at it yet. Been meaning to ever since Phil told us about it but something else allways seems to get in the way. Perhaps you could post a picture of it in here (or would that be frowned upon, as it's not a mil spec Mog?)

How's Phil getting along in his search for a new injun for the Daf?

Will we be seeing you at Colchester Garrison this year?

...that's the name for this year's Army Open Day at Colchester.

The date is 16 june.

Last year we had about 50 ex-military vehicles on display, as well as the modern stuff courtesy of Her Majesty's crew.

You can arrive on the Friday and camp overnight. There's camping for green and civvy tents/caravans etc. on the barracks. We're trying to organise a barbecue on either Friday or Saturday evening (after the publuc have disappeared).

There will also be arena events, stalls and re-enactors.

The venue is Abbey Field, Colchester.

Themes for this year's show include The Falklands (25 years - can you believe it?) and tank transporters: we think we've got a line-up of every tank transported used by the British Army since the 40s (Diamond T to Oshkosh). All other vehicles are more than welcome of course.

If you fancy bringing along a vehicle then drop me a line (PM) and I'll get an entry form sent out to you.

Gareth :-)

in my experience, the most extreme purists on the authenticity spectrum rarely have their own examples of vehicles that they have personally restored and seem to be coming to the subject from a theoretical rather than a practical standpoint.

 

reminds me of the story about the American flyer who painted his Catalina pink. Lots of aviation "experts" thought this was a crime. One such "expert" confronted him at an airshow one day and told him he really shouldn't have painted his warbird that disgusting colour. "Why?" replied the owner, "What colour is yours?" 8-)

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This is my little collection at Colchester Garrison last year.

Hey, Jack.............

 

Looks like there's 3 of us;....................(with only one vehicle, I mean.)

 

well, most of us started out that way ;-)

Yeah - I was at Boscombe Down too. I've still got the "Salute to the Mighty Eigth" mug on the shelf in my kitchen. :afro:

Is that a genuine camo scheme or just something funky thought-up by our French friends? :dunno:

Any other mog fans out there???

 

Another Mog fan joined the forum yesterday ;-)

No idea mate :dunno: :dunno:

 

And she doesn't backfire on over-run/when switched off or imitate a flame thrower either!!! Most unusual for any Stalwart!! :-) :-)

 

Just cross your fingers and hope those aren't famous last words ;-)

Gotta admit: Stollies look the business. Definitely the Westie's testes!