Tankfest 2006 UK June 25th 2006

August · 06-05-06, 10:40 AM

Speaking of Tank and ordinance museums there is a good one here in the states.

Couldn't find the official website but this will serve.

http://www.peachmountain.com/5star/U...ce_Museum.aspx

STEED · 06-05-06, 01:07 PM

Bovington Tank Museum is a waste of money now, and that's a fact! On my first visit back in mid to late 1970's, I found it to be an OK museum which had a great shop with top notch books. But on my last visit some five years ago I was deeply disappointed in what I saw, no change what so ever.

The WW1 section was OK but the rest was a mess, displays arranged badly, information was poor and the shop now turned into a tacky pile of junk, which charged dreadful high prices and the food hall was a bigger joke. No I will never return there, until they give the museum a major revamp.

On a better note over the years Duxford Museum has been very good and moving with the times, their land warfare section puts Bovington to shame.

Konovalov · 06-12-06, 04:37 AM

I have now booked a couple of tickets for the Tankfest day at Bovington Tank Museum on June 25th. Hopefully the Tiger tank will be running and involved in one of the live displays on the day. In a real coup I've even convinced by wife to come along for the day on the proviso that we spend the whole weekend down in Dorset relaxing and having a mini-break. It should be great.

06-05-06, 10:40 AM	#1
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,226 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Speaking of Tank and ordinance museums there is a good one here in the states. Couldn't find the official website but this will serve. http://www.peachmountain.com/5star/U...ce_Museum.aspx __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

06-05-06, 01:07 PM	#2
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Bovington Tank Museum is a waste of money now, and that's a fact! On my first visit back in mid to late 1970's, I found it to be an OK museum which had a great shop with top notch books. But on my last visit some five years ago I was deeply disappointed in what I saw, no change what so ever. The WW1 section was OK but the rest was a mess, displays arranged badly, information was poor and the shop now turned into a tacky pile of junk, which charged dreadful high prices and the food hall was a bigger joke. No I will never return there, until they give the museum a major revamp. On a better note over the years Duxford Museum has been very good and moving with the times, their land warfare section puts Bovington to shame. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT! Last edited by STEED; 06-05-06 at 01:12 PM.

06-12-06, 04:37 AM	#3
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I have now booked a couple of tickets for the Tankfest day at Bovington Tank Museum on June 25th. Hopefully the Tiger tank will be running and involved in one of the live displays on the day. In a real coup I've even convinced by wife to come along for the day on the proviso that we spend the whole weekend down in Dorset relaxing and having a mini-break. It should be great. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)