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Well I went to the Bovington Tank Museum and was absolutely floored with all the stuff they have. Anybody going should know this is one fine tank museum. I only gave myself a few hours, but I think you could spend a couple of days there. It was great seeing the prototypes of the models. I highly recommend this to anyone traveling to England. I can't figure out why they wouldn't be selling Heng long tanks in the gift shop though!!!!!!!!. Seems to me this would be a natural place to host an RC tank event as well.

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They do host a model tank event every year. There are RC tanks there as well. 1/6 scale ones. They get to use the actual driving track out there.

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Great stuff, YHR glad you managed to get there :D
It is indeed a TOP place

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Does this museum have their web site?

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[link]http://www.tankmuseum.org/[/link]

Enjoy :D

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I went there in '92 to visit an old WW II tank Co CO and he took me to Bovington. I was very impressed at everything...except my old combat horse M-46 which was in pieces, being restored. I observed ther quietest and smoothest running M-4A3E8 Sherman I have even seen and was able to back up a Pz III for a few feet to let another tank out. (this was an error as they thought it was one of their guys inside, but goody for me). The Battle Day was impressive and I have a lot of respect for British tank crews.

On another theme, just was informed that HL will be putting out a STU III in November and a Pz IV and KV-1 should be in Europe very soon. They are also studying a Crusader Mk II, KT and Sherman. (which model ?).

Now, if they can just tweak the electronics a bit and leave out the extra screws that eventually stick to the motors...

Bill

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so where's all the pic's you took tease?
You visited the best tank museum in the world and you offer up a text post?:D:D:D

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another add on to the bovvy site: http://www.tiger-tank.com/

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Where did you hear this.

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Here you go. The second picture will help anyone who was thinking of fixing the HL Panther

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Nice, and now I am jealous.

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Just come back from spending a day and a half there. Wow! the collection is superb and really well presented. Thursday was the tanks in action day and they were driving a Cheiftan a Sherman Firefly and a Leopard 1 amongst other things. The Tamiya Hall with the relatively modern tanks is impressive but the best was the wwII desert hall with the 3 in a row as shown on the attached pic.

Its £10 to get in but that will last for a year and you can return as many times as you like within that year.

Thorughly enjoyable place. I spent hours around the Tiger and PZKWIII and have loads of detail photos for my HL upgrades. I shall post a few later.

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Heres a few more pics for you

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nice one tankeruk :D:D
i take it you had a good day and a half then:D;);)
if your down that way did you check out the museum in north devon only trouble is i cant remember the name or exactly where it is[&:][&o][&o][&:]
another good day out is the isle of wight tank museum no were near the scale of bovvy but a good day out ;):D:D

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The only one that I know of in Devon is the
Cobbaton Combat Collection, Chittlehampton, Umberleigh, N Devon, EX37 9RZ, Tel: 01769 540740, Fax: 01769 540141

[email protected]

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thanks for that jos070:D:D:D

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Hi fv432 yep a great day and a half.

No I only had 2 days down there so most of it was spent at the Bivington museum. I did think about going across to see the lads at the IOW initially but I just didnt have the time. I could have done with another couple of days I reckon:D

I shall post a few detail images in a separate thread of the Bovi PZKWIII. There are some interesting details which I think I will add to my HL PZIII

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Thought you might like these. The Firefly and Cheiftan in the aren outside. They really caned the Cheiftan past everyone, it was an impressive sight and sound:D

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nice tank the chieftan looks wise much better than the chally:D:D:D
have been real close to a chieftan,went right over me when i was laid up in a foxhole somewhere on salisbury plain much louder than you think and makes the ground tremble or was that my knees:):):):):)