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Cheers for that David. I can only feel for the poor sods who had to fight in those things. I heard that more British WWI tankers were killed by the poison from their own engines than by the enemy. I see no reason to doubt it......

I've vistited Scapa Flow to see her, or should i say the buoy marking where she lays. Indeed, very sad. They reckon you can see her shape quite clearly from the air at low tide..... Amos.

Welcome to The Club Cleopatra1, and to the thread that never dies! John (Vice Chairman) was telling me he thinks your garages are based near Southwark tube? Said he saw one in a yard there..... How many Ducks do you actually have in the fleet? I would have thought maintanance was a nightmare. What stuff have you had to replace, and what is the most annoying and reoccuring problem with them? There'll be more questions to come......... Amos.

Top Stuff!! Thank you Gentlemen............ Amos.

Now, that's just not cricket!!! You've got to at least give them a sporting chance.....

Excellent post Hinrik, many thanks for the information (most of which i was unaware of....) I'm sure our members meant no offence when they requested information.... Amos.

Cheers for that BJOW, interesting reading..... But tell me, did you scan that or are you the worlds fastest typer?!!! Amos.

Cheers for the pics Jim. I'm moving house this month to something much bigger, and am hoping to create my own liitle 'space' to get back into modelling. Been years since i last made one......looking forward to getting back to it..... Amos.

Superb! Thank You Jim.....

Very good Stephen!.....

Otto, A superb thread, many thanks for sharing it with us.... Amos.

I would always bow to Gordon's knowledge on the subject, and yes, i would speculate she is the Sheer...

Cheers Don, i thought it was!

Now that is what i call committment Paul!! Thanks for sharing the pics with us...... Amos.

Where is Tony based? I've heard his name mentioned many times.............

The Carbine is interesting, i've never seen that before...

I've only just got round to reading this. Fantastic post Chris, Thank You......

What a great post!! I used to love making models as a teenager (absolute rubbish but i enjoyed it!). I simply don't have the time nowadays. I spotted a model Stug IV the other day and was seriously tempted.... It's very easy to simpy build a model, paint it etc, but it's the small 'added' details that make a good model count.... Amos.

Shame they can't be re-introduced!!

That rear nearside tyre could do with some air.....

Absolutely stunning....i thought it was some kind of wind up at first.... Will be very interested in seeing the movie, even if i don't understand a word of it! I love the big capital ships of WWII and have never been much of a Carrier man. I love the Japanese designs, the pagoda superstructures etc, in my opinion the best looking Capital ships ever....although the Italians are a close second....

A fantastic site there John, i spent about an hour reading it at work the other night.... Something gives me the impression that the author doesn't rate the Stryker too highly!! I love first-hand accounts of stuff on the ground such as the Iraq battle described, good stuff... Amos.

Agreed Jim, the Panther was, in my opinion, the potentially best tank of WWII, but never quite made it due to the initial and then ongoing reliability problems. The German designers wanted to just copy the T34 straight, but Hitler would have none of it, the German tank had to be bigger and better, entirely defeating the purpose of a simple, cheap, easy-to-produce tank! The thread is about the most influential tank, not the 'best' tank. I still stick to my argument that the most influential tank ever is the Centurian. Just look at what Israel managed to do with them......

Cheers for that.....

Pardon my ignorance Terry, how did you get the photo's? Judging from the condition i should imagine she isn't open to the public.... Amos.