July TOTM chat. And the winner is.

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July TOTM chat. And the winner is.

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Please feel free to chat about this months TOTM.
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Oooh, we have our first entry :thumbup:

And it's a very nice looking British/Commonwealth Churchill, ya don't see many of those about these parts :D

Thank you MichaelC :thumbup:
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And Sweet Jesus is it a nice one too .
Not being a fan of Allied tanks as I am, the Churchill just looks more chunky and capable than the others.
My favorite is the Firefly, but only with Churchill tracks draped all over it !!!
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What a splendid entry MichaelC! Such a beautiful piece and I agree with Herman a very capable tank :thumbup:
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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HERMAN BIX wrote:And Sweet Jesus is it a nice one too .
Not being a fan of Allied tanks as I am, the Churchill just looks more chunky and capable than the others.
My favorite is the Firefly, but only with Churchill tracks draped all over it !!!
I agree on the firefly!
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The Churchill could absorb a lot of punishment; and needed to, considering how slow it was. It was, like most Brit tanks somewhat under-gunned (until the Comet and Firefly came along, in 1944). Still, it could climb like no other tank. This meant it could attack those enemy positions other tanks couldn't reach ( A Heineken tank? :D )- It did so with commendable good effect in the Korean War.
Here's a vid of a beautifully restored Churchill climbing a test hill at Bovington.
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An enviable possession, Michael, by the way. It's also an excellent product of teamwork :thumbup:
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43rdRecceReg wrote:The Churchill could absorb a lot of punishment; and needed to, considering how slow it was. It was, like most Brit tanks somewhat under-gunned (until the Comet and Firefly came along, in 1944). Still, it could climb like no other tank. This meant it could attack those enemy positions other tanks couldn't reach ( A Heineken tank? :D )- It did so with commendable good effect in the Korean War.
Here's a vid of a beautifully restored Churchill climbing a test hill at Bovington.
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Thanks guys....... Funny enough at our last meet, Dean had some of the roof vent painted as bunkers and the Churchill just climb right over it. So even the scale version is quite the climber.
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Mr dane61, thank you for your entry :thumbup:

Well, I think you are far too modest, that really is a very nice looking Tiger 1 :thumbup:
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I’m waiting to finish some stuff off, i’m sure you don’t want my old stuff on again :)
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