Rlangham Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Myself and Rifleman Harris from Sharpe It's a long way to Tipperary... but a lot faster by Ford! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 Couple from the trench via my dad - more to come Me and my SMLE bayonet mirror keeping guard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Did you master the pedals on the Model T? Do you know the history behind that one? What is the sledge thing? I have not seen one like that before? Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Afraid not - the owner saw me (i'd met him at Crich, he had his civilian blue one there), and said feel free to sit in it etc! Unfortunately it's not running at the moment but will be at Detling, so I was just posing. Don't know anything about its history, but apparently it's one of only three left. Not sure about the sledge, I know the owners though so will ask about that one. Here's some more photos; I believe this one was taken after the infamous "In our glorious Utopia, Morris' will no longer be forced to dance!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Nice pics of the tank coming over the trench lip, but why a british trench ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 It kind of is and isn't - it's a captured German trench, the scenario was set at Amiens in 1918 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 It kind of is and isn't - it's a captured German trench, the scenario was set at Amiens in 1918 Umm, aren't the rifles and vickers pointing the wrong way then? :-D One of the problems of capturing trenches was the need to reverse them. It required the infantary to carry a lot of extra kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Ah, but they aren't! The tank was coming back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Perfectly true! the original tactic was to be the tank crossed the trench then ran back along the parido shooting into the trench line. Is the replica mobile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Nope, completely wooden - built for 'Flyboys' *spits* as a German Beutepanzer, but you only see it for a split second - it wasn't built with any sponsons. Sat outside at the East of England Military Museum for several years, so when the gentleman who built the trench (Steven 'abs' Wisdom) borrowed it, it needed a lot of work, including building one sponson - from the other side (regretably didn't get any photos of this) it had a fantastic burnt out interior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Great pice of kit, makes the display special. Hope we get together at a show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Wow, a lot of work has gone into creating that display! It looks awefull! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Wow, a lot of work has gone into creating that display! It looks awefull! I think you mean awesome Joris, not like you , your English is normally better than a lot of the natives on here.:rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Give Joris a chance he's got a lot on at the moment, :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Give Joris a chance he's got a lot on at the moment, :-D True, but whats your excuse?:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 It gives you someone to snipe at, means your leaving alone people who might care what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 But you do make such a good target:n00b: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Play nice or I'll get some Dutch wooden shoes and flatten some toes... Lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 He started it! We foggies reserve the right to grow old disgracefully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 He started it! We foggies reserve the right to grow old disgracefully! What's a foggie:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 What's a foggie:confused: Apparantly, it is a Scottish word meaning " brown bumblebee" :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Apparantly, it is a Scottish word meaning " brown bumblebee" :-D Ah, thats the one thats the one that bumbles indiscriminately round the system causing chaos:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Ah, thats the one thats the one that bumbles indiscriminately round the system causing chaos:-D so thats what the B stands for......... :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 so thats what the B stands for......... :whistle: :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Like a bogey but less chewy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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