Spood Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Nice pics Stretcher Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGREDONE Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Fantastic. I was too tired to do this sort of snapping - bar the odd shot. I haven't seen my pix yet. Hope to start tonight. Thanks mate, nice meeting you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGREDONE Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Nice pics Stretcher Boy Dont start!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spood Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Dont start!!! It had to be said. Great weekend, nice to make new friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Spood. Did we meet? How mad is it, there are loads of HMVF people I never said 'hi' to.... Stretcher boy was on good form as his snaps show.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keito Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Is back! Awesome weekend in an armoured convoy through Dorset and Dorchester 62 WW2 vehicles, brilliant weather, Maiden Newton at War was excellent and took part in the battle on Sunday, 4 hour drive home in the Dodge at 40mph, lots of beer drunk and friends made....SUPERB!!! Will post pictures as soon as I can. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 ... not the worlds greatest photographer... Ashley I think you do yourself a disservice, Ashley, there are some terrific photos there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spood Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Spood. Did we meet? How mad is it, there are loads of HMVF people I never said 'hi' to.... We did cross paths but never got to speak, one or the other was otherwise engaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fc101daz Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Bloody hell!!!! What an amazing weekend!!! And yes this morning I haved stopped grinning (although it still hurts!!) but only because the cold reality dawns that no I can't see the sights I saw and hear the sounds I heard this weekend every day of my life!!!! What I will do though is grin everytime I think of what we did on Saturday. I use the word "we" very loosely as my only contribution was to fill a seat in a truck compared to the time and money a lot of others put in. It was a really slick operation and a good advert for the hobby I thought. The DR's were great and watching them flying past to get to the next juntion was brilliant. I'm looking forward to War and Peace,but it won't be the same seeing the vehicles in a field as seeing and hearing them working hard through Dorset!!!! I will try and post some pics sometime although non of them really convey the feeling of looking at a line of Shermans winding their way through lanes in front of you or following one climping hard up hill on the way back to camp with Enigma grinning like mad on the back!!!!! Old friends met and new ones made too. Jack Beckett and crew you're legends!!! Daren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G506 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 To BigRedOne, was that you that had to anchor up in a hurry when the jerrican landed in the road in front of your jeep? Good brakes mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGREDONE Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 To BigRedOne,was that you that had to anchor up in a hurry when the jerrican landed in the road in front of your jeep? Good brakes mate! Yes it was and I was just about to jump out and pick it up.....good job it wasnt full, now that would have been a different story:shocked: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keito Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 More pics to follow when I have sorted them out however I had a play with these two.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGREDONE Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Here are some camp site shots.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keito Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 A few more for you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gritineye Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 All my Saturday pictures (219) here: http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm96/gritineye/Armour%20and%20Embarkation%20%20Dorset%202010/ All my Sunday pictures (74) here: http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm96/gritineye/Armour%20and%20Embarkation%20%20Dorset%202010/Amour%20and%20Embarkation%202010%20Sunday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G506 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Firstly, Jack/Kev/Mark Hart/Dave H - What a weekend, thank you for all your blood, sweat and tears! Some highlights from me; Screaming down the outside of a row of armour on my Triumph to get to the next road junction needing blocking Cider related hangovers not being too bad Screaming down the outside of a row of armour on my Triumph to get to the next road junction needing blocking Being stood on a bend of an otherwise empty road as 3 Shermans, 1 Hellcat and 1 Stuart flew past Screaming down the outside of a row of armour on my Triumph to get to the next road junction needing blocking Knowing someone else was cooking breakfast, and not me Oh, and did I mention I had a fair bit of fun on my Triumph? And another, meeting you lot, and being able to put faces to names and making a lot of new friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoomer Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Hi all, What can I say but second all the comments before me - what an excellent event. Thank you Jack for letting me tag along to take some pictures and I hope my shots and everyone else's can do your efforts justice. As I wasnt in the convoy I had a number of chances to see the convoy go past and it was - simply - awesome. There was me, all on my lonesome except for singing birds, and then the squeak of tracks and growl of engines would gradually build in the distance and within minutes the calm was shattered as vehicle after vehicle rolled by. My lasting memory will be standing on top of my ladder - for which I must now be famous - at 7pm in the evening by the side of a major road, getting odd looks from passing drivers, but hearing in the distance the sound of heavy armour climbing the hills around me. It was stunning. I wish I'd had a video to record those sounds... Other highlights - the Hellcat nearly got past me before I had my camera ready it was going so bloody fast - and the stopover in Martinstown was a photographic timewarp and took me back 66 years. Bodge's T-shirt duvet story and the sub-zero temperatures will remain with me... and having five star chefs on site was a real bonus. Cheers, Snap, for the use of the tent. I have 100's of pix to sort out and will post on here when I get the chance, but I had to play with a few I saw that I immediately liked while I was downloading them today... on the way to Martinstown, in Martinstown, running back to camp and the 'Adrians Sherman Recovery Op' roadshow arriving back at camp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 The proudest day of my entire life. Moved to tears on so many occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ives Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 well home finally after the trucks brakes stuck on this morning:blush::blush: great weekend and thanks for the tank ride yesterday morning:-D:-D hopefully everyone enjoyed the food and jack yes 2 years time ive got you recorded:cool2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 "2 years time ? is that official ? should I start packing now? roll on 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 "2 years time ? is that official ? should I start packing now? roll on 2012 No Sir!!!!!!! ( working off my phone at the moment so can't get to the pics :-() Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 What an event Haven't stopped grinning yet :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D A very very big thanks for those who worked their socks off to do this, just goes to show if you put your mind to it and stay with for long enough you can do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 "2 years time ? is that official ? should I start packing now? roll on 2012 hope so, will give me time to get a WW11 vehicle (OMG, what am I saying?!!!!) Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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