my god i have seen a real is2 and more..

[Cpt-Praxius]

Originally Posted by Major_Day

Have you seen this anywhere? a very rare model.

I have... it looks like a Tiger, but was actually the Panzer IV in Ostfront that blew up into many pieces from the first shot from anything, which is why nobody picked those tanks in Ostfront.

[dazman76]

Oooh thanks for bumping this, some great photos linked here

[Major Liability]

Nice... Never been near a tank myself, except an old Sherman they converted into a decoration in a nearby town. I really should find a war museum around here. Can't complain though, I did get to take a tour of these boats: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Requin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Intrepid_%28CV-11%29

And of course got to see the inside of a Hercules cargo plane and got up close and personal with an F-16.

[TheRealGunther]

If you ever go to California check this place out worlds largest private collection of armored vehicles.Over 300 armored vehicles from a scud missile launcher to a panther tank.Sweet collection!

Tank Tour: World's Largest Private Collection of Historic Military Vehicles (BB Video) - YouTube

[The Beast (nl)]

I have made of some photo`s a movie about the tanks / vehicles of
ROost and RO2. I have it uploaded earlier but here it is again.


warmuseum Overloon - YouTube

[dazman76]

Thanks for posting these movies, links etc. guys, really interesting stuff I'd love to go and see both the museum in The Netherlands, and also the collection in California. Oh, and also the Intrepid in NY while I'm at it lol

[The Beast (nl)]

There are also warmuseums in Germany, Great britain, Belgium and france.

In the Netherlands we also have a navy museum at Den Helder.
I have also been there. But that is also a family matter because
my own grandpa had served the navy before and in the beginning
of WW2.

[Drecks]

Last weekend I had another WW2 trip. Visit lots of, for me, unexpected interesting places.

Here some close ups from a Sherman which got a hitter from a German Panzer. Not hard to imagine what happend to the crew. Notice the damage on the other site of the impact.....





Damage on the other side......

[Mike 78]

Can't believe I didn't know about this place, it's in my country! I need to go visit. How much is the entrance fee? I only saw like a PIII and some other light armor in the museum of war in Delft.

[Poerisija]

This is lying around on my desk, it's a piece of Zimmerit from a Stug III.

A friend gave it to me, knowing that I'm a history/ww2 enthusiast. He found it from Parolan Panssarimuseo, a finnish armour museum.

Spoiler!

[The Beast (nl)]

Originally Posted by Mike 78

Can't believe I didn't know about this place, it's in my country! I need to go visit. How much is the entrance fee? I only saw like a PIII and some other light armor in the museum of war in Delft.

Mike,

Here you can find all you want to know. And on youtube are many
uploads to see.

http://www.oorlogsmuseum.nl/

Rgds

[Scrappa]

Originally Posted by The Beast (nl)

I knew it this afternoon, forgotten now.
But that thing is real huge.
The panther is also huge compared to the others.

In the future i want to go to england to visit the known museam there.

I have pictures of pretty much every vehicle in the museum at Bovington if you want to see any you can add me on Skype. My Skype name is Helskga, I will happily send you any you want.

Also if anyone else wants pics of anything in Bovington you can add me on Skype or PM me on here. I have about 250 pics, I have been there multiple times and the last time was at Tankfest2011 so I got some pics of the tanks that were on display specially like the Tortoise.

Tankfest is definitely worth going to and if anyone is planning to ever go to bovington I would recommend going then.

[Drecks]

Digged up this one to mention this upcoming event.

http://www.militracks.nl/

I already have a day off.....

[fiftyone]

Drecks, that Sherman realy did take a hit, wow!
I posted some photo's a few years ago on these forums of a Sherman that was taken out by a 85mm shell.
Some survived...

[Alexander Ostmann]

There are many more IS2's destroyed and rusting away in earth's soil.

[Clowndoe]

Well duh, IS-2 retired shortly after the war.

[Drecks]

So yesterday I visited the Militracks I posted about and used the possibility to have a ride in a SDKFZ 251

My youngest son used his Ipod for some footage....

Driving the SDKFZ 251.MOV - YouTube

Same vheicle passing by

SDKFZ 251 - YouTube

You could get on a Hetzer and T34 but that costed 50 Euro a ride.....
So I only made pictures of these.

[Drecks]

[kapulA]

That is one snazzy SPW. Not an IS-2, of course, but still pretty slick

[The Masta]

Hetzers gonna hetz.