Markheliops

Right chaps and chapettes. Yazmin and Sara Lou have been asking me if there are any WILLING persons who would like to use their vehicles in a photo-shoot. My photographer friend has been asking the same. SO Can I put forward a suggestion of doing an HMVF Calender for 2009. Lets get one thing straight first - the photographs will all be done in good taste. My idea will be to have a number of vehicles with their owners and the girls, snapped for a calender. The forum could sell these calenders at War and Peace 2008 and the funds maybe go to a servicemens charity or British Legion, etc. I know a printer who could print the finished article and they could also be sold in the HMVF shop. Something like the firemans calender - you get the idea. Not sure on any of the red tape, etc with a project like this but the idea is quite feasible. Could probably do with someone designing the pages with info on the HMVF and other information. Have a think and let your thoughts be known. Jack - the forums your baby - what do you think. Markheliops.

Glad you brought that up snapper. Can you send me the pics you took at W+P. They were top pici's.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: Markheliops

As promised. This is the looooovley Yasmin. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u233/Markheliops/Yazmincorrect.jpg[/img] A innocent picture - but she is lovely. :flower: Markheliops

As soon as I decide what pictures will not get me banned, I shall post a couple up. :-D If any are borderline, I shall send them to one of the ad-ministaters and they can give their valued opinion. :whistle: Markheliops

Only if She who must be obeyed finds out Jack. :shake: Markheliops

I imagine it was tootallmike and Vince. We had just finished bringing the new WLF to my storage yard in Paddock Wood from Nick Hobbs place. Yes, I have another load of scrap - as per previous thread on WLF restoration. Mike will no doubt be posting but a big thanks to Mike and Vince for their assistance today. :tup: Watch this space for up and coming news on the restoration / repair of my beast. Markheliops

Ward la France M1A1 - not that I'm biased you understand. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u233/Markheliops/m1a1010-1.jpg[/img] It's big, beautiful and spectacular. Wherever this truck goes, people want to stop, talk about it and have a closer look. Surely this is a sign of a sexy truck. Don't take my word for it - ask any other WLF owner. :angel: Markheliops

Hope they didn't remove your private reading collection, stashed under the bed - as ya do. :-D

Only in my private collection. :-D

Of course Lee. Sara Lou is going to send me a copy when it's in print so I will let you know when it's out - and you can pop along to the newsagents. :-D Markheliops

Crikey Lee. Thought the Army boys were going to do it for you. :whistle: You obviously have't been grovelling enough. Markheliops

Envy - terrible thing ya know. For answers to previous questions: Number of girls - two Number of my hands - two Number of legs - three - sort of. :-D None of the WLF paint was scratched - the girls were very careful. Main part of the shoot was for Escort magazine as well as Lifestyle magazine and a calender for Greyhound rescue dog centre. Three very differenet shoots as you can imagine. The girls were from an outfit called the Fastgirls - I believe there is a web site but not sure. Markheliops

These two pics were taken by me - once my hands stopped shaking. The professional photographer took about 4 hours to complete the entire shoot and he is going to forward me all the pictures he took, once they have been edited. Once the magazines are in print I will let interested parties know - but believe me - you will not see these pictures in CMV. :whistle: Mike - afraid Sara Lou wasn't in to knobbly knees but you may get somewhere if you let Vince do the talking. :-D If I said I have her phone number - would you believe me......? :angel: Oh well........ Markheliops

Hi all. Don't know what everyone else has been doing to day but I've had a fab day. :-D Another photoshoot for the Ward La France M1A1 and the FV432. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u233/Markheliops/00000002-3.jpg[/img] This shoot was for a rather well known lads magazine as well as a Greyhound Dog Rescue Centre. I know - 2 in one day. That's just being plain greedy. I remember a thread a while ago about the lasses not being interested in our Green machines. Well......... http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u233/Markheliops/00000001-4.jpg[/img] Meet Sara Lou. :nut: I must look like the cat who got all the cream. The girls were really fun and we had a great time. I now have another mass of photographs taken of the green fleet which is always a bonus. Signing off - still with a big silly grin. Markheliops

Grasshopper (Vince) was pleased with the new high chair Tootallmike managed to find for him. Markheliops :-D

Not sure if this will provide valuable feedback Lee. All the lucky peeps who own a mil spec tent will say - good idea and all those who haven't will say NUTS!!! Any decent ad-ministater would sell me their 9 x 9. :tongue:

Enough - Hi-jacked your thread Jack. Now I've spat my dummy out we can return to suggestions about what makes a really good show. Sorry. :angel:

If people get the feeling they are being treated like second class citizens because they do not have a military tent - They are likely not to bother spending their time and money attending the shows. I do see peoples point but once again I get the feeling an elitist attitude will arise once we start to go down this path. Live and let live - we are all the same. Next idea will be to have all the armour in the best most visible fields and then farm out the wheeled vehicles around the edges. OR All the WWII vehicles in the best field and PW vehicles can fill the gaps. See where I am going with this. For instance - If HMVF decide to organise a show but rule civi tents are not to be erected where it is considered an eyesore - The show will be one Ward La France M1A1 short as I don't have a Mil tent as yet - unless Lee SELLS me his - or lends it to me again. Who's going to be the real losers here - me, HMVF, or Joe Public paying at the gate? :dunno:

I see your point BUT Then again, maybe the people who own the civi tents and caravans just won't bother coming to the shows - hence making the show a lot less appealing with a noticeable drop in vehicles. Welcome my truck - welcome me - whatever I happen to be sleeping in. :box:

I object to the above comment. Does my Ward La France M1A1 - Best Heavy Vehicle at this years W+P - make the field look like "Pikies" have turned up. I THINK NOT.

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You started all this - ya want sell me your 9x9 yet? :whistle:

Ah, that's OK then Lee. :-D At least if I'm in a hedge - it saves on camouflaging the vehicle. :whistle:

I think there is a danger of becoming elitist here chaps. I do not have a brightly coloured civi tent because I like it that way - I have it because that's what I happen to have. :dunno: Lee kindly lent me a 9 x 9 at this years W+P, otherwise it would have been a blue 2-man civi effort with civi gazebo. I have spent thousands of pounds on my Ward La France and I think it does look the part. Are we seriously suggesting I should be stuck somewhere out of site because I don't happen to have a military tent. Surely all MV owners should be allowed to join in with this hobby of ours, regardless of what they drive and what they camp in. If the movement is going down this path then surly we should park the vehicles in one area and camp somewhere completely different. I am quite willing to dig fox holes and spend the week in one next to my vehicle if that's what people prefer. I do wonder however how many people would be willing to do the same. A bit harsh some of you may feel but I am interested in seeing vehicles and displaying my vehicle. I'm not interested in what people think of my living quarters. Having said the above I am searching for a mil spec tent because it does look better amongst the green machines but please lets not get into the realms of banishing people who do not have / can not afford a mil spec tent. I once belonged to a military club who rarely gave PW MV owners a look in. Needless to say, I didn't stay in it very long. Markheliops