Fort Nelson - Tank day!

[Egstonvonbrick]

Not sure if this is the correct place to post (and apologies if not) but...

For those interested Fort Nelson (Near Portsmouth) is having its annual World War 2 bash this Easter Sunday and Monday;

Royal Armouries: Easter holiday days out - Second World War action at Fort Nelson, Fareham, Hampshire

Usually very good (especially for £4) and if doesn't stop; raining, sleeting or snowing and warm up 5 degrees i may go myself!

The good lady now starts to get a bit miffed as then its the Horndean show...

show Solent Overlord Executive Annual military vehicle show at Horndean

Then Bovington and finally (for me) the mighty Beltring - i'm even hoping it rains again

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Cheers
Ev

[von Poop]

I didn't realise so many vehicles turned out for Ft. Nelson. Bring Pictures.

(Know what you mean about Beltring mud, it was good fun last year.)

[chipmunk wallah]

Please to find pictures of Glorious Red Army of Workers and Peasants in heroic defence of southern England against gitlerite hordes

2007 Fort Nelson

yes,it says 2007 but its actually this years event.....

[Capt.Sensible]

Some very nice shots there. The Senior NCO appears to be a well-fed fellow, not a Frontoviki then? Loved the Shupa winter coat. Nearly bought a knackered one at a militaria fair a few weeks ago - do you know where I can get a decent one?
CS

[von Poop]

Excellent use of the tunnels there.
I reckon one of those would really suit you H, I'll ask 'Stefan' over on WW2F, he ought to know a few sources.

[Capt.Sensible]

Originally Posted by von Poop

Excellent use of the tunnels there.
I reckon one of those would really suit you H, I'll ask 'Stefan' over on WW2F, he ought to know a few sources.

Thanks Adam, you know I spend a lot of time worrying about my appearance...ha! I've never seen one at Beltring but there are occasional repro padded coats there sometimes. I may have to have my sense of PC readjusted in my next public self-criticism session: I was also tempted by an SS-pattern camo smock at the market.

H

[von Poop]

Might be best to stick with the lean commisar look eh, maybe with a hammer and a bag of shell-cases hanging from the belt .

[chipmunk wallah]

Originally Posted by Capt.Sensible

Some very nice shots there. The Senior NCO appears to be a well-fed fellow, not a Frontoviki then? Loved the Shupa winter coat. Nearly bought a knackered one at a militaria fair a few weeks ago - do you know where I can get a decent one?
CS

Ill pass that on to martin then,basically,as a SNCO he got my share of the rations (one thing to note,the famous Vassili Zitsev is a dead ringer for him,not the emaciated lady boy as seen in Enema at the Gates)
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The Shubas are from Russia,we have very good conections over there and often work with actuall Russian russian reenactors (if you want to see those russians check out the film "The Cukoo").

[von Poop]

Sorry H, Stefan (possibly a comrade of CW's) tells me the shubas are very hard to get. Sounds like you should have bought that tatty one.

[chipmunk wallah]

tatty is good I found my telogriki in the bottom of a wardrobe 3 weeks after the floods last year,its never looked better (or smelled more "authentic" )