Did the original engine breakdown?

Mr Hewes owns the T-72, based on his videos. Yes that is the ex Gate Guardian from Bovington, recently restored by Bovington and Mr Hewes.

You need a big arena to make it possible. The Northleach show had a Mk.2 attend a couple of years ago, just the tractor unit though.

Thanks, I was trying to avoid the guy with the headset. Did they run any other aircraft when you went?

even compared to Panzer IV who was much weaker

It's hard to tell what the items are used for, when all the signs are only in Dutch.

Maybe all of yours have been missing a gun barrel ?

I don't know, but the driver was filling it up after every run.

@@harry4468 Limited water supply seems a bit dangerous. Steam engine - water = bomb.

The owner's been collecting it for 60 years. Link to the website bentwatersparks.com/power-of-the-past-collection

Several of them were much better looking when I was last there.

I believe the Finnish Army has 7 in use.

That's fine, how'd you get the installation shots?, the public's not allowed in there yet.

No, unfortunately it's not & from what I've gathered it may not be for a while! I am fortunate enough to have been suggested to them through other work I have done!

@@mickeebell4753It's a pity, it looks a like a very interesting collection, saw a few episodes of channel 5's Train Truckers where they were dropping off a couple of exhibits.

@@harry4468 I filmed The Bittern arriving & the Eurostar, & then very recently P 178 from the Bluebell Railway & Leader from Kemsley. P178 & Leader are displayed in a different room from the rest of the collection, there is some very impressive machinery there. Are you local to Thanet?

@@mickeebell4753 An article in Heritage Railway said they were going to be in the entrance area, I guess as smaller engines they'll fit in smaller spaces on temporary track. No, I live in Bristol.

Is the difference purely a naming thing?, they both did the same role for the vehicles in their family.

@@harry4468 The role of the 434 was considered to be primarily repair and maintenance. It was equipped, as can be seen, with a 3,000kg Hiab jib which was quite capable of lifting a Chieftain powerpack or gearbox. It had space in the well at the back to carry a replacement assembly should such a job be required in the field. There was a fold-away bench with a large vice, fitted to the rear of the vehicle to allow for equipment repairs requiring that type of facility. There was a half-size oxy-acetylene kit on board and in addition, as you might expect, the vehicle was also fitted out to carry tool boxes of differing types - basic mechanics boxes, larger boxes to hold more extensive ranges of tools, racking to carry assorted drums of lubricants and fluids and other consumable items such as nuts, bolts, washers etc. In short, it was a mobile mini-workshop. In other words a military version of an AA or RAC van! It had a very much secondary role of recovery but as you would expect, that would be limited to others of the FV430 class of vehicles or smaller and soft-skinned vehicles although they would be a straight tow job only, there being no facility to suspend a casualty. Normally a FV434 would only be used to shift another FV430 type vehicle out of the way to clear the road. I have seen more FV430 class vehicles behind Cent ARVs or, at a push, on trailers behind Leyland or AEC wheeled recovery vehicles.

That does align more with the name, particularly the ability to carry the powerpack accounting for the 'Carrier'.@@rayjennings3637

@@harry4468 They were very good and reliable vehicles. Conditions in them were good - at least for the commander (normally a Corporal) and driver but not so good for the third crew member. The other two got fresh air when on the move although it could get quite cold from the waist up but the third crew member had a seat, which although warm was entirely enclosed below decks between the two top rollers on the vehicle in the video clip. It was pretty noisy and also got a bit 'fumy' down there - mainly from hot auto gearbox oil!

Was it a Rolls Royce box to go with the K60 engine? @@rayjennings3637

There's probably a video somewhere on youtube showing it driving off-road.

I filmed it at Tankfest 2006

If you squint a lot.😁

alot of French WW2 tanks took inspiration from the FT-17

and the Char 2C is a beefed up Char B1 :D

@@brainmaddage8677 all modern MBT are based on the Renault FT design! (except the merkava)

Took a bit of waiting to get some of the line up shots.

I might give it another go, first year back after covid can 't have been easy. Your website lists this years Banbury as feeling more like pre-covid than 2022's, so maybe it will get better?

I was going on the train station I got off at to get there

Thanks

Closet equivalent I can think of for matching engine size is the Kempton Steam Pumping Station.

It was good to get back there, and actually get to watch the road run.

GWR 2251 Class has a similar look to the front end.

I've seen Badger at all the rallies since the move to South Cerney.

@@harry4468 yes we have been to many rallies 😅

It would be nice to it running again.

Agreed, I will be going back.

Plenty more old engines in my Eisenbahnmuseum Strasshof video

I can't make any promises on a second video, lots of other museums to visit first.