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Post by Cybermortis on Apr 1, 2020 4:55:38 GMT
The Tank Museum down in Bovington England is one of the premier collections of Tanks and armored vehicles in the world. Including the only working Tiger I tank in the world, the worlds first tank 'Little Willie' and a Challenger II.
The Bovington Tank Museum is a charity, albeit one with very close ties to the British army since Bovington is a garrison base. They also run Tankfest each year in which both they, and other museums and private collectors, show off working historical tanks.
The Museum has its own YouTube channel. The channels content ranges from brief talks about specific tanks, longer talks about some of the tanks and their background/history, 'Top Five Tank' lists from guests, videos about the restoration of some of the tanks in their collection and in one of their more recent video's the history of the Jerry Can.
For anyone with a passing interest in military history, mechanics or tanks the channel might be worth checking out.
Note; Naturally the Museum is currently closed, but the curator has been trying to do some videos for the channel. The most recent one, as of writing, is going through the currently closed collection to talk about the history of Tanks. The hope seems to be that he will be able to do this all the way through to the modern day, but if he will be able to do this isn't known.
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Post by the light works on Apr 1, 2020 13:58:45 GMT
I've watched a couple of Fletcher's bits. he's about the idea person to talk about tanks, I think. just something about his delivery that goes together with obscure tanks. from the Jerry Can segment: "US Marines being US marines, did it a little different." here, the name commonly in use is "Blitz can" because the manufacturer that kept making them for the civilian market branded itself "Blitz" and the styling has been mostly lost in the last 20 years, because there are more convenient shapes for the modern gas can user - frequently smaller and those who use big cans tend to buy ones designed for maximum fueling rate. - to wit, a square with a pyramidal top and a big hose you can introduce into the fill spout before upending the whole thing and opening a relief valve to let air in rapidly.  one of the thing I've noticed about the older military hardware I've seen is they all have large fillers with a screen to keep rocks, sticks, and small privates out of the tank. - to make it easy to pour directly out of a can. |
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Post by mrfatso on Apr 1, 2020 22:26:29 GMT
I have been a few times myself, and to Monkey World that is near by.
It’s close to the Bovington Camp were the British Army trains it’s tank crews you can feel the ground rumble as a Challenger 2 goes past sometimes.
If you come the UK and have the time it’s a worthwhile visit.
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Post by the light works on Apr 2, 2020 4:21:28 GMT
they're the ones that got the drivable replica mark I from the movie War Horse, too, aren't they?
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Post by mrfatso on Apr 2, 2020 5:40:57 GMT
Yes they are. Many of their tanks are still driveable Tankfest is an interesting time a bit like a vintage airshow but for tanks. I also have a soft spot for the Muckleburgh Collection in North Norfolk. www.muckleburgh.co.uk/They’ll even let you drive an APC if you book a time. |
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Post by the light works on Apr 2, 2020 13:55:12 GMT
Yes they are. Many of their tanks are still driveable Tankfest is an interesting time a bit like a vintage airshow but for tanks. I also have a soft spot for the Muckleburgh Collection in North Norfolk. www.muckleburgh.co.uk/They’ll even let you drive an APC if you book a time. tanks are a fascinating piece of engineering in their own right. even without the military implications. maybe if we make enough trips over there we might get to stop in. |
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Post by mrfatso on Apr 2, 2020 17:10:38 GMT
There is a good itinerary for that part of the world if you did come over, thevyear before last I meet an American Tourist that spent 4 days in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth with its D-Day Museum in honour of the Allied Troops that left these shores for France.
The Royal Navy Historic Dockyard, with HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, Mary Rose, the Submarine Museum a short boat trip away with HMS Alliance and other exhibits plus the chance to see which every of the current Royal,Navy is in port.
Fort Nelson which houses the Royal Armouries big gun collection.
Oh and Gunwharf Quays a fashion shopping area for his 2 daughters.
Then drive on to Bovington.
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Post by the light works on Apr 3, 2020 1:55:10 GMT
There is a good itinerary for that part of the world if you did come over, thevyear before last I meet an American Tourist that spent 4 days in Portsmouth. Portsmouth with its D-Day Museum in honour of the Allied Troops that left these shores for France. The Royal Navy Historic Dockyard, with HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, Mary Rose, the Submarine Museum a short boat trip away with HMS Alliance and other exhibits plus the chance to see which every of the current Royal,Navy is in port. Fort Nelson which houses the Royal Armouries big gun collection. Oh and Gunwharf Quays a fashion shopping area for his 2 daughters. Then drive on to Bovington. I don't think I could get that many military museums into one trip. |
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Post by the light works on May 19, 2020 15:15:57 GMT
I have posted a question to one of the Q&A with the curator at home clips, and they marked that they liked the question. now I'm looking at the successive clips as they come to see if they answer it on video.
to the best of my knowledge, I didn't have close family in europe in WWII. my grandfather was in the philippines, in the navy. not sure where my other grandfather was.
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