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the_shadock · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

- Massimo_Foti

The Museum has a small area dedicated to temp displays, that usually change each year. It gives an excellent opportunity to see artifacts that are usually keep in storage. Like this AMX-13 Au F3 155mm:

Massimo

they have a lot of AMX-13 based artillery in the museum's reserves, you can see it on the France AFVs register. A shame that a great part of the indoors storage is occupied by common AMX-13 based vehicles, and that some rare and interesting vehicles like the Sherman DD, M4A3 Ford, M4A2 FMW are rustng away outside !!

P-O

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:19 am Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

- the_shadock

they have a lot of AMX-13 based artillery in the museum's reserves, you can see it on the France AFVs register.

I know, the France AFVs register helped me when I had to identify quite a few vehicles, especially AMX-13 variants.

- the_shadock

A shame that a great part of the indoors storage is occupied by common AMX-13 based vehicles, and that some rare and interesting vehicles like the Sherman DD, M4A3 Ford, M4A2 FMW are rustng away outside !!

Very true

Massimo

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:22 am Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

Talking about AMX-13s, here is a series of variants on the AMX-13 hull. Quite a few are pretty esotic, interesting vehicles that you can hardly see elsewhere.

AMX-13 VCG F1

Massimo

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:24 am Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

AMX-13 Bridge layer

Massimo

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:24 am Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

AMX-13 M55 ARV

Massimo

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:26 am Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

The AA version is more well-know. AMX-13 DCA:

Massimo

Michel_Krauss · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

- Massimo_Foti

AMX-13 Bridge layer

Massimo

I would get frightend if I would have to stand next to it, looks just a little top-heavy Shocked

Michel

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:12 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

That's exactly the feeling I had Laughing

Massimo

the_shadock · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

Massimo,

do you have the painted Registration Numbers of the AMX-13 Au F3 (155m) and the AMX-13 Au 50 (105mm) which are part of the temporary display?? For sure, they come from the reserves, but I don't know which ones they are exactly.

The AMX-13 VCI seen below was stored outside for a while .

Here we can see the same vehicle, when it was stored outside, in 2008-2009. This is before it got a high-pressure cleaning, which removed some of the first layer of paint :

thanks

P-O

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

AMX-13 Au 50 (105mm) has r/n 618 0018. I can't help on the AMX-13 Au F3, the camo net covers it, sorry.

I also saw AMX-30 r/n 638 0292. It was outdoor:
www.flickr.com/photos/...726277470/

Massimo

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:04 am Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

For the Sherman geeks out there, a M4A1E8 used as gate-guardian:

Massimo

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

AMX-30 Démineur. A very unique beast:

Massimo

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 5:22 am Post subject: Re: Saumur

More than 500 shots just uploaded on Flickr, including subjects usually not visible, inside depot or workshop:
www.flickr.com/photos/...739666914/

Massimo

the_shadock · Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 6:53 am Post subject: Re: Saumur

- Massimo_Foti

More than 500 shots just uploaded on Flickr, including subjects usually not visible, inside depot or workshop:
www.flickr.com/photos/...739666914/

Massimo

I saved every photo of this set showing the reserves on the computer. >The museum has a policy to track down every photo of the backyards/reserves and ask the owner to remove them from the internet. That's less true with photos of the museum itself. So, the photos showing the reserves should not last very long there.

P-O

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 6:58 am Post subject: Re: Saumur

Good to know, thanks Smile

I am going to do the same. Pictures aren't superb quality, but they cover some interesting subject.

Massimo

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