ashley

Hi all,

had my name down for last few years but have never been invited :? most probaly through being a jeep owner given up asking now.

Ashley

 

Well some one has to :-D

 

Ashley

Strange ?

i did not hear the barking (snoring) in the 5* suite

The Plains Pikey

Ashley

Yep,

i am booked in for the weekend, depending on family commitments may also try and fit in a visit to Overlord on one of the days.

Ashley

HHMMM,

i`ll have to get my butler to serve my breakfast earlier that morning.

Ashley

Nice one Enigma,

looks like a great show.

Ashley

Welcome Cris,

glad you enjoyed the weekend, and welcome to the forum.

Ashley

Nice to see you all enjoyed yourselfs. I thought you was all staying sunday night as well and returning Monday.

 

Well Ian,

the truth being was that the duty Range warden (cant remember his title) caused a few ruffled feathers :n00b: also on the sunday there was up to 4000 walkers/runners on the plain doing a sponsered walk/run many of which got a good coating of dust by persons unknown :dunno:, and with local disputes being fought over it was decided to break camp on the Sat PM.

but after a 35(+-) mile off road drive i belive we all thought that the weekend was complete as could be and with rain in the offing it was best to head for the hills.

Ashley

Dave,

there`s no need, to fear for next year Vic the demon "ball rubber" plans to wipe the floor with all of us :shake:

By the way Jack that is a fantastic picture of your model truck is it a Frog or Revell kit ??

Ashley

Hi all,

many ,many pictures were taken by all this weekend most more proffesional than mine, but here hopefuly is a taster for you all

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Many thanks again Tony and friends and also to those who came great distances to make the venue and week end what it was after tony aged about 25 yrs on saturday due to some complications :whistle:

Ashley

Hi all

just returned from The plain..... what a great ime :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup:

thanks to Tony and his crew for organising it. Pictures to follow after a bath.

Ahley

Hi lightweight,

as far as i know Khaki, or dark earth matt was the basic colour for British vehicles C.1942 as during those days of black and white film (reconnaissance) the ground showed up in a very light colour.

On the log sheet of my ford the colour on de-mob is khaki as of 1959, when according to all regulations it should have been Bronze green or stone in colour :dunno:

Ashley

well ,

the caravan is packed, the jeep was started last week some time??

The wife has her Bacardi (so shes packed :beer:) hope to leave earlyish should be there befor 10 AM :dunno:

Ashley

Think it may of been Ashley's CAMP followers that put them off :whistle:

For those lacking or are technically challanged in military history......camp followers are girlfriend/mistrisses/wives and family :pfrt: :-D

and as for the name safariswing ?? hhhmmmmm i wonder

Ashley

Loos like a nice displayof Pansies in the center :whistle: :wave:

Ashley

Hi,

i expect they used ........` Goat Regimental Mascot MK 2, grass reduction for the use of` Beware of Horns :-D

Ashley

got to agree `well funny` :rofl: :cheesy:

only need 11 more for the HMVF calendar No Jack naked poses with [pinh cushion will not be required.

Ashley

Yep,

me and my camp followers wil be there Sat A.M. and Hong Kong Dave hopefully for the sunday

Ashley

sorry double post

Ashley

Ta!

 

I have been advised that during the war, Jeeps were all green regardless of which service was using them. I had assumed that RAF ones would be blue, anyone got a definitive answer?

 

Hi,

one publication has stated that air base jeeps were` blue`but there is pictorial evidence of different colours such as `follow me jeeps`, & desert jeeps. Early british vehicles (possibly jeeps) were painted Kahki (or dark earth matt).

As for green i belive that there were several different shade of this colour in use.

Ashley

Welcome James,

im sure you`ll enjoy your time here, what are you intrest militaria wise ?

Ashley

Hi Jack,

looking really nice :tup: a nice coating of `plains dust` will soon tone it down :-D

Ashley

Hi Rick,

looking very good :tup: :tup:

Ashley

Hi,

Royal Highness Pigin Ferret of Holton Heath (when allowed home for the weekend :nut: ) are you or are you not coming to the Plains Bash.

Ashley

Hi Guys

 

The question about arrivals has been brought up and to be quite monist with you I think the best thing is come on the Saturday morning. If everyone is in and tented up we could go for a short trot out later. Tony

 

Hi Jack,

PM us your trave detail if finalised yet, we could be using the same route.

Ashley