±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 757
Total: 757
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: CPGlang
02: Community Forums
03: Community Forums
04: Photo Gallery
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Your Account
08: Community Forums
09: Your Account
10: Community Forums
11: Downloads
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: Home
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Home
20: Photo Gallery
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: Home
25: Community Forums
26: Home
27: Home
28: Community Forums
29: Photo Gallery
30: CPGlang
31: Photo Gallery
32: Home
33: Community Forums
34: Photo Gallery
35: Home
36: Home
37: Photo Gallery
38: Community Forums
39: Your Account
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Photo Gallery
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Treasury
46: Community Forums
47: Photo Gallery
48: Home
49: Home
50: Community Forums
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Photo Gallery
54: Community Forums
55: Photo Gallery
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Photo Gallery
61: Downloads
62: Community Forums
63: Community Forums
64: Community Forums
65: Home
66: Community Forums
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Community Forums
72: Community Forums
73: Community Forums
74: Downloads
75: Community Forums
76: Community Forums
77: Community Forums
78: Your Account
79: Community Forums
80: Photo Gallery
81: Community Forums
82: Home
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Community Forums
86: Community Forums
87: Home
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Photo Gallery
91: Your Account
92: Photo Gallery
93: Community Forums
94: CPGlang
95: Your Account
96: Community Forums
97: Community Forums
98: Photo Gallery
99: Community Forums
100: News Archive
101: Photo Gallery
102: Community Forums
103: CPGlang
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Community Forums
108: Community Forums
109: Community Forums
110: Downloads
111: CPGlang
112: CPGlang
113: Community Forums
114: CPGlang
115: Community Forums
116: Home
117: Community Forums
118: Home
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Community Forums
122: Statistics
123: Downloads
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Your Account
127: Home
128: Community Forums
129: Community Forums
130: Community Forums
131: Photo Gallery
132: Community Forums
133: Community Forums
134: Community Forums
135: Downloads
136: CPGlang
137: Community Forums
138: Home
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Downloads
142: Your Account
143: Community Forums
144: Downloads
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: News Archive
148: News
149: Photo Gallery
150: Community Forums
151: Home
152: Community Forums
153: Community Forums
154: Community Forums
155: Community Forums
156: Photo Gallery
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Community Forums
160: Photo Gallery
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: Home
164: Community Forums
165: Community Forums
166: Home
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Photo Gallery
170: Community Forums
171: Community Forums
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Community Forums
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Photo Gallery
178: Community Forums
179: Community Forums
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Community Forums
183: News Archive
184: Community Forums
185: Community Forums
186: Community Forums
187: Community Forums
188: Photo Gallery
189: News
190: Home
191: Photo Gallery
192: Community Forums
193: Community Forums
194: Home
195: Community Forums
196: Community Forums
197: Community Forums
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Community Forums
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Photo Gallery
205: Community Forums
206: Community Forums
207: Photo Gallery
208: Downloads
209: Community Forums
210: Community Forums
211: Community Forums
212: Community Forums
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Community Forums
217: CPGlang
218: Community Forums
219: Community Forums
220: Downloads
221: Community Forums
222: Photo Gallery
223: Photo Gallery
224: Community Forums
225: Community Forums
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: CPGlang
230: Community Forums
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Photo Gallery
234: Community Forums
235: Community Forums
236: Home
237: Downloads
238: Community Forums
239: Community Forums
240: News
241: Member Screenshots
242: Community Forums
243: Photo Gallery
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Community Forums
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Photo Gallery
251: Community Forums
252: Home
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: CPGlang
256: Photo Gallery
257: Community Forums
258: Community Forums
259: News
