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the_shadock · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington

here are the wrecks stored near the new parking :
https://www.flickr.com/photos/13963542@N08/sets/72157645512102875/

P-O

TrevorLarkum · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington

Welcome Megashorts! I've long been an admirer of your pictures.

Massimo_Foti wrote:

It carries an early version "topfblende" and the gun looks like a KwK 39. They are both strong signs it's an original Hetzer.

Massimo

One of the episodes of Combat Dealers is about this vehicle. It shows them buying in the early mantlet and using it to replace the later one it had fitted. Conversely, they give information on its chassis number which IIRC implied it was an early build.

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 11:50 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington

megashorts wrote:

the_shadock wrote:

welcome to the forum, Paul !!

Pierre-Olivier

Hi Massimo & Pierre-Oliver

Thanks Smile

I've been lurking for a while Smile

Paul

Perhaps you could introduce yourself for the benefit of other members? You seem to be keeping good company in Massimo and P-O. We have a forum for that purpose, or you could just open a new thread and say "Hello".

Welcome

the_shadock · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:30 am Post subject: Re: Bovington

Doug,

we know Paul a bit, because he posted a lot of nice photos on Flickr (and I use some of them on my websites) :
www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/

P-O

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 2:23 am Post subject: Re: Bovington

the_shadock wrote:

Doug,

we know Paul a bit, because he posted a lot of nice photos on Flickr (and I use some of them on my websites) :
www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/

P-O

Well, he takes some mighty fine snaps!

I don't know who Gigi Edgley is, but we may have to open a special forum on that subject. Laughing

JWB2 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 25, 2006 Posts: 199

Doug_Kibbey wrote:

the_shadock wrote:

Doug,

we know Paul a bit, because he posted a lot of nice photos on Flickr (and I use some of them on my websites) :
www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/

P-O

Well, he takes some mighty fine snaps!

I don't know who Gigi Edgley is, but we may have to open a special forum on that subject. Laughing

TrevorLarkum · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:10 am Post subject: Re: Bovington

Megashorts, could I use some of your photos on PreservedTanks.com? With full credit, of course.

megashorts · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 18, 2012 Posts: 7

TrevorLarkum wrote:

Megashorts, could I use some of your photos on PreservedTanks.com? With full credit, of course.

You are most welcome to use them Smile

A very useful site Smile

TrevorLarkum · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington

Much appreciated!

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:08 am Post subject: Re: Bovington

Other people are posting their Tankfest 2014 shots:
www.flickr.com/photos/...5129543028
www.flickr.com/photos/...5085383610

bialy-r · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:44 am Post subject: Re: Bovington

Bovington Tank Museum made an exchange with Land Forces Museum (Bydgoszcz, Poland)

Cheiften for T-72

www.facebook.com/media...584&type=3

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:41 am Post subject: Re: Bovington

Can somebody please update me on Vehicle Conservation Centre (VCC)? I recall it was possible to visit once a day, during a specific time, without access to the ground floor, only from the public observation gallery. Is it still the case? I failed to find info on the Museum's website.

What about the public observation gallery, how far is from the vehicles? Is a telephoto lens required from there?

Massimo

PS The Museum just got a T-72:
www.tankmuseum.org/ixb...XMENU_=top

megashorts · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 18, 2012 Posts: 7

The VCC is open for viewing from the gallery above the vehicles from 2pm on normal visitor days. This gallery is right over the top of some vehicles in the upper corner of the place. You can see it before they filled the place up in this photo:

88mm PaK 43 by Megashorts, on Flickr

On some special events eg Tankfest, Britain at War etc the ground floor is open to the public. Its primarily a storage facility so the vehicles are very close together. They do change them around so it is possible to get a clear view sometimes.

Its quite dark in the VCC so a tripod or alternative is a good idea. I've had success using other vehicles, a shelf running around it or a friend!

Search my photostream for "VCC" Smile

Paul

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:30 am Post subject: Re: Bovington

Thanks for the info Paul, very useful. I am not worried about light conditions, I can push my camera to ISO 4000 and still get good results. It's now clear to me I have to bring a telephoto lens.

I will be in England next month and may spend a day in Bovington. During my last visit the Tamiya hall was closed, since they were setting up the Afghanistan display. All in all, I have enough excuses to go back Smile

Massimo

PS Thinking about it, the telephoto could be handy in Hendon as well

TimRoyall · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:18 am Post subject: Re: Bovington

Here's a couple of shots of the Pak43 when it was outside the infantry's heavy weapons wing near Larkhill in the early 1990's.