Marmite!! Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 All set up at Damyns Hall, only brought the MOBAT this year as didn't want to risk driving the Fox here after the gearbox problems at W&P. Lots of activity here with traders & exhibitors setting up. look like it has the makings of a good show.. pop by & say hello if your there, I'm not hard to find, just look out for the MOBAT. Weather.. been raining all day, about an hour ago we were sitting in the eye of a storm but now the sun has come out, forcast for the weekend looks good Usual photo update tomorrow. MVT Show website http://www.militaryandflyingmachines.org.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Your Keen................ I thought that Friday was setup day ... I Can Only make the Sunday but several mates of mine will be turning up Friday morning .. ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 See you bright and early on Sat then Lee. Hope the hammer and sickle doesn't keep you awake by flapping in the breeze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 The sherman should be there around midday, I'll drop in to unload and then be back on saturday morning for the duration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I should be there about 12ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 There is a chance I won't be able to get down to unload today..... Lee, are you up for unloading the Sherman? Could you PM me your mobile number so we can discuss please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 There is a chance I won't be able to get down to unload today..... Lee, are you up for unloading the Sherman? Could you PM me your mobile number so we can discuss please? Thanks for the offer Adrian but Noooooooooooooo!! I'd rather have a test drive in one first... I remember first time I drove any tracked vehicle & sitting in Chris's CVR(T) with an instruction sheet in my hand to get it off Rex's low loader... rather not do that with a Sherman. I can ask about to see if anyone here can offload for you if you want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Hi Adrian, just spoken to Richard Brew, offloading is not a problem, they have people here that can do that. Cheers Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Thanks for your efforts Lee, I made it ok so no problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo1969 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 My dad and I went down there today and had a great time. Spitfire, sally B and 2 mustangs flew over!! Alot more there this year than last year. some piccies; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo1969 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 some more; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo1969 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 And some more; Am pleased to report toilets were excellent, one of these in every toilet; My only gripe? £1.80 for a cup of tea!!, complete disgrace!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchinuk Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I was there this morning (as a punter, no MV :cry:) and it was a great show, as someone else said "just like W&P in the early days". I thought attendance was good, both exhibitors and audience, one or two spots of rain, but mostly fine. My congratulations to the organisers. jh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I had a great & relaxing day down there today, looking forwards to tomorrow now. Met a few people I haven't seen in many years and had a good chat to catch up then finished off the day sitting in the beer tent with Lee & Alison listening to the Polka Dot Dolls singing. Overall a very friendly and cool atmosphere with some great vehicles and aircraft to be seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 good pics, is it mainly a land rover rally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 good pics, is it mainly a land rover rally? nowt wrong with that :laugh: you mean there are other mv's? :confused: Mark :cool: PS, I see that the sister to my 109"ffr is there 68 HG 68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 wasnt saying there is anything wrong , just the pics seem to be of mainly landies....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchinuk Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 There are plenty of non-Land Rovers present And plenty more too jh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 nice piccys!!! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchinuk Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 And a (shaky) video, first time with the camera. [video=youtube_share;yYfq80AE0DU]http://youtu.be/yYfq80AE0DU jh PS The annoying noise is the ice cream van's generator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 good pics, is it mainly a land rover rally? There were some rarieties Dodge WC 11, Bantam BRC, and Willys MA all 1941 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Another Great show... Many thanX to The Essex MVT and Friends who put on this great event..:nut::nut: Just Posted some pics of the Show on my FLICKR page ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/willysmbdigibeta/ ( look for the 7 Aug posting date ) as the Damyns hall show runs back to back with War and Peace ...:n00b: Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerJohn Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I went Sunday and had a great time, shame about the rain later on. This event gets better each year, and I hope it continues,I've sent my protest form off to the misery guts at the local council. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Warne Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 It was the best show yet - displays, beer tent (Mild & bitter all weekend!), airshow, organisation, everything. I needed 3 days to recover, and that wasn't the result of alcohol. Pleased we managed to get Sally B and Maurice's Mustangs back to back, and especially the 3 ship flypast on the Saturday. Sadly, due to the weather forecast on Sunday, Elly wanted Sally B to display earlier than planned at 1.30, so we didn't get the 3 ship fly-by that day, but it didn't detract in the slightest. Thoroughly enjoyed the weekend, and we've already started planning for our own AAF Mechanics display for 2012 - bigger and better than this year. There were rumours that there wouldn't be a show in 2012 - these are completely false. The only question at the moment is what possible impact the 'Olympic Airspace Restrictions' might have on the flying display. It's being looked at very closely and having read the available restriction & prohibited airspace documents, I'm hopeful the impact will be minimal, but the CAA have the final say. I know all the organisers worked flat-out to make the show such a success, and for many of them the entire weekend passed them by - they were all working - but the success of the show is testament to the detailed preparation, planning and management of the entire event. Well done Colin, Richard, Tracey, Keith, Barry, Cheryl, Neil, David, and everyone else who was involved with making this such a superb weekend. Roll on 4th & 5th August 2012! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Warne Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) A few more pics of non-Landrover stuff.... :laugh: Actually, these are from our AAF mechanics display, but working through the checklist before the show, I forgot my camera but a number of people have shared their pics, and this is what we did...... I just had to include a picture of the AAF Mechanics 'holy grail', which a fellow HMVF member alerted me to, having stumbled across it on ebay.... an unissued/NOS WW2 C-47 Service Squadron Kit. This is a complete kit of all the non-standard aircraft tools, still wrapped in waxed paper/OD cloth tape. Amazing that something like this could have survived all those years. Now we need to find the equivalents for the B-26 and A-26!!! And some pics of Maurice's Janie & Marinell, aswell as Sally B. The Three ship flypast was special...but then when Maurice came in on his first pass..... then there was when..... I could go on all day. You needed to be there I think! Special thanks to Phil Whalley for allowing me use of his pictures. Edited August 19, 2011 by Chris Warne more pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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