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: Community Forums
263: CPGlang
264: Community Forums
265: Photo Gallery
266: Photo Gallery
267: Community Forums
268: Community Forums
269: Home
270: Community Forums
271: Community Forums
272: Statistics
273: Community Forums
274: Community Forums
275: CPGlang
276: Photo Gallery
277: Community Forums
278: Community Forums
279: Photo Gallery
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Member Screenshots
283: Photo Gallery
284: Your Account
285: Downloads
286: Home
287: Community Forums
288: Community Forums
289: Photo Gallery
290: Community Forums
291: Community Forums
292: Home
293: Photo Gallery
294: Community Forums
295: Downloads
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Community Forums
299: Community Forums
300: Community Forums
301: Community Forums
302: Your Account
303: Your Account
304: Community Forums
305: Community Forums
306: Community Forums
307: CPGlang
308: Community Forums
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Community Forums
312: CPGlang
313: Home
314: CPGlang
315: Community Forums
316: Home
317: Member Screenshots
318: Community Forums
319: Photo Gallery
320: Community Forums
321: Photo Gallery
322: Community Forums
323: Community Forums
324: Community Forums
325: Home
326: Community Forums
327: Home
328: Community Forums
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Photo Gallery
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Photo Gallery
335: Home
336: Photo Gallery
337: Photo Gallery
338: Photo Gallery
339: Community Forums
340: Downloads
341: Photo Gallery
342: Community Forums
343: Community Forums
344: Community Forums
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Community Forums
349: Community Forums
350: Community Forums
351: Community Forums
352: Community Forums
353: Photo Gallery
354: Community Forums
355: Downloads
356: Member Screenshots
357: Photo Gallery
358: Community Forums
359: Community Forums
360: Home
361: Community Forums
362: Community Forums
363: Community Forums
364: Home
365: Community Forums
366: Home
367: CPGlang
368: Community Forums
369: Home
370: Community Forums
371: Photo Gallery
372: Community Forums
373: CPGlang
374: Photo Gallery
375: Community Forums
376: Community Forums
377: Community Forums
378: Community Forums
379: Photo Gallery
380: CPGlang
381: Community Forums
382: CPGlang
383: CPGlang
384: Photo Gallery
385: Photo Gallery
386: Community Forums
387: Photo Gallery
388: Community Forums
389: CPGlang
390: Member Screenshots
391: Community Forums
392: Community Forums
393: Community Forums
394: Photo Gallery
395: Community Forums
396: Community Forums
397: Community Forums
398: Member Screenshots
399: Community Forums
400: Community Forums
401: Photo Gallery
402: Downloads
403: Community Forums
404: Community Forums
405: Home
406: Photo Gallery
407: Home
408: Community Forums
409: Community Forums
410: Search
411: Downloads
412: Photo Gallery
413: Community Forums
414: Photo Gallery
415: Community Forums
416: Community Forums
417: Photo Gallery
418: Your Account
419: Photo Gallery
420: Community Forums
421: Photo Gallery
422: Community Forums
423: Community Forums
424: Downloads
425: Community Forums
426: Community Forums
427: Community Forums
428: Photo Gallery
429: Community Forums
430: CPGlang
431: Photo Gallery
432: Community Forums
433: Home
434: Photo Gallery
435: Community Forums
436: Community Forums
437: Photo Gallery
438: Community Forums
439: Community Forums
440: Home
441: Community Forums
442: Community Forums
443: Community Forums
444: Home
445: Community Forums
446: Community Forums
447: Photo Gallery
448: Community Forums
449: Home
450: Community Forums
451: Photo Gallery
452: Community Forums
453: Photo Gallery
454: Community Forums
455: Photo Gallery
456: Community Forums
457: News
458: Community Forums
459: Community Forums
460: Community Forums
461: Member Screenshots
462: CPGlang
463: Photo Gallery
464: Community Forums
465: Community Forums
466: Photo Gallery
467: Photo Gallery
468: Home
469: Community Forums
470: Photo Gallery
471: Community Forums
472: Community Forums
473: Community Forums
474: Community Forums
475: Community Forums
476: Photo Gallery
477: Community Forums
478: CPGlang
479: Community Forums
480: CPGlang
481: Community Forums
482: Photo Gallery
483: Community Forums
484: Community Forums
485: Community Forums
486: Member Screenshots
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Home
490: Community Forums
491: Community Forums
492: Community Forums
493: Home
494: Photo Gallery
495: Photo Gallery
496: CPGlang
497: Community Forums
498: Community Forums
499: Community Forums
500: Community Forums
501: Community Forums
502: Photo Gallery
503: Community Forums
504: CPGlang
505: Community Forums
506: Community Forums
507: Community Forums
508: Member Screenshots
509: Photo Gallery
510: Search
511: Community Forums
512: Photo Gallery
513: Photo Gallery
514: Community Forums
515: Photo Gallery
516: Community Forums
