±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: 581
Total: 581
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Photo Gallery
02: Community Forums
03: Community Forums
04: Community Forums
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Community Forums
09: Community Forums
10: Home
11: Downloads
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: Community Forums
15: Downloads
16: Photo Gallery
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Community Forums
20: Community Forums
21: Downloads
22: Photo Gallery
23: Community Forums
24: Downloads
25: Photo Gallery
26: Community Forums
27: Community Forums
28: Photo Gallery
29: Photo Gallery
30: Community Forums
31: Downloads
32: Community Forums
33: Your Account
34: Community Forums
35: Home
36: Community Forums
37: Photo Gallery
38: Community Forums
39: Community Forums
40: Photo Gallery
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Photo Gallery
46: Community Forums
47: Your Account
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: Your Account
52: Community Forums
53: Home
54: Downloads
55: Community Forums
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: CPGlang
61: Community Forums
62: Community Forums
63: Home
64: Community Forums
65: Your Account
66: Community Forums
67: Photo Gallery
68: Home
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Member Screenshots
72: Your Account
73: Community Forums
74: Photo Gallery
75: Community Forums
76: Community Forums
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Community Forums
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Member Screenshots
86: Community Forums
87: Home
88: Downloads
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Community Forums
93: Home
94: Community Forums
95: Community Forums
96: Photo Gallery
97: Community Forums
98: Photo Gallery
99: Community Forums
100: Community Forums
101: CPGlang
102: Community Forums
103: Downloads
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Community Forums
108: Downloads
109: Community Forums
110: Photo Gallery
111: Community Forums
112: Photo Gallery
113: Downloads
114: Downloads
115: Community Forums
116: Photo Gallery
117: Community Forums
118: CPGlang
119: Photo Gallery
120: Photo Gallery
121: Community Forums
122: Downloads
123: Downloads
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Photo Gallery
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: Your Account
137: Photo Gallery
138: Downloads
139: Community Forums
140: Photo Gallery
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Home
145: Community Forums
146: Downloads
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: Community Forums
150: Community Forums
151: Community Forums
152: Photo Gallery
153: Community Forums
154: Community Forums
155: CPGlang
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Your Account
160: Community Forums
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: Community Forums
164: Home
165: Photo Gallery
166: Community Forums
167: Photo Gallery
168: Community Forums
169: Community Forums
170: Downloads
171: Community Forums
172: News
173: Community Forums
174: Photo Gallery
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Community Forums
178: Community Forums
179: Photo Gallery
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Community Forums
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: Community Forums
186: Downloads
187: Community Forums
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Community Forums
192: Community Forums
193: Community Forums
194: Photo Gallery
195: Community Forums
196: Community Forums
197: Photo Gallery
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Member Screenshots
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Home
205: Community Forums
206: Member Screenshots
207: Photo Gallery
208: Statistics
209: Photo Gallery
210: Photo Gallery
211: Community Forums
212: Community Forums
213: Downloads
214: Community Forums
215: Member Screenshots
216: Community Forums
217: Community Forums
218: Community Forums
219: Photo Gallery
220: Community Forums
221: Photo Gallery
222: Community Forums
223: Community Forums
224: Community Forums
225: Downloads
226: Photo Gallery
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: Community Forums
230: Community Forums
231: Photo Gallery
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Home
235: Home
236: Community Forums
237: Downloads
238: Community Forums
239: Home
240: Community Forums
241: Statistics
242: Community Forums
243: Community Forums
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Downloads
247: Community Forums
248: Photo Gallery
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Home
252: Downloads
253: Photo Gallery
254: Community Forums
255: Community Forums
256: Downloads
257: Photo Gallery
258: Photo Gallery
259: Community Forums
260: Photo Gallery
261: Downloads
262: Community Forums
263: Photo Gallery
264: Your Account
265: Photo Gallery
266: Community Forums
267: Community Forums
268: Community Forums
269: Community Forums
270: Community Forums
271: Community Forums
272: Community Forums
273: Community Forums
274: Community Forums
275: Community Forums
276: Community Forums
277: Downloads
278: Photo Gallery
279: Community Forums
280: Community Forums
281: Photo Gallery
282: LinkToUs
283: Community Forums
284: Community Forums
285: Photo Gallery
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: Photo Gallery
289: Home
290: Community Forums
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Photo Gallery
294: Photo Gallery
295: Home
