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Phil Woollard
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Some of my favourite old photos which I want to reproduce in our 1/6th scale sometime.
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I do hope the new owner/owners (anybody would think that I know something) will consider making a batch of these beauties to go with our Tigers
I do hope the new owner/owners (anybody would think that I know something) will consider making a batch of these beauties to go with our Tigers
Are the cables for towing the tracks behind the vehicle, that's a video that I have planed.
Are the cables for towing the tracks behind the vehicle, that's a video that I have planed.
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That orange smoke that we use looks just like this in black and white.
That orange smoke that we use looks just like this in black and white.
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I must have some dedication to keep this post alive :lol:
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Very grainy old photo this
Very grainy old photo this
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The old Stuart running gear can be quite photogenic at times, maybe a candidate for the next Armortek model?
The old Stuart running gear can be quite photogenic at times, maybe a candidate for the next Armortek model?
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Tiger 1 suspension under a huge load , that idler can't get any lower! The occupants would have noticed a change in the road noise from the running gear as the idler made contact with the ground
Tiger 1 suspension under a huge load , that idler can't get any lower! The occupants would have noticed a change in the road noise from the running gear as the idler made contact with the ground
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Well if you ever wondered if the Armortek KT muzzel break actually works then this is a good example of the gas venting side ways as it should and so dissipate the tremendous forces involved.
Well if you ever wondered if the Armortek KT muzzel break actually works then this is a good example of the gas venting side ways as it should and so dissipate the tremendous forces involved.
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Flakpanther training day, no smoking!
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Some nice old photos?
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To reproduce this as a diorama would be very difficult and time consuming but it is on my list, note the European telegraph pole.
To reproduce this as a diorama would be very difficult and time consuming but it is on my list, note the European telegraph pole.
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Not a good photo but look closely is it real?
Not a good photo but look closely is it real?
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One of my favourite Bergepanther pics from the field.Captured pretty much intact.
One of my favourite Bergepanther pics from the field.Captured pretty much intact.
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I think i'm going to have Flak wall paper in my bedroom :D
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I want to reproduce this photo sometime soon, The trees may make it quite difficult.
I want to reproduce this photo sometime soon, The trees may make it quite difficult.
How about Flak coffee mugs?
How about Flak coffee mugs?
And Flak duvet covers?
And Flak duvet covers?
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I think I'm going to change the name of this thread to "lovely old photos"
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Now is this one of my vehicles?
Now is this one of my vehicles?
A brilliant busy photo of Track link replacement in the field , I have reproduced similar but no where near as good as the real thing.As I am applying zimmerit right now I was taking a look at this photo for reference, to me it has everything, bods, tools, tanks, it's black and white, there's mud and so a great patina for inspiration.
A brilliant busy photo of Track link replacement in the field , I have reproduced similar but no where near as good as the real thing.As I am applying zimmerit right now I was taking a look at this photo for reference, to me it has everything, bods, tools, tanks, it's black and white, there's mud and so a great patina for inspiration.
One for the name sake "tank" as in water tank, when someone asked what they were building that was the reply.
One for the name sake "tank" as in water tank, when someone asked what they were building that was the reply.
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Some more from our archive which may be of interest
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I think the Stuart would make a very viable Armortek model, it's smallish, light weight and good looking.
I think the Stuart would make a very viable Armortek model, it's smallish, light weight and good looking.
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When you see the 1/1 at shows they always draw a crowd.
When you see the 1/1 at shows they always draw a crowd.
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One of my lovely old girls.
One of my lovely old girls.
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Hi Phil,

Very realistic 8) I actual know people who would buy some of those photos thinking they were original WWII. Just add the jagged border affect and I will point them in your direction. :lol:

I was recently offered a German photo album (Meine Dienstzeit) It was a tiger crew album which exited me, I looked through it and though I had seen some of the photos before. so when I got home I searched and found this photo which was in the album.
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What made me suspicious of the album away was: if you create an album of your service time, you would appear in the photos more than a few times, these were just random photos. I heard the guy sold the album for £150.

I don't think anyone would buy mine, there's only about 10 photos and most are of chieftains stuck in a ditch or crashed into the garage door.

Paul. :wink:
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Hi Paul you are to kind me ol mate, nice old photo of the crew at rest stuffing their faces and reading the mail, just my kind of photo.
I would like to see your Chieftain pics very much, you can post them on R or F with pleasure!
I have just got back from the Devon Country show and the Wessex Yeomanry ( my old lot) had a Chally 2 on the stand, the guys started the old girl for me and up gave it the beans with smoke on, I do miss all that. I just love that ground shaking turbo diesel (I did shoot some video) :D.
Now in the early days of replacement MBT crew, I can remember driving across Salisbury Plain with the RWY using Land rovers as a substitute for the Chally repeating "Tank tank tank" as we drove tactically in the pitch dark :lol
regards Phil.
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Paul Wills wrote:I don't think anyone would buy mine, there's only about 10 photos and most are of chieftains stuck in a ditch or crashed into the garage door.
Paul. :wink:
Then definitely real !!! I would be highly suspect of a photo album where most of them didn´t depict that. :lol:

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Some of my other Panther "A" pics?
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Note the angle of the suspension arms set to compensate for the weight of the turret and stores
Note the angle of the suspension arms set to compensate for the weight of the turret and stores
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Some great photos some genuine and some not so ?
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Is this one of mine?
Is this one of mine?
Is this one of mine?
Is this one of mine?
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This must be the lightest gearbox unit ever, it takes just 2 men to lift, beautiful rare and important photo of real work in the field workshop.
This must be the lightest gearbox unit ever, it takes just 2 men to lift, beautiful rare and important photo of real work in the field workshop.
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I just love the open aspect of the Panther A running gear although a massive "shot trap" area!
I just love the open aspect of the Panther A running gear although a massive "shot trap" area!
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How about this for a new release by Armortek, boy does it look the business!
I wonder if there would be enough interest to make it commercially viable?
I believe its a Grizzly chassis as its of the cast hull type, what a capable looking ARV.
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Hi Phil,

Great looking photos of you Panther, I don't think the tiger turret is yours though :D

Here are some for you,
Nice variant for you to do
Nice variant for you to do
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That's the last time I give the wife the keys to my Panther!!
That's the last time I give the wife the keys to my Panther!!
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Nice collection Paul, that first double barrelled Panther, is that real, I would like to know more about that one!
Photo no 2 is a very contemporary looking example.
Photo 3 I think maybe a top secret anti aircraft variant :roll:
The last one I have never seen before.....nice, Thanks for the input Paul, feel free to post more great photos anytime :D regards Phil.
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