517: Community Forums
518: Community Forums
519: Community Forums
520: Statistics
521: Community Forums
522: Community Forums
523: CPGlang
524: CPGlang
525: Community Forums
526: Community Forums
527: Community Forums
528: Downloads
529: CPGlang
530: Community Forums
531: Community Forums
532: Home
533: Community Forums
534: Photo Gallery
535: Community Forums
536: Community Forums
537: Community Forums
538: Community Forums
539: Community Forums
540: Community Forums
541: Home
542: Community Forums
543: Community Forums
544: Community Forums
545: Photo Gallery
546: Community Forums
547: Your Account
548: Photo Gallery
549: Photo Gallery
550: Community Forums
551: Member Screenshots
552: Community Forums
553: Community Forums
554: Community Forums
555: Photo Gallery
556: Downloads
557: Photo Gallery
558: Community Forums
559: Photo Gallery
560: Community Forums
561: Community Forums
562: Community Forums
563: Community Forums
564: Photo Gallery
565: Photo Gallery
566: Community Forums
567: Community Forums
568: Downloads
569: Photo Gallery
570: Photo Gallery
571: Community Forums
572: Community Forums
573: Community Forums
574: Home
575: Community Forums
576: Photo Gallery
577: Home
578: Downloads
579: Community Forums
580: Community Forums
581: News
582: Community Forums
583: Photo Gallery
584: Community Forums
585: Downloads
586: Community Forums
587: Home
588: Home
589: Community Forums
590: Community Forums
591: Community Forums
592: Community Forums
593: Community Forums
594: Community Forums
595: Community Forums
596: Community Forums
597: Community Forums
598: Photo Gallery
599: Home
600: Photo Gallery
601: Community Forums
602: Community Forums
603: Community Forums
604: Community Forums
605: Photo Gallery
606: Community Forums
607: Downloads
608: Community Forums
609: Community Forums
610: Community Forums
611: Photo Gallery
612: Photo Gallery
613: Community Forums
614: Community Forums
615: Community Forums
616: Community Forums
617: Member Screenshots
618: Community Forums
619: Community Forums
620: Community Forums
621: Home
622: Photo Gallery
623: Community Forums
624: Member Screenshots
625: Community Forums
626: Community Forums
627: Community Forums
628: Community Forums
629: Community Forums
630: Photo Gallery
631: Community Forums
632: Photo Gallery
633: Community Forums
634: Community Forums
635: Home
636: Your Account
637: Your Account
638: Community Forums
639: Community Forums
640: Community Forums
641: Photo Gallery
642: Photo Gallery
643: Photo Gallery
644: Community Forums
645: Community Forums
646: Community Forums
647: Home
648: Community Forums
649: Community Forums
650: Community Forums
651: Community Forums
652: Downloads
653: Community Forums
654: Photo Gallery
655: Community Forums
656: Community Forums
657: Community Forums
658: Community Forums
659: Community Forums
660: Home
661: Photo Gallery
662: Community Forums
663: Community Forums
664: Community Forums
665: Community Forums
666: Community Forums
667: Home
668: Community Forums
669: Photo Gallery
670: Home
671: Community Forums
672: Photo Gallery
673: Home
674: Community Forums
675: Home
676: Photo Gallery
677: Community Forums
678: Photo Gallery
679: Community Forums
680: Community Forums
681: Community Forums
682: Community Forums
683: Home
684: Community Forums
685: Home
686: Photo Gallery
687: Community Forums
688: Downloads
689: Community Forums
690: Community Forums
691: Photo Gallery
692: Photo Gallery
693: Photo Gallery
694: Community Forums
695: Home
696: Your Account
697: Community Forums
698: Community Forums
699: Community Forums
700: Home
701: Community Forums
702: Community Forums
703: Home
704: Photo Gallery
705: Community Forums
706: Community Forums
707: Community Forums
708: Community Forums
709: Community Forums
710: Community Forums
711: Photo Gallery
712: Community Forums
713: Community Forums
714: Community Forums
715: Community Forums
716: Community Forums
717: Downloads
718: Community Forums
719: Community Forums
720: Community Forums
721: Photo Gallery
722: Community Forums
723: Member Screenshots
724: Community Forums
725: Photo Gallery
726: Community Forums
727: Photo Gallery
728: Community Forums
729: Community Forums
730: Community Forums
731: Community Forums
732: Home
733: Home
734: Community Forums
735: Community Forums
736: Community Forums
737: CPGlang
738: Community Forums
739: Community Forums
740: Community Forums
741: Home
742: Photo Gallery
743: Member Screenshots
744: Community Forums
745: Photo Gallery
746: Member Screenshots
747: Community Forums
748: Community Forums
749: Community Forums
750: Community Forums
751: Community Forums
752: Photo Gallery
753: Photo Gallery
754: Photo Gallery
755: Downloads
756: Home
757: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Bovington
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Go to page 1, 2, 3 ... 48, 49, 50  Next
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:13 pm
Post subject: Bovington

