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Hello everyone,
I just updated my site with the following vehicles:

64 pics of a British Cromwell: www.toadmanstankpictur...omwell.htm

18 pics of a German 8.8cm Pak 43/41: www.toadmanstankpictur.../pak43.htm

and 37 pics of a French Panhard M3 APC: www.toadmanstankpictur...hardm3.htm

From now on, I too will post all future updates to my site using this one thread.

Enjoy!

Today's update includes:
11 pics of the Littlefield Panther: www.toadmanstankpictur...ther_3.htm

7 pics of the Littlefield Sherman Jumbo: www.toadmanstankpictur...estore.htm

and
26 pics of Mr. Littlefield's newest toy: Marder 1A3 IFV www.toadmanstankpictur...der1a3.htm

Enjoy!

I see you got a mention in Military Modelling Chris!

It looks as though Jacques Littlefield has "more money than Gawd." Does anyone have a clue about how many millions the cost of his shop's amazing Panther restoration his shop has swallowed?

- JimWeb

I see you got a mention in Military Modelling Chris!

I haven't seen the magazine yet. However, Peter Brown, who did the write up emailed me a copy of what he wrote. It sure made me happy!

- A2_Prius

It looks as though Jacques Littlefield has "more money than Gawd." Does anyone have a clue about how many millions the cost of his shop's amazing Panther restoration his shop has swallowed?

Nobody at the shop knows the actual cost yet. However, the estimate is $2-$2.5 million when completed.

Pak 43/41 from Artillery Museum, Sankt-Peterburg

www.dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?p=184
www.dishmodels.ru/wshow.htm?p=188

Part 3 is coming

Hello everyone,
I just updated my site with a bunch more pictures.

10 new pics of the Littlefield Panther Restoration
37 pictures of a Krupp Protze
8 pictures of a couple of beat up M551 Sheridans
and 52 pictures of a Saracen APC

Please check my homepage for other minor updates as well.

Thanks for looking!
Chris "toadman" Hughes
[url=http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com]Toadman's Tank Pictures

It''s time for another quick update. Today I've posted the following:

13 pics of a M1A1 Abrams turret trainer being restored and

9 new pictures to the exisiting XM734/M113A1 gallery.

Enjoy!

30JUL06 update
Hello everyone,
I just updated my site with two new galleries:

49 pics of a Valentine Mk V

and

29 pics of a Canadian built Universal Carrier

Check my homepage for other updates as well!
Thanks for looking!

05AUG06 UPDATE
Hello everyone,
Today's update should have something for just about everyone!
35 pics of a pair of Centaurs
6 pics of a PzKpfw III Ausf. F
9 pics of a Iranian M4A3(105)HVSS Sherman
35 pics of a Ferret Mk 2
and 10 pics from the 2006 Ft. Knox Armor Symposium which includes some Abrams and M113A3 pics.

Enjoy!

Hi Chris! Hi Folks!

- toadmanstankpictures

9 new pictures to the exisiting XM734/M113A1 gallery.

XM734/M113A1? Are you sure that vehicle has a diesel engine? When I first returned from my last tour to Vietnam, I was assigned to a Cavalry Troop that had a number of M113s with that type of gun port system. Don't remember the XM number, but I guess they did have one that we never used. We just called them 'gun port tracks' or 'gun tracks' and the normal ones just 'tracks' or 'PC's.

All of ours had Mo-Gas engines. At that time, ever M-113 type vehicle we had was Mo-Gas. The engine exhaust pipe on the top of the hull does look like a A1 type, but the rear engine assest panel looks like the type used with the Mo-Gas engines (M-113A0). The left rear fender looks like the drain plug for the Mo-Gas fuel tank is there. When the switch to diesel was made, the fuel tank drain was moved inside the hull, just about the pully for the ramp cable.

The troops seats on the inside are different. The ones I worked with had seats that faced outboard. At the rear was a removeable colume something like the normal one used for the TC's stand and seat assemble. The seats had quick release pins which held the back rest and bench seats between the TC's support colume and the colume at the rear of the hull.

That support colume for the TC is also different from the ones I worked with. Mine had standard columes with the jump seat removed and some extra holes added for the quick release pins for the center row of seats.

The ones I worked with had stardard Mo-Gas fuel tanks. Any idea where the fuel tank is in that vehicle? It clearly is not at the normal area for an APC.

Thanks for all the great photos! I am green with envy that you get to visit that great collection.

Sgt, Scouts Out!

Hi Roy,
Well, it wouldn't be the first time I was wrong. The next chance I have to get back to the warehouses, I'll open up the engine compartment and see what's there.

Update 19AUG06

I just uploaded some of the pics taken by "recceboy" onto my site. Here are the links:
Canadian Leopard C2

and

Canadian Lynx C-5

Thanks again, Anthony! I'll post more of his pics in the next couple of days. I hope to have some new pics of the Littlefield Panther by then as well since I'm supposed to be heading up there in an hour and a half from now.

UPDATE 26AUG06
Hello everyone,
I just updated my site with the following pics:

60 pics of a 8 inch H.M.C. M43
34 pics of a M114A1 "Lingle"
53 pics of a Centurion Mk 13
and
59 pics of a Leopard C-2

The Leo pics are from "recceboy". Thanks again Anthony! When I went to Littlefield's last Saturday, there was nothing really new on the Panther for me to post. Hopefully there'll be more next month.