Mark

Welcome David I hope you enjoy this forum and I assume as your interest is 2 1/2 tons you will be a member of Steel Soldiers then?

Welcome :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :tup: :wave: :clap:

These are the ones British or American [attachment deleted by admin]

Thank you, but which ones are British and which is American please :?

Don't know if I have spelt it right but what is the difference between the British and American Gaitors or Putties, again the spelling is probably wrong. If anyone can help please do, it's important :-)

Clubs have a "lot" of money to pay for magazines produced for the membership, monthly news letters, running area's and such like, without this money which derives mainly from the subscriptions we pay none of these would be available, THEN watch the members rise up in unison and cry "what are you doing with our money" and thats probably the only time that the members will agree with one another

I dont know about ipods and playstations my kids have both, but any chance thay have of coming to the shows I go to they jump at it, they think its cool to ride in a jeep or reo, dress up in camo and have a thoroughly messy weekend, hopefully this will carry on as they grow up, wether I will let them drive "my toys" when thet are old enough is another matter

NOT just MVT area's..........Oh No

Is this double dutch going on here................ :roll:

Someone might have the money for it http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Internation-M-3-4-Military-Truck-No-Reserve_W0QQitemZ160054363609QQihZ006QQcategoryZ80765QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem :-P

Not only in the Uk is there disputes in MV clubs it seems to happen over the other side of the pond as well, read on Military Vehicle enthusiasts, MVPA Members and MVPA Affiliates: Due to recent actions taken by the MVPA Executive Committee, it is imperative that all members who share a concern for the longevity and well being of the organization familiarize themselves with a recent group of Policies and Procedures implemented by a secret vote of the directors. Please follow the link below: http://g503.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=89&sid=2e89c57a385c31f1606e33988dc718f7 The vote on these items was forced thru by the Executive Committee with no open discussion in a public MVPA Members inclusive forum. Three of the current directors stated objection to the secret vote, and implored the Executive Committee to withhold any action until all new Policies and Issues could be adequately discussed at the next MVPA Public Forum, the Winter Board meeting. These objections, on behalf of Membership Rights were ignored by the Executive Committee, and the vote was taken by email balloting. The three Board Members, that had stated objections, refused to vote as they determined this vote to be an unethical, if not illegal, action based on the current MVPA bylaws and Missouri Statutes. As some of you may be aware, the MVPA Board of Directors has been the subject of much controversy over the past eighteen months. Issues raised by the concerned membership seeking answers to questions concerning the Board's actions have gone unanswered during the last two Summer Board Meetings. Although the meeting at Dayton this past summer was highly contentious, with much energized dialogue, the President has fallen far short of his stated goal of reuniting all members of the organization thru his mediation. The President's approval of the new Policies voted on, in essence change the MVPA Bylaws without the vote of the full membership, contrary to the existing Bylaws and Missouri Statutes. As the discussions and actions of the Board Members, promoting an agenda that is only known to themselves, are executed in a backroom secretive manner, the membership has no objective source of information as to what is going on. Many changes that affect the future of the organization are made with no discussion or general membership input. Past practices, demonstrated by the Board, are to highlight, sanitize and whitewash the reported minutes of meetings, presenting the view that all Board Members are in lockstep agreement. This fact was made blatantly obvious at the summer Board Meeting in Dayton. With the new Policies, the Board is now able to manipulate who may be nominated to run for the Board, both geographically and philosophically, thus predetermining the outcome of the elections. This is not a far stretch as the Board in the past has allowed a non-member to run and win a board seat, as well as creating a permanent appointed position for a past board member that lost his re-election bid. As there will be No Recorded Minutes of any of the Meetings, the reports issued to the membership will also be used in a manner to disseminate information which will be useful in promoting their agenda. As the truth needs to reach the membership that wish to be informed, and the Board controls any information put forth in club publications, it is necessary to once again utilize the internet and paid advertising in other publications. If you want to be a part of ending the secrecy of the MVPA Board, and restoring the Voice of the Membership, we urge you to visit the g503.com message boards for the relevant information. The New Policies, in their entirety, are posted there for your review under the MVPA Discussions Forum. In a nutshell, the new policies prohibit any recording at meetings, allow the Nominating committee to select candidates for board positions based solely on geographic location and a new seven page background check form for potential candidates, force all directors to swear allegiance to the board (no, we're not making this up) and sign a resignation that would be "accepted" should the rest of the board feel that the allegiance has been broken, and a popular motion passed at the summer meeting concerning the Judging Committee Chairman will be rescinded. As today's MVPA was formed 20 years ago as the result of a battered organization rising from the ashes of controversy created by the actions of self serving officers, we urge you to end the apathy, become informed, join the discussions, share your views with others, contact the Board Members with your concerns and work together to preserve the future of the MVPA. Don't let our organization be blindly led to a repeat of the destructive actions of times past. Our organization is founded on History and Preservation, let's preserve what we have built by learning from the history of our MVPA's turbulent past. -- JEFF HAIN-MATSON FRONT LINE MILITARY VEHICLES WEB SITE: http://www.flmv.net/

Looks like it Jack, I mean how much can you say about the divide that seems to be there :-)

Here we are Jack the field kitchen in the article, Nick does it look like yours [attachment deleted by admin]

I will drive it for you Jack :-D

Here is a russian or soviet one [attachment deleted by admin]

OK so I missed something then, I was only young (ish) then :roll:

Not me mate :beer: don't touch the stuff So what do you think Jack and chaps and ladies, lets have a poll :goodidea:

Just been reading the news item regarding the Falklands conflict, I remember it well as I was told a couple of stories by my then brother in law who served in the Royal Navy down there, but was confuses me is this, The Argies invaded on the 2nd April and we had the main body of the task force including 2 carriers and their escorts etc. sail on the 5th April. Now from what I know it takes a long time to get a task force like that a long time to get ready and prepare for sea, let alone a battle 8000 miles away in the South Atlantic, surely the government must have known something was happening for the ships to be ready in such a short time. Am I missing something here or does anybody have any ideas about this.

Hi there and welcome that museum is just down the road from me, I never new that was there :?

No really joking aside :rofl: I really do like that, it's different and shows that the vehicles are not infallible and do break down, BUT it also shows what we do which is work on our vehicles as it is our hobby :clap: and it tells people that we come here to talk about it and that they can also come here and get help on many a subject :tup: and what a place to come. Its all there in that one picture :goodidea:

I like that one even better Oddball and I mean that :banana:

NOoooooo! don't put the cheap tools on :nono:

Hi Tom Welcome and good luck in your quest, if you feel the need to get a jimmy I know a good doctor :wink:

I like that once the wife read it out for me :schocked:

A bloke I know sells these down here in Kent and to me it looks as though it is Russian or German made, it does look the same as his ones, I thought the American ones had like an umbrella affair on top to cover over the ovens and also a griddle