I've spend a few days in Bovington last week. It was my first visit ever and I really had a great time. I've took thousands of pictures and will start posting them asap. I also collected some interesting info that I'll try to post along too.

Let's start with the first news. If I remember correctely, P-O heard voices of an FT-17's hull acquired by an UK-based collector. I can confirm that. In fact the whole running gear from Bovington's FT-17 is currently disassembled, to be used as a pattern and help restoring another FT-17 in the UK that was missing all the running gear. The plan is to also build an engine for this FT-17 and make it a runner. If everything goes well there will be two engines and Bovington's tank will run again too.

Seems like this new FT-17 is owned by the SDKFZ Foundation.
There are also "rumours" about the possibility that in the future Bovington could host and display some vehicles from SDKFZ Foundation.

Massimo


Last edited by Massimo_Foti on Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:58 pm; edited 2 times in total
Back to top
View user's profile
Pzkpfw-e
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jul 21, 2010
Posts: 1202

PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:50 pm
Post subject: Re: Bovinton 2011

The link between the Sdkfz Foundation, now renamed The Weald Foundation, and Bovington has been discussed in a few magazine articles and forae, them restoring at FT 17 was mentioned in January on the HMVF forum.
They have been helping The Tank Museum with their Tiger's engine.
Other snippets?
www.kentnews.co.uk/def...ford.co.uk

Mr Ridd said the foundation was working with war museums throughout Europe in an attempt to bring the tank restoration project to fruition.

He added: "The centenary of the start of World War One is going to be a major international event, and we are looking at restoring four tanks to full running condition.

"One is the Mark IV in Ashford and we also have two French tanks currently in bits in our workshop. We also want to restore a German LKII, of which only two prototypes were ever made."

I think this may be their establishment, as seen on Google Maps
maps.google.co.uk/maps...a=N&tab=wl
Then again,it may come as a gibberish, knowing my luck with html here!
Edit, it did! So a link!


Last edited by Pzkpfw-e on Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:24 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:05 pm
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

With Google Maps you better post links and avoid iframes here Smile

Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
the_shadock
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France
PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:44 pm
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

this proves that there is always a part of truth in rumor. And it explains why a complete side of Bovington's FT is missing. We wondered why some months ago..

As usual (and fortunately), we always get answers to our numerous questions.

P-O

_________________
soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com

Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:19 am
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

Do you know from where the Ft-17 comes from?

Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:21 am
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

Here is Little Willie on its rotating platform. You can see FT-17 in the background:



Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:24 am
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

Mark II Female "Flying Scotsman". It's hard to get good pictures from this side, since it's backlit. I tried my best using exposure compensation:



Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:27 am
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

Here is the other side:



These tanks were supposed to only be used for training and were build with soft steel, not armored plates. Yet, a few dozens were send to Arras anyway (info from the Museum)

Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
the_shadock
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2865
Location: Normandy, France
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:42 am
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

- Massimo_Foti
Do you know from where the Ft-17 comes from?

Massimo


well, it probably comes from the Maginot line, some Renault FT hulls were buried in the 30s and cast into concrete.Some years ago, one or more hulls were recovered from these concrete bunkers. There were also some turrets installed on bunkers on the Maginot line, or on "Tobrouks" in German defensive positions.

P-O

_________________
soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com

Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:51 am
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

Mark IV Male:



Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:52 am
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

Mark V Male:



Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:53 am
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

Mark VIII International:



Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:54 am
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

Mark IX Troop Carrier



Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:56 am
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

Mark V Female. I had to use a wide-angle for this:



Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:01 am
Post subject: Re: Bovington 2011

This is the widest I can get with my lenses. It's 11 mm on my Canon 7D, the equivalent of 17 mm on traditional 35 mm. You simply can't take a full portrait of the tank from this side without a wide lens (there is not enough space). Some perspective distortion kicks in, but my feeling is it had some "character" to the shot



Massimo
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 50
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page 1, 2, 3 ... 48, 49, 50  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum