ashley

My daughter once asked me what CD`s i had as a boy,did i watch CBBB`S

and acusses my of lying when i say that virgil on Thunderbirds was operated by strings, you could get four aniseed balls for a penny and only got the tin bath out of the coal shed on Sunday nights and went in after the girls for a bath etc, etc,

Ashley (feeling old)

Churchill is correct, 1 owner, low miles.. barn find?

its a fake...i can`t see any barn :pfrt:

Ashley

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letting the public actually walk THROUGH their trenches and interact with them. I've not seem many people chatting to people dressed as German soldiers when they are hidden in a trench behind mounds of earth and sand bags. Once again its no surprise they look bored and even less approachable QUOTE]

 

Acouple of years ago i visited old Sarum near Salisbury where English Heritage were through living history showing the lifr of both sides in the 1st world war, and they had a superb tour of the German trench with a guide and the visit ended in a section of trench where the types of uniform,weapons,ration etc were used.

The day also had displys of Lewis gunners and a mock dogfight by aircraft of both nations brilliant day out.

 

Ashley

I am on it ........so is the wife .......and so is the dog :-D

Ashley

Very nice, especially like the Fordson WOT2. The Humber Heavy Utility has an interesting body too

The Humber,briefly....was rebodied for an army officer to travle around europe? for his vacation not sure when or by who.

Ashley

As stated befor i was taken to court by the local council (who i work for) for leaving my transit camper in a rear side road for 4-5 days at a time only because the old fart who complainedsome times phoned up up to 4 times a day non stop for about a year.

i had to promise not to parkthe van in that spot for 6 months, so parked it in my garden for precisly 6 month to the day befor parking there again.

Luckily i had a friedd who owned a breakers yard and would lend me the odd leagle road vehicle to park there from time to time :-D

Ashley

Give up the skittles trophy? :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

I thought that if you were undefeated in the second year it was yours to keep :cool2:

I have a major family do next year 9cant renember when ) but should be ok,,, also best put down (on the list ) HK Dave for at least one day.

Ashley

I'd say this turret was blown up, it has fractured on all the weld lines.

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Rember that these vehicles had an explosive self destruct facilities which could be operated by the crew befor abandoning the vehicle

Ashley

Yeah UV light... older patches don't glow under UV light whereas the threads and materials in modern ones do (by no means definitive but a good starting point)

Remember that if washed in modern detergent/ powders it may also glow white in UV light.

Ashley

And coming soon to a station near you...........MoT testing for trailers.

No surprise as since April 2009 tow bars are included in an MOT if fitted to cars etc, only the actual bar and not the electrics ...........yet.

Ashley

My GMC.....if Degsy will drive it. I haven't asked him yet :whistle:

No panic Jack i`ll ask the wife if she would drive it, she may lower her standards :shake:

Ashley

Oh dear. The bloke with the MP40 walking in front of the PkKpfw4 ...

 

,but he has a helmet carrying decals on the side, when every German combat soldier and particularly Waffen SS, by this time in the war had long since painted the helmet and while wet rolled it in sand to give it a severe Matt finish (thereby painting out the helmet decals).

 

Sorry ... must ... get ... pedant ... hat ... off ... head.

Dear Alien,

i tend to disagree with the above :nono: due to the esprit Du corps as found in the SS ,even late in the war many troopers kept the insignia on their helmets as a matter of pride, and later in the war as many troops camouflaged their helmets to include cloth covers.

the example shown is an M42 (M43 to the British), liner dated 1944 but with the early pattern runes? German efficiency

Ashley

Whoehaaaaaaa, gnok, vrot, pliep....

Watch out all it could be a Dutch mating call :iloveyou::shocked:

Ashley

Doh - forgot to say that it is your loo and shower that we will be using.....I thought I told you that?!:coffee:

Not a problem i`ll let the wife know.

Ashley

Hi all,

managed to attend on the Saturday really enjoyed the show congratulation to the organisers.

Cheers Dave for the cup `o` char and the bickies, but sadi missed out on the cake

The only other military connection of the W/E was finding a spent .50? cal shell half buried in a rabbit hole one morning whilst walking the dog.

When i woke up the wife to tell of my find she didn`t seem to pleased :confused:

the shell is marked T G 1943 and i am sure the inert ammo buffs will name the maker.

I did find another item on the beach but have not I.D. it yet will try to this W/E

aSHLEY

Armout & Embarkation - The Tanks Are Coming!

So now for the, perhaps controversial bit…we are going to be a small charge of just £15 to everyone who would like to attend, be it an mv owner, re-enactor or foot soldier. Before you go nuts and for transparency I will explain why.

 

 

£15:00 no problems(if the custard creams are free :-D)

 

Ashley

 

P.S. can i have discount if i use the shower/loo in me caravan ??????

The contractors have nearly finished laying the carpet in the Jeep bays:coffee:

Don`t forget we were promised 24Hr music in the facility to stop them becoming lonely at night.

Ashley

Welcome Dave! I'll have my steak medium please :coffee:

On Sunday can we have Beef Wellinton followed by Baked Alaska please

and may Pims on the lawn to follow :-D

Welcome guys, just keep out of the "reserved parking for jeeps only" bays:n00b:

Ashley

That was very good advice, but...

 

Website Offline

 

All tickets for the Tattoo in 2009 are now SOLD OUT.

 

 

 

Marty

Hi Marty,

check evil-bay you could pick some up there its just a question of monies you wish to pay...

Ashley

ash find the cwp site brew will always be on mate

Cheers Dave will see you there :coffee:(PS are you cooking at the show as i promised the family i may treat them to a meal out on holiday:idea: ) and i have been told it can`t be burger and chips :nono:.

see you soon.

Ashley

The fun and friendships totally outweigh the downsides!

:coffee:

This is the main reason i attend the show. To see people who i may only see once /or maybe twice a year and i must admitt this year i didn`t get to see some of those at all, but there again made new aquaintances which i am sure will be a life long path to follow and enjoy.

Ashley

I shall be there as a MOP. ANDY get that kettle on pronto.

ASHLEY

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil!!

So it was a lens peeking out of your boxers...........and i thought you were just pleased to see Chri G :eek: :cool2: :stop:

I thought it was just H K Dave poor pronouneciation of Sankey

Ashley

:cry:

its back on the warfarin again..... :cry: :cry:

Sorry to hear that Neil.. iam back to the specialist in August to try and come off the old rat poison, and hopefully a few other tablets.

Ashley

Yeah a 1942 Willys - well done that man!

I thought it was only a WW2 style vehicle and the one i saw in the raffle tent had a Hotchkiss blackout light on ? unless i was looking at the wrong vehicle :confused: