See if you can work with bovington and world of tanks again to restore a WW2 prototype like the Excelsior, or maybe even a 105mm sherman. Excelsior has a really unique history, and the 105 sherman is quite rare as far as I know.
It would be great to see the fv4202 restored to running glory. The tanks that didn’t make production but were crucial test beds or proof of concepts are fascinating! Thank you, Jack, Seb and the rest of the team for bringing the fv4005 back! Great work and thank you kindly for your generosity, interest, willingness, determination and for sharing the entire process with us!
I haven't been to the museum for a few years now. But outside was the Royal Engineers Bridge layout. My father was an instructor at Bovington in the early 60s on this very vehicle. If it is still there, I would like to see that restored. Sadly my father sadly my father there's no longer with us but I think he would have loved to seen it up and running. I've only just found your channel you are doing some great work. Love it when I see you working on the 432 as I was a driver in the early 80s in falling bustle with the 3rd Battalion the Queen's Regiment. Keep up the good work, kind regards Steven Piner
What an excellent showing of WWII vehicles. Great impression of the SAS Desert Rats, including the correct twin aircraft machine guns mounted on Jeeps. One DUKW. I got to drive a 'Duck' used for tours in the Charles river in Boston, Mass. USA. it still had the original rudders on the prop drive. They are very slow to respond in water, it's a few seconds pause before it actually starts to turn ( the rudders are pretty small ). A great show. I hope someone finds you some 183MM cases so you can live fire the FV4005 someday.
Ohh boy! Getting that beast to fire would be a dream come true! Sadly it would be absolutely stupidly ridiculously hard to actually be able to legally live fire the tank (I'm assuming it's also deactivated) but it would be so damn cool!
Oh Mr Hewes. Ask me next time please mate when concreting. Im a nengineer. The FV4005 was a highlight for me at WHWF4. Pity I didnt get a chance to chat with you. You were a bit busy most of the time. Didnt want to barge in. I patted Spud gently hopefully it would be nice to me. Also when at the FV I experienced the high level of abuse you get from your crew. Top kawality.
Hello. What a coincidence, what kind of people meet here... - I'm retired now, but my trade was once reinforced concrete worker, hi hi. kindly regards, Vivian Hyde.
I think you should take on an M32 Tank Recovery Vehicle based on a M4 Sherman chasis. As a stable mate the WW2 Bergepanzer. These, because they are in keeping with your theme of restoring and using other recovery vehicles.
Do you use a #12 guage or a 303 to get the haggis? have you ever been bitten by one?I understand that is one of the reasons the kilt went out of fashion.
Cracking video👍 and a brilliant display of vehicles. There was a lot of effort, time , dedication and money spent in restoring these wonderful machines. I’ve read a great deal of James’ work and the work of the tank crew in WW2 was massively dangerous. Hats off to those brave guys
What a great collection of vehicles. Love that so many are wearing period costumes for the time. Except for the bloke in the Airforce uniform. He looks like he's dragged out his old uniform. Dads army would be proud.....lol
Wow all that Hard Work payed off she looked really Good and the only 1 lol one of the Trucks stood Out too Not a clue what it was but was Very Good Job on it and was spotless like your Entry thanks Loved that Great Vlog
Here from the Brunty Victor video (went to a couple of Cold War Jet events) and hooked ever since, know f all about military stuff. I thought it was a weird engine note so it was a rabbit hole of radial engines in tanks I've just been down. Thanks for the content.
What a fantastic display of all the WW11 equipment I was amazed having been brought up with my grandfather my dad in the armed forces I did not join them I am 😢
Yet another awesome vid! Jack concreting too - is there nothing he can't do? Prob lol but we don't need to go there lol. Starting that tractor for a challenge lol - bored were you - successful most definitely! Jesus wept, was Seb trying to get shot at? Talk about duck shooting at a fair lol What a hell of a load of vehicles - all types (17 mins) and all the replica uniforms - wow, looked incredible! What a huge looking event and great day out by the looks! Well done to everyone involved, absolutely brilliant!!
A WWII project. Hmm. As ex gunner and ex REME I always wanted to see that amazing AA gun in Duxford functioning. I think it was about 3.7 or maybe 4.2 with contra rotating magazines auto loading into a barrel. I think it was a concept project but it must have been phenomenal to watch it fire! More interesting and with lots of merchandising possibilities would be to format a REME truck which folded down to reveal lathe, drill, welding equipment, blacksmith facility and sides turning into benches. This would also have a practical use within your own facility and extend not only your own knowledge but involve some interesting videos of creative play especially if you borrowed odd craftsmen to explain and demonstrate various techniques of the era.
Saw something very similar but with parrots on it in the Clarks Village NEXT outlet in Street today. So tempted, as I need a good 'f*ck-off shirt' for the coming bbq season. But I stayed strong.
Jack`s only picking on the ducky shirt because he didn´t find his bunny ears and is jealous. I love the ducky shirt, it´s what You´d least expect at a tank show. Well done, ducky shirt!
@@sebbrady8927 No need to- I just don´t like that You seem Jack´s go to Guy to pick on. Tank nuts come in many shapes and colours but they all are Tank Nuts. Some are period correct, some take it light and wear funny shirts. I am German so if I appear period correct... So: I´m pro ducky shirt.
@@LaLaLand.Germany he’s not picking on me! Just banter between friends! Goes both ways. But thank you for the compliment. I shall be wearing the shirt more I think!
Lloyd carrier with 2pdr ATG fitted looks like the 4005's illegitimate baby 😂😂😂 , some really super kit on display the m/c with the Boys ATR mounted & the LRDG wagons looked the part too ❤❤❤ , but pity about the clutch on the DB😢
To ensure maximum strength, new concrete should be tightly covered with plastic sheeting or kept damp with the addition of heavy fabric dampened often with water, for 7 days. Concrete is 'moisture cured' not 'dried', it will cure under water, it's amazing stuff.
BLOODY AWESOME.... It's like I was there and one of the Guys hanging around... Yours was the Biggest..!!! That was a very large display of running vehicles... And the blank firing too was cool..
I didn't think the museum would let you keep the vehicle after Tankfest. That's cool that you can take it to other shows. Considering the turret is one of a kind, I'm sure it demonstrates a great deal of trust on the museum's part that you folks'll take good care of it.
When the arty display was firing, i couldnt help but think, If Spud fired then would it be as loud as the sexton and 17 pdr or even louder then both combined. Also then Spud was going around the arena at the end, it looks so out of place in size, it nutz! i love it i hope to see it in person at your next event!
In the vid you mention Mr MacGregor's Shermans. When I was in the WW2BRA in the mid eighties we had access to a Grizzly which we took to public shows. Once we parked it at Gosport ferry.I was part of the crew though usually dressed as 101st Airborne.The guy we knew that maintained the tank was murdered.Eventually we heard that the tanks were sold off as concrete range targets.
Thanks again for another great video Joe, i did think seriously about coming to we have ways but alas but i could not make it. But great to see you and all in this video. As for a WW2 tank i would suggest a churchill .
With new tech nowadays you can make Any WWII tank, reliable and running smooth... Also WWII mechanics didnt care much for those details... they just fixed it to be usable
@@Terraqueo22 pretty sure you can’t find many modern replacement parts for those old engines that are being produced today. As with most tanks this old they are normally utilizing new old stock from that era or repaired parts. It’s not the only Sherman Tank that I have heard that runs smoothly and is quiet when compared to others. As someone who had a big portion of their family serve during WW2 and hearing what little they’d talk about they were very proud of their equipment and took very good care of it as they wanted it to be reliable as they relied heavily on it keeping them alive. We also have to remember that was an entirely different generation and considered one of the greatest generations ever for very good reasons.
@@P-J-W-777 Finding of course not... But you can always make em... With the proper tools, machining and resources . also theres always a way around a problem
@@Terraqueo22 it all depends on how much your willing to spend. I’ve personally seen 4 separate B-29 engines being rebuilt but not be rebuilt back to their original configuration as they were know to be somewhat problematic. So they took the original engine and meshed it together with a completely different much more reliable engine and had to have parts custom machined in order to make them work. They’ve definitely become much more reliable and produce more power however because of all the special machine work needed the cost to build the new engines was one million dollars each. They built 8, four primary engines and 4 spare backup engines. They used the original 8 they had and 8 other used engines from the WW2 era. The custom machine work was a big part of the cost. But when it was the only B-29 still flying at that time it was worth raising the money to keep it flying.
@@P-J-W-777 Yeah, its costly... But yeah for such big projects we expect such costs..You are literally rebuilding and improving an old design... Imagine if such things existed back in the day... upgraded shermans, upgradeds, Wildcats... Im pretty sure the war would over a lot sooner than it took
I really envy you guys having such a great day with such wonderful vehicles of all kinds. I didn't realise how uncomfortable the T-34 really was or it is also because this tank had issues with the steering system? Great job you all did 👏 👍
I have neither the words or the crayons to express the fantastic results of the 4005 Superb effort and massive praise for the results It looks even bigger in an open field than the confines of a farmyard 🫨 And I'll be showing this to me Pops cos he loves the WW2 stuff (he's the son of a WW2 soldier) Sadly he's not gonna make it Operation Market Harborough but thanks beyond words to Joe Hewes and the team for the videos that make a terminal old man man smile 👍
some nice examples there, love to see the Quad Gun Tractor, Limber and 25Pdr, and a couple of Bren Gun Carriers Nicks Stewart is rather special as is his DUKW (don't think he should sell it), once you seen one Willis Jeep you seen 'em all sadly, unless its dollied up with some of David Stirling's crew and equipment, who would not want one of those, and if the genuine vehicle, worth its weight i bet, the Cevvy LRDG is very pretty and the little fella and the little tank with the oversized turret, silly but cool great job Joe & Co, and yes if you can find something WWII era, you go for it, something nice to pass on to the kids, or Ted
Any possibility of adding a restored to running order Tiger 2 to the Tank museum's collection? Admittedly, given the scarcity of bits, it'd possibly be nearer a replica than a restoration.
Should you restore a WWII Tank? Yes.... Absolutely, why not? Which one? Well, Matildas are fun (but maybe a bit ehh, deafening, what with the whole "let's not bother with return rollers")... Still fun though, especially if you build a Frog or Hedgehog variant of her... Then again, a Churchill Crocodile is nice and spicy.... But there's a lot preserved already... Tortoise, so Spud can feel like a nimble medium tank 😆? Ooooeeeehhh!!!! I know: A TOG 2 (one of those in running order will surely turn some heads😁) ... Britain didn't really do "light and nimble" tanks (like the Covenanter, Comet, Cromwell or Crusader), did they?😋
That would’ve been a crying shame to have seen Jack slip while he was leaning over that wet concrete and seen him land face first into it. I for one wouldn’t have laughed. Naaaaw, I’m just sh*tting you. I’d have laughed my *ss off. 🤣🤣🤣
Looks like a great turnout and I do like how they get dressed up as well I think ww2 stuff is a bit hard to get and very difficult to fix Especially the radial engines But I wouldn’t be adverse to a Sherman mr hewes
Do you think we should take on a WWII Tank project? If so what and why?
@@MrHewes you got the t34 85. But i thought you said that one was not made during ww2
Comet - because it looks and is awesome.
See if you can work with bovington and world of tanks again to restore a WW2 prototype like the Excelsior, or maybe even a 105mm sherman. Excelsior has a really unique history, and the 105 sherman is quite rare as far as I know.
Obviously Sd.Kfz 221 or 222. Challenge yourself a bit.
If you do, take something odd. Something nobody would expect. :))
Should we repair a WWII tank? Is a frogs ass water tight? Yes, ofcourse restore a wwII tank!. Great vid
Make it something challenging like a German tank.i noticed there were none on your video,got to have a German to even the odds a bit.
@@24473878might've been a wrong comment to reply to
...haben Frösche wasserdichte Ärsche??? 😂😂😂😂😂
Zu gut.
When I heard the word concrete, I thought you were going to fill the Chieftain back up.... :-D
Desperate times 😂
🤔🙄😳😁🤣🤣🤣
I had the same stupid thought!!!!🤔🤥
Wouldn't put it past him !! Lol
More military machinery there than the British army probably has at it's disposal!!!!! Great show from so many contributers.
