Beltring 2010 !

Same here, probably come away with a bit of die-cast should anything present itself as appropriate, in scale and a decent price. Slugs likely to be dressed as Yank Airborne, the girls rarely find a thing anyway, probably buy Stinks a few bits just to aid his development away from the world of yoghurt weaving.

 

I shall be there on the first day; the weather is looking promising and this year I'm taking my daughter, so I expect for a change it will mean more looking around than buying - probably a good thing!

 

Anyone got any pics yet, plus a weather report?

 

Forecast is heavy showers tomorrow and Friday, OK for the weekend ( but knowing how accurate the forecast can be, it may be the other way 'round....)

 

Just got back from an excellent day. Come home with some goodies, saw lots of kit and spoke to a couple of veterans. Couldn't be better! Will post some photos later.

And the weather... very hot. Slight period of rain, but afterwards everything bone dry again.

 

Posted my photos here:

War & Peace 2010 - a set on Flickr

This is typical of what was on display:

 

Thanks Paul - the Panther looks as though it's been tidied up a bit ; and I shall be interested to see the 'new' Canadian Lancaster section which has been the subject of frenzied discussion/speculation on various aviation forums.......

 

Great photos Paul! wish i was there now

 

Glad the photos were of interest.

The Canadian Lanc looked good, silver one side and in black/camo on the other.

 

A warm and dusty day at Beltring yesterday. I only had my little pocket camera with me, so took a stroll around the vehicle park and took a few snapshots of whatever took my eye...



The usual 'static' Panther, but it looks good nonetheless.





Wonderful to have a Comet tank drive right past - it sounded great...



As usual at Beltring, the 'Waffen SS' were everywhere...



A 57mm/6-pr ; I couldn't help but reflect on Baskeyfield's VC exploit at Arnhem...




The 'new' 'Canadian' Lancaster section.....




( PS : No, the camera's not faulty - the dust was almost like the Western Desert ! )

 

Last couple of pics - maybe not WWII's most spectacular AFV, but I thought this M3 really looked the part...






As for the militaria stalls - well, in ten years of attending, I ( and my companion ) spent the least money we've ever spent. Either the stuff wasn't there, or when we did find it, most of the prices were crazy ( eg K98 cleaning kits : £50-£75 ! )

 

Nice pics, those little kiddies in the cromwell.. -sigh-

And why has the T34/85 a stone or something in the barrel?