±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 365
Total: 365
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Member Screenshots
03: Home
04: Home
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Community Forums
09: Photo Gallery
10: Community Forums
11: Photo Gallery
12: Photo Gallery
13: Photo Gallery
14: Home
15: Home
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Photo Gallery
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: Home
25: Community Forums
26: Community Forums
27: Photo Gallery
28: Community Forums
29: Community Forums
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Home
33: Home
34: Community Forums
35: Community Forums
36: Community Forums
37: Community Forums
38: Photo Gallery
39: Community Forums
40: Photo Gallery
41: Community Forums
42: Member Screenshots
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Home
47: Community Forums
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Your Account
51: Member Screenshots
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: Home
55: Home
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Home
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Home
63: Community Forums
64: Community Forums
65: Photo Gallery
66: Community Forums
67: Home
68: Photo Gallery
69: Community Forums
70: Downloads
71: Member Screenshots
72: Community Forums
73: Community Forums
74: Community Forums
75: Home
76: Community Forums
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Home
82: Your Account
83: Community Forums
84: Member Screenshots
85: Community Forums
86: Home
87: Member Screenshots
88: Photo Gallery
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Member Screenshots
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: Home
95: Home
96: Photo Gallery
97: Home
98: Home
99: Community Forums
100: Photo Gallery
101: Community Forums
102: News
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Downloads
106: News Archive
107: Member Screenshots
108: Community Forums
109: Home
110: Community Forums
111: Member Screenshots
112: Member Screenshots
113: Member Screenshots
114: Member Screenshots
115: News
116: Community Forums
117: Photo Gallery
118: Home
119: Home
120: Community Forums
121: Member Screenshots
122: Community Forums
123: Downloads
124: Member Screenshots
125: Member Screenshots
126: Community Forums
127: Community Forums
128: Community Forums
129: Community Forums
130: Community Forums
131: Community Forums
132: Community Forums
133: Community Forums
134: Community Forums
135: Community Forums
136: Home
137: Home
138: Community Forums
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Home
142: Home
143: Home
144: Home
145: Community Forums
146: Photo Gallery
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: Member Screenshots
150: Photo Gallery
151: Community Forums
152: Home
153: Community Forums
154: Member Screenshots
155: Community Forums
156: Community Forums
157: Photo Gallery
158: Home
159: Community Forums
160: Home
161: Photo Gallery
162: Community Forums
163: Community Forums
164: Community Forums
165: Community Forums
166: Home
167: Community Forums
168: Photo Gallery
169: News Archive
170: Home
171: Home
172: Home
173: Community Forums
174: News
175: Home
176: News Archive
177: Community Forums
178: Community Forums
179: Statistics
180: Home
181: Photo Gallery
182: Photo Gallery
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: Photo Gallery
186: Community Forums
187: Photo Gallery
188: Community Forums
189: Photo Gallery
190: Community Forums
191: Statistics
192: Community Forums
193: Home
194: Member Screenshots
195: Community Forums
196: Member Screenshots
197: Member Screenshots
198: Home
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Community Forums
202: Home
203: Downloads
204: Community Forums
205: Downloads
206: Photo Gallery
207: Community Forums
208: Community Forums
209: Community Forums
210: Photo Gallery
211: Statistics
212: Community Forums
213: Community Forums
214: Photo Gallery
215: Photo Gallery
216: Home
217: Community Forums
218: News Archive
219: Home
220: Home
221: Home
222: Community Forums
223: Home
224: Home
225: Member Screenshots
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: Community Forums
230: Statistics
231: Photo Gallery
232: Photo Gallery
233: Community Forums
234: Home
235: Photo Gallery
236: Member Screenshots
237: Community Forums
238: Community Forums
239: Photo Gallery
240: Home
241: Photo Gallery
242: Member Screenshots
243: Community Forums
244: Home
245: Community Forums
246: Member Screenshots
247: Home
248: Home
249: Member Screenshots
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Community Forums
253: Community Forums
254: Home
255: Home
256: Home
257: Community Forums
258: Community Forums
259: Community Forums
260: Community Forums
261: Home
262: Community Forums
263: Photo Gallery
264: Home
265: Home
266: Community Forums
267: Community Forums
268: Downloads
269: Community Forums
270: Member Screenshots
271: Photo Gallery
272: Community Forums
273: Community Forums
274: Community Forums
275: News
276: Downloads
277: Community Forums
278: Photo Gallery
279: Community Forums
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Community Forums
284: Photo Gallery
285: Member Screenshots
286: Photo Gallery
287: Home
288: Statistics
289: News Archive
290: Member Screenshots
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Community Forums
294: Community Forums
295: Home
296: Home
297: Home
298: Community Forums
299: Photo Gallery
300: Member Screenshots
301: Community Forums
302: Community Forums
303: Home
304: Home
305: Community Forums
306: Home
307: Community Forums
308: Community Forums
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Member Screenshots
312: Community Forums
313: Photo Gallery
314: Community Forums
315: Community Forums
316: Home
317: Community Forums
318: Community Forums
319: Member Screenshots
320: Community Forums
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Statistics
324: Community Forums
325: Community Forums
326: Community Forums
327: Community Forums
328: Photo Gallery
329: Member Screenshots
330: Home
331: Downloads
332: Home
333: Home
334: News Archive
335: News
336: Community Forums
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Community Forums
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Home
344: Home
345: Home
346: Community Forums
347: Member Screenshots
348: Community Forums
349: News Archive
350: Community Forums
351: Community Forums
352: Community Forums
353: Community Forums
354: News Archive
355: Community Forums
356: Downloads
357: Downloads
358: Member Screenshots
359: Community Forums
360: Community Forums
361: Community Forums
362: Member Screenshots
363: Community Forums
364: Home
365: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Three Amigos in Lesany
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 ... 11, 12, 13  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: Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:22 pm
Post subject: Three Amigos in Lesany

The Amigos strike back! This time we were in Lesany, at first it was me Zdenek (aka Palic) and Patrik, then we've got help from Patrik Jr and Honza (who performed some special reco missions).