Definitely more than Canada. G.H
If you think that's a lot you should have gone to Capel .
Salute to all you guys & gals preserving our heritage! Thank you!
Seeing as how she's called Spud , how about using compressed air to shoot potatoes out the barrel ??😅
gonna need BIG potatoes, maybe pumpkins
@@knusern666😂😂😂😂
Some very nice kit there and it looks like everybody was having a great time,makes all the hard work worth while.Well done everybody.❤
One heck of a lot of history, there, and a lot of work and a lot of spare parts hunting, really good show😊
Thank you for speaking to me at the show it was a real pleasure to meet and speak to you 😁
Great restoration job! It was awesome at TankFest 2024!
It would be great to see the fv4202 restored to running glory. The tanks that didn’t make production but were crucial test beds or proof of concepts are fascinating! Thank you, Jack, Seb and the rest of the team for bringing the fv4005 back! Great work and thank you kindly for your generosity, interest, willingness, determination and for sharing the entire process with us!
The Ruby May support truck was one I'd never seen before, what a monster!
So amazing. A veritable cornucopia of marvellous military machinery . Sure wish there was something like that near me.
I haven't been to the museum for a few years now. But outside was the Royal Engineers Bridge layout. My father was an instructor at Bovington in the early 60s on this very vehicle. If it is still there, I would like to see that restored. Sadly my father sadly my father there's no longer with us but I think he would have loved to seen it up and running.
I've only just found your channel you are doing some great work. Love it when I see you working on the 432 as I was a driver in the early 80s in falling bustle with the 3rd Battalion the Queen's Regiment. Keep up the good work, kind regards Steven Piner
" Should we restore a WWII Tank? "....of all the daft questions i have ever heard uttered ! 😂.........😏Yes.
Nice to see Mick and his gang. I do love a bit of a crossover video.
Spotted the Mighty car Mods hat. ❤ always look forward to seeing your updates.
There’s a few mcm fans in here and this makes me happy!
Lovely day out with firing too. Cheers to all and Ted too.
What an excellent showing of WWII vehicles. Great impression of the SAS Desert Rats, including the correct twin aircraft machine guns mounted on Jeeps. One DUKW. I got to drive a 'Duck' used for tours in the Charles river in Boston, Mass. USA. it still had the original rudders on the prop drive. They are very slow to respond in water, it's a few seconds pause before it actually starts to turn ( the rudders are pretty small ). A great show. I hope someone finds you some 183MM cases so you can live fire the FV4005 someday.
Ohh boy! Getting that beast to fire would be a dream come true! Sadly it would be absolutely stupidly ridiculously hard to actually be able to legally live fire the tank (I'm assuming it's also deactivated) but it would be so damn cool!
Oh Mr Hewes. Ask me next time please mate when concreting. Im a nengineer. The FV4005 was a highlight for me at WHWF4. Pity I didnt get a chance to chat with you. You were a bit busy most of the time. Didnt want to barge in. I patted Spud gently hopefully it would be nice to me. Also when at the FV I experienced the high level of abuse you get from your crew. Top kawality.
Hello. What a coincidence, what kind of people meet here... - I'm retired now, but my trade was once reinforced concrete worker, hi hi. kindly regards, Vivian Hyde.
Thanks
I think you should take on an M32 Tank Recovery Vehicle based on a M4 Sherman chasis. As a stable mate the WW2 Bergepanzer. These, because they are in keeping with your theme of restoring and using other recovery vehicles.
Looks like a great show Joe ! Great video again !
Great video, thanks for making it, brilliant show would have missed it otherwise!👍🇮🇪
Och the skirl of the pipes, I must nip out and bag a haggis for supper.............😂👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thankfully (for the piper) the tanks where all deactivated
Sadly for everyone else
the tanks where all deactivated
Do you use a #12 guage or a 303 to get the haggis? have you ever been bitten by one?I understand that is one of the reasons the kilt went out of fashion.
