July TOTM chat. And the winner is.
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July TOTM chat. And the winner is.
Please feel free to chat about this months TOTM.
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Re: July TOTM chat.
Oooh, we have our first entry
And it's a very nice looking British/Commonwealth Churchill, ya don't see many of those about these parts
Thank you MichaelC
And it's a very nice looking British/Commonwealth Churchill, ya don't see many of those about these parts
Thank you MichaelC
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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
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
HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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Re: July TOTM chat.
What a splendid entry MichaelC! Such a beautiful piece and I agree with Herman a very capable tank
Tanks alot....
Re: July TOTM chat.
I agree on the firefly!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
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Re: July TOTM chat.
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? )- 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.
Here's a vid of a beautifully restored Churchill climbing a test hill at Bovington.
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Re: July TOTM chat.
An enviable possession, Michael, by the way. It's also an excellent product of teamwork
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Re: July TOTM chat.
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.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? )- 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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Re: July TOTM chat.
Mr dane61, thank you for your entry
Well, I think you are far too modest, that really is a very nice looking Tiger 1
Well, I think you are far too modest, that really is a very nice looking Tiger 1
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Re: July TOTM chat.
I’m waiting to finish some stuff off, i’m sure you don’t want my old stuff on again