Preston Docks Photo's & a couple of video's

Antony Rowley · Post by **Antony Rowley** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:06 pm

Hi All,

Some photo's from a very enjoyable and tiring day at Preston Docks one of our temporary running grounds while we negotiate a permanent site

Thanks to Richie for finding the site and Lisa for the very tasty bacon rolls and coffee

A few shots of Clive's superb Sherman

Ian's Chieftan

Richie fixing another broken track link (I won't mention mine

)

A few of my Panther still waiting for a bit of snow

Clive's Sherman commander on the look out for a target, Watch Out there behind you

Paul Wills Tiger I complete with MG flash and movement.

Steve Norris's superbly detailed 222

Another view of Richie's trackless Tiger. It amazes me how these tanks still go in a straight line even without one track. That doesn't happen in video games, you just go round and round.

My Panther after a quick hose down.

Thanks Antony

Richie Wignall · Post by **Richie Wignall** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:29 pm

Hi Antony

Your very welcome on the food. Ace photos

, had a great day

, its a shame Paul and Vinnie couldn't make it. I couldn't beleive when I got to the incline and the link snapped!!

had to come back down a hill with no track

, but thats just my luck!!.

I think I'm going to take my tracks off and root out the ones that arn't drilled in the centre, as it seems these are the ones that are snapping.

Richie

Antony Rowley · Post by **Antony Rowley** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:47 pm

Hi All,

A couple of videos:

Paul Will's Tiger I with MG flash and movement

My Panther with the camera falling off. Can anyone recommend a good camera clamp so I can get more action videos

Thanks Antony

Steve Norris · Post by **Steve Norris** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:21 pm

Hi,
Many thanks to Richie for inviting us all round to his house after a cold but enjoyable day out, And an even bigger thank you to lisa for preparing cups of tea and a huge pile of bacon rolls for everyone

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Thanks also to Antony for the two jerry cans and i hope he manages to get his Panther sorted without to much trouble.
Best wishes
Steve

clive Lockwood · Post by **clive Lockwood** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:37 pm

hi all
great day out, and of coarse a big thankyou to Lisa for lunch, just finished hosing down the sherman, i couldnt belive the amout of mud i washed out of the tracks, and thanks to Ant for bieng there with the camera, i do think he,s getting better and better he does have the official photographer badge though so perhaps this is to be expected, as said earlier shame Paul M couldnt make it, maybe next time.

Richie Wignall · Post by **Richie Wignall** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:53 pm

Hi guys

Lisa said your welcome

,and thanks to paul for drying !!!!!:lol:

I think it was a bad idea going across the stones and mud back to the cars

if we go again, be better to park at the top near the car dealers

and stick to the hills and hollows

but was good fun

richie

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:52 pm

Hi fellas.
Looks like you had a good day

sorry we could not make it work is more important at the moment i'm afraid...as Clive said maybe next time.
Cheers Paul and Vinnie

clive Lockwood · Post by **clive Lockwood** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:21 pm

Hi Guys
what a state the sherman suspension was in after sunday, gonna strip it and clean and regrease everything, wow that mud just got everywhere and chippings lodged in every crevis,, note to myself dont drive over that stuff again lol. shame it thawed out before we got back to the cars, Paul M any news from the hall yet, wont be long now till we get back to our old ground anyway i know but would be nice to get somthing permanent down there.
cheers for now.
clive

Paul Morris · Post by **Paul Morris** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:27 pm

Hi Clive.
No nothing back from them as yet and i do not want to push and risk annoying them? you know what i mean i will leave it this week and if i hear nothing i will get back in touch, i know i have been quiet but thats just work i am snowed out at the moment {not that i am complaining mind} but as soon as i hear something i will let you all know as i have always done.
Cheers Paul

Richie Wignall · Post by **Richie Wignall** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:29 pm

Hi Clive

Just washed mine off tonight after work (its a long story) mine was also full of the gritty mud and stones. It was a bad mistake going across that, I'm definately going to stick to the hills and hollows.

Richie

clive Lockwood · Post by **clive Lockwood** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:51 pm

what was that Richie [ work ! ]

Richie Wignall · Post by **Richie Wignall** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:11 pm

hi clive

long story

richie

Steve Norris · Post by **Steve Norris** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:11 pm

Well the 222 drove a lot better when the ground had thawed a little and it did not suffer from any jams or brakages. When the ground was frozen hard the little 222 realy struggled to move and was stopped by fairly small obstacles, My 222 has a centre diff filled with putty and stoppages seemed to be due to a lack of traction from the tyres and not a loss of drive to the wheels when one lifts clear of the ground(1 wheel off the ground at the front and spinning no drive to the other front wheel, both back wheels in contact with the ground and spinning due to lack of traction). hope that makes sence

Further testing required and i may lock out both the front and rear diffs in the future.
Steve

Paul Wills · Post by **Paul Wills** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:46 pm

Hy Guys,

I know I am late again, but here's some video from Sunday

Heres Antony's Panther,
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bfJYM5qnKD8

Here's Clive's sherman,
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cIsdMAwC_Qc

Antony, here's your Opal blitz at Leighton Hall,
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hIFwi0yZ9EE

Paul

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clive Lockwood · Post by **clive Lockwood** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:42 pm

Quality footage Paul well done mate, wow that panther sounds good in the vid. Ant should have that as a ring tone lol.