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Community Forums
299: Community Forums
300: Community Forums
301: Member Screenshots
302: Community Forums
303: Community Forums
304: Photo Gallery
305: Community Forums
306: Community Forums
307: Community Forums
308: Home
309: Downloads
310: Home
311: Community Forums
312: Photo Gallery
313: Community Forums
314: Home
315: Community Forums
316: Photo Gallery
317: Community Forums
318: Community Forums
319: Community Forums
320: Community Forums
321: Community Forums
322: News
323: Community Forums
324: Home
325: Member Screenshots
326: Community Forums
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Community Forums
335: Downloads
336: Home
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Community Forums
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Community Forums
344: Community Forums
345: News
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Community Forums
349: Community Forums
350: Photo Gallery
351: Community Forums
352: Downloads
353: Community Forums
354: Downloads
355: Photo Gallery
356: Community Forums
357: Photo Gallery
358: Photo Gallery
359: Community Forums
360: Community Forums
361: Community Forums
362: Your Account
363: Community Forums
364: Downloads
365: Home
366: Home
367: Home
368: Community Forums
369: Community Forums
370: Your Account
371: Home
372: Community Forums
373: Community Forums
374: CPGlang
375: Community Forums
376: Community Forums
377: Downloads
378: Community Forums
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Community Forums
382: Photo Gallery
383: Photo Gallery
384: Community Forums
385: Community Forums
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Community Forums
391: Community Forums
392: Community Forums
393: Photo Gallery
394: Community Forums
395: Community Forums
396: Community Forums
397: Downloads
398: Community Forums
399: Home
400: Community Forums
401: Community Forums
402: Photo Gallery
403: Community Forums
404: Community Forums
405: Downloads
406: Community Forums
407: Community Forums
408: Community Forums
409: Community Forums
410: Community Forums
411: Community Forums
412: Community Forums
413: Community Forums
414: Community Forums
415: CPGlang
416: Community Forums
417: Photo Gallery
418: Community Forums
419: Community Forums
420: Community Forums
421: Photo Gallery
422: Downloads
423: Community Forums
424: Community Forums
425: Community Forums
426: Community Forums
427: Community Forums
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: Photo Gallery
431: Community Forums
432: Downloads
433: Community Forums
434: Photo Gallery
435: Community Forums
436: Community Forums
437: Community Forums
438: Community Forums
439: Home
440: Home
441: Community Forums
442: Home
443: Downloads
444: Photo Gallery
445: Photo Gallery
446: Community Forums
447: Downloads
448: Community Forums
449: Downloads
450: News Archive
451: Home
452: Community Forums
453: Photo Gallery
454: Community Forums
455: Community Forums
456: Community Forums
457: Community Forums
458: Community Forums
459: Community Forums
460: Community Forums
461: Community Forums
462: Community Forums
463: Community Forums
464: Community Forums
465: Community Forums
466: Community Forums
467: Member Screenshots
468: Photo Gallery
469: Photo Gallery
470: Community Forums
471: Community Forums
472: Community Forums
473: Downloads
474: Photo Gallery
475: Photo Gallery
476: Community Forums
477: Community Forums
478: Community Forums
479: Photo Gallery
480: News
481: Community Forums
482: Community Forums
483: Community Forums
484: Downloads
485: Community Forums
486: Community Forums
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Community Forums
490: Photo Gallery
491: Community Forums
492: Community Forums
493: Community Forums
494: Photo Gallery
495: Photo Gallery
496: Home
497: Community Forums
498: Community Forums
499: Community Forums
500: Downloads
501: Community Forums
502: Community Forums
503: Community Forums
504: Community Forums
505: Photo Gallery
506: Community Forums
507: Community Forums
508: Downloads
509: Photo Gallery
510: Community Forums
511: Community Forums
512: Community Forums
513: Community Forums
514: Community Forums
515: Home
516: Home
517: Community Forums
518: Photo Gallery
519: Community Forums
520: Community Forums
521: Community Forums
522: Photo Gallery
523: Community Forums
524: Member Screenshots
525: Photo Gallery
526: Photo Gallery
527: Community Forums
528: Community Forums
529: Community Forums
530: Community Forums
531: Community Forums
532: Downloads
533: Community Forums
534: Community Forums
535: Community Forums
536: Community Forums
537: Community Forums
538: Home
539: Community Forums
540: Home
541: Community Forums
542: Photo Gallery
543: Community Forums
544: Your Account
545: Community Forums
546: Community Forums
547: Community Forums
548: Community Forums
549: Community Forums
550: Photo Gallery
551: Community Forums
552: Photo Gallery
553: Community Forums
554: Photo Gallery
555: Photo Gallery
556: Community Forums
557: Home
558: Photo Gallery
559: Your Account
560: Community Forums
561: Community Forums
562: Photo Gallery
563: Member Screenshots
564: Community Forums
565: Community Forums
566: Downloads
567: Photo Gallery
568: Downloads
569: Photo Gallery
570: Community Forums
571: Community Forums
572: Community Forums
573: Community Forums
574: Downloads
575: Community Forums
576: Photo Gallery
577: Photo Gallery
578: Home
579: Member Screenshots
580: Community Forums
581: 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