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    New Addition to the Fleet

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    According to himself - YES of course :-D

     

    According to me - I answer with a question WHY? :|

     

     

    Then he could take at least two vhicles to a show, one for you to drive :-D, also jack`s GMC could get a free ride to those far, far, far away shows he dreams of going to :thankyou:

     

    Ashley

    Parking in Surrey

    in Storage & Transportation

    Posted

    Hi all,

    a short while ago i looked at caravan storage here in Bournemouth, found a farmer who would let me store it in his stable area, with the only security being "the girls who tend the horses always close the gate behind them" not bad for £50;00 a month `take it or leave it` (his words)

     

    What transpired from the chat was as cattle was no longer viable he had diversified in to the storage buisness, but could not offer any long term agreement because the council had ear marked the area a stretch of land possibly 4-5 miles in length as green belt and to stop the developers were apply for a grant to include all forms of wildlife agencies to preserve this as a countryside learning area (and possibly saving the development rights for themselves to help fund it !!)

     

    so this may be a clue to the above predicament faced by ghasp.

     

    Ashley

    HMVF & Plain Military Tour.

    in Future events and meetings

    Posted

    Hiya guys,

     

    Just a quickie: Would anyone mind if a few old ex-army chaps who would have spent time on some of the different vehicles come along on the Saturday night and have a bit of a walk-around?

     

    This visit is generating a bit of a buzz around the ranges - as you already know, the Landlord is an ex Captain and I found out yesterday that the chap letting us use his paddock is also ex Army. He has told me that he has a photo album full of old pics of his Army career, so I apologise in advance!

     

    Most of the regulars are ex servces and can't wait for you guys to turn up.

     

     

    May not be my place to say this, but i for one have no problem at all with the above, as we are guests of your selves and the locals.

     

    Ashley

    Tiger 1

    in German Vehicles

    Posted

    As i understand it .....at the very onset German Army (and Navy) vehicles were as mentioned painted dark grey (panzergrau) and vehicles of the Luftwaffe a blue grey colour.

     

    When the forces began to expand whitemarkings were used on wheeled (halftrack) vehicles (on the mudguards ) to aid the visability of the vehicles at night to others.

     

    All the vehicles sent to N.Africa were also initialy painted Panzergrau, though special clothing, personal equiptment etc was designed and issed to all troops the continental patterns and colours were still worn by those who chose to.

     

    A yellow paint (Ordanance Tan RAL 800) superceded the panzergrau some time in 1943, meaning that all vehicles fresh from the factory were sprayed/painted this colour, however this colour was also supplied to the Afrikakorps befor this time and vehicles weapons helmets were sprayed at local/unit level.

     

    To aid concealment / camoflauge ,ocres of red and green were also issued to the desert then to the Mediteranean troops. These three colours formed the basis of German camoflauge schemes untill the end of the war (excluding winter warfare) from the basic yellow through to the complex butterfly camos seen in northern Fance etc.

     

    Just a brief overview :-)

     

    Ashley

     

     

    Wild Blue Yonder!

    in Operation Bolero

    Posted

    Yeah its not often that the building in the background of the covershot is more interesting than the MV itsself :evil: :computerterror:

     

     

    As the vehicle mentioned was actually previosly owned (proudly) by a forum member, i feel he may be hurt by those comments and hope you a re prepared for his wrath :shake:

     

    Ashley

    WW2 jeep spare wheel placement

    in American Vehicles

    Posted

    Hi all,

    to my knowlege (though limited :roll:) i always thought that the spare wheel on jeeps were carried on the rear of the vehicle ?? On visiting the site recomended by Martylee, i came across this picture of U.S. troops whose jeeps have the spare mounted on the nearside rear ?

     

    Has this been seen by others , as i have never seen a vehicle portrayed as U.S WW2 with this setup.

     

     

     

     

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    N.B note bustle baskets

     

    Ashley

    HMVF & Plain Military Tour.

    in Future events and meetings

    Posted

    Oh no :eek2: camping next to a pub on a weekend when the wife wants to come :shake: :shake: i had better make sure she has enough money for only one person........ME :-D

    Joking aside looks like a great weekend forming up (A+2)thanks too all who are making it possible :tup: :tup: :tup: (now can you tell us the location??)

     

    Ashley

    It's not April 1st, is it?

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    Me

    i am all for planting trees, "1 acre of trees provided enough oxygen to support 18 people"

    But the main problem is the destruction of mature large trees which seems to be ever increasing due to land required for building.

    At present here in Bournemouth every, and i mean every small plot of land seems to have builders on and the grand victorian houses are left to rot untill it is cheaper and more profitable to build flats on.

     

    Ashley

    Found any battlefield relics....?

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    The next bit will make you cry. My father brought home a German general's metal standard for a staff car. He stored it carefully away - but one day my mother who is criminally insane (no kidding) decided "they" would know we were a Nazi family and threw it in the rubbish. My Dad was absolutely gutted. She had completely ignored his large stash of porn.

     

     

     

     

    sounds about right , what a shame :cry: :cry:

    Ashley

    HMVF & Plain Military Tour.

    in Future events and meetings

    Posted

    I'm sure we can have a caravan, we can pretend its as a first aid post if anyone asks. Mind you, you dont want to be draging that around the ranges all day :rofl: :rofl:. Also we could always paint it bronze green.

     

     

    Being the familys (wifes) latest acquisiton and pride and joy i had better not let her know what you suggested otherwise scottish scorn and temper will be afficted apon you :evil: :evil:

     

    Ashley

    HMVF & Plain Military Tour.

    in Future events and meetings

    Posted

    Hi Tony and all,

    no problems with the fiver :tup:, is this for the military vehicles or including the support vehicles ? re- campsite is this just tentage or can i promise the wife a weekend away and bring the caravan ??

    Just trying to clarify points before making too many promises.

    Ashley

    Chinese german helmets

    in Clothing/uniforms

    Posted

    Hi Ash, Yer pretty good site whermact awards , still by the time you've paid postage from USA and there is no pics and I aint a member of the forum etc.........?

     

    PLONKER what am i ? sorry about that, but there again for the £15:00 a great reference site for any type of militaria.

     

    aSHLEY

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