We had a lot of fun, I chatted with Zdenek for three whole days, first at Kbely, then two days in Lesany. It was great to meet Patrik too, notwithstanding the language barrier, he has an amazing enthusiasm for the topic.

Everybody kindly tolerated my obsessions for taking pictures. I guess by now it qualifies as a compulsive disorder Shocked
I have to say that if you would like to get assistants for photography, you better hire Honza or Patrik Jr, they are much more efficient than their parents Laughing

Among other great things, I also discovered Kofola! More info here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofola

I first visited Lesany 14 years ago, it was interesting to get back and compare. I saw many improvements (apart from the Pz IV restoration, more on this later) and the Museum, in my opinion, qualify among the Top 10 in whole Europe

I am still ordering the pictures, thousands of them. I will start posting very soon. I am sure I will need some help to properly identify a few subjects as well. The AFVs aren't that hard, but softskins and exotic artillery pieces can be tricky.

In the end we had so much fun, that we are planning to make a "Dirty dozen" things next year!

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

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:51 pm
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany


Skoda MU 4 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr
Back to top
View user's profile
Walter
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 09, 2010
Posts: 618
Location: Arnhem
PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:59 pm
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

Hi Massimo

You allrady said that Lesany has some interesting softskins
So I am looking forward to them

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

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 5:36 pm
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

Yes, plenty of softskins, with Praga, Skoda, Tatra and Jawa. Some german too, Krupp Protze, Stoewer Kfz 2. The Tempo instead isn't there anymore. Zdenek told me it belongs to a private collector.

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

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 03, 2006
Posts: 172

PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:36 am
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

- Massimo_Foti

... I have to say that if you would like to get assistants for photography, you better hire Honza or Patrik Jr, they are much more efficient than their parents Laughing
Massimo

Hi chaps,
Massimo, when complaining about our (Patrik and me) efficiency of taking photographs, you should mention too, that it was me doing surveillance of eager-eyed wardens and their movements and attracting their attention to make them leaving the scene or make them busy by asking meddlesome questions. Wink
That was the way I provided cover to Honza and gave him an advantage of having a chance to sneak behind the fences (pushing button of your camera in a pretty wild frequency) to take pics of vehicles from unusual angle(s).

I really had a lot of fun there and now, my wife is LHAO, because of I translated what Massimo wrote about discovering Kofola ...
I have to say I really regret we did not have better chance (longer time) to have a couple of beers more - it could be far better experience than your Kofola discovery tour.
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:41 am
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

I am almost done sorting and classifying all my pictures. I already identified more than 250 different artifacts in Lesany. But I still have a few shots that need help. This one looks like a radar on MT-LB chassis:


Radar on MT-LB? by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

What's the exact id?

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

Offline Offline
Joined: Nov 19, 2011
Posts: 161
Location: Czech republic
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 12:18 pm
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

SNAR-10 (dělostřelecký radiolokátor)
Snare-10 (artillery radar)


forum.valka.cz/viewtop...hp/t/17690
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 12:24 pm
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

Thanks Patrik!

This one should be easy. Looks like a radio/command version of BMP-1:


BMP-1 radio/command version? by Massimo Foti, on Flickr
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 12:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

Here is another one. Looks like an artillery tractor:


Soviet artillery tractor? by Massimo Foti, on Flickr
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 12:30 pm
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

I have no idea about this:


??? by Massimo Foti, on Flickr
Back to top
View user's profile
Pzkpfw-e
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jul 21, 2010
Posts: 1202

PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 12:51 pm
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

AT-S artillery tractor.
Looks like their collection's all listed here.
www.armyrecognition.co...allery.htm
The bottom one's a V330P.
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 1:07 pm
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

The list Army Recognition covers only a fraction of the collection, but it's very handy, thanks!

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

Offline Offline
Joined: Nov 19, 2011
Posts: 161
Location: Czech republic
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 1:24 pm
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

BVP-1 is MU-90 (minovací vozidlo)
forum.valka.cz/viewtop...730#153730

In the Czech Republic the BMP-1 These are the vehicles manufactured in the USSR
BVP-1 vehicles manufactured in Czechoslovakia
Back to top
View user's profile
Adamicz
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 03, 2010
Posts: 68
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:22 pm
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

Seeing all these ID requests, why don't you guys take a pictures of these information panels with technical specifications and name of the showed vehicle?
Back to top
View user's profile
Massimo_Foti
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2008
Posts: 5397
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
PostPosted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:44 pm
Post subject: Re: Three Amigos in Lesany

- Adamicz
Seeing all these ID requests, why don't you guys take a pictures of these information panels with technical specifications and name of the showed vehicle?


In fact that's what I do, all the times, but sometimes the panels are missing. Less often the panels are wrong.

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 13
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page 1, 2, 3 ... 11, 12, 13  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