@@Mercmad SLR 7.62mm
Thank you very much . Great vid and well filmed . I enjoyed every moment of it . Again thank you Mr Hewes and friends .😉💂♀🪖🔧
Cracking video👍 and a brilliant display of vehicles. There was a lot of effort, time , dedication and money spent in restoring these wonderful machines. I’ve read a great deal of James’ work and the work of the tank crew in WW2 was massively dangerous. Hats off to those brave guys
What a great collection of vehicles. Love that so many are wearing period costumes for the time. Except for the bloke in the Airforce uniform. He looks like he's dragged out his old uniform. Dads army would be proud.....lol
Lot of great looking hardware. On parade. 💂🏼♂️💂🏼♂️
Great video.. Sure I was behind one of the Sherman's being transported on the A24 near Leatherhead this morning.
Wow all that Hard Work payed off she looked really Good and the only 1 lol one of the Trucks stood Out too Not a clue what it was but was Very Good Job on it and was spotless like your Entry thanks Loved that Great Vlog
“Ted, Joe is asking silly questions like should we take on a WW2 tank project” 🙄”have a word old boy”
Patton would not like all those sand bags on the M4. He would slap the driver.
Nah, he'd probably slap the entire crew.
Yea he did not like them he prefers the tracks on the front bc of you get shot in the track you can replace it
And sand bags where to heavy for the battle field
Its incredible to see the B E S H launcher back in action! good job restoring it!
Not gonna lie that sherman is amazing
Awesome show! Did not know there was that many survivors over their.😁
Here from the Brunty Victor video (went to a couple of Cold War Jet events) and hooked ever since, know f all about military stuff. I thought it was a weird engine note so it was a rabbit hole of radial engines in tanks I've just been down. Thanks for the content.
What a fantastic display of all the WW11 equipment I was amazed having been brought up with my grandfather my dad in the armed forces I did not join them I am 😢
You Blokes did a right fair Job of concrete work , Then top it all off with a brilliant show super job mates
What a cracking weekend it was, so glad it cooled down for Saturday. Fingers crossed for the weather at Market Harborough.
Yet another awesome vid!
Jack concreting too - is there nothing he can't do? Prob lol but we don't need to go there lol.
Starting that tractor for a challenge lol - bored were you - successful most definitely!
Jesus wept, was Seb trying to get shot at? Talk about duck shooting at a fair lol
What a hell of a load of vehicles - all types (17 mins) and all the replica uniforms - wow, looked incredible!
What a huge looking event and great day out by the looks!
Well done to everyone involved, absolutely brilliant!!
A WWII project. Hmm. As ex gunner and ex REME I always wanted to see that amazing AA gun in Duxford functioning. I think it was about 3.7 or maybe 4.2 with contra rotating magazines auto loading into a barrel. I think it was a concept project but it must have been phenomenal to watch it fire! More interesting and with lots of merchandising possibilities would be to format a REME truck which folded down to reveal lathe, drill, welding equipment, blacksmith facility and sides turning into benches. This would also have a practical use within your own facility and extend not only your own knowledge but involve some interesting videos of creative play especially if you borrowed odd craftsmen to explain and demonstrate various techniques of the era.
My love goes to the sherman firefly
The Duck shirt is fantastic, my 8 year old boy said so 😁👊🇬🇧
I presume your 8 year old is not interested in girls yet.
Saw something very similar but with parrots on it in the Clarks Village NEXT outlet in Street today. So tempted, as I need a good 'f*ck-off shirt' for the coming bbq season. But I stayed strong.
Looks to have been brilliant. All completely mad but brilliant.
This was great to see all these never see this here keep them coming ❤❤
He needs to be in or on a certain French tank wearing that duck shirt...😁.
Wishing that I had that shirt, love it!
Love to see SPUD again, always nice to see that big ass barn moving about, showing off the 183mm gun.
Jack`s only picking on the ducky shirt because he didn´t find his bunny ears and is jealous. I love the ducky shirt, it´s what You´d least expect at a tank show. Well done, ducky shirt!
Why thank you 🙏🏻
@@sebbrady8927 No need to- I just don´t like that You seem Jack´s go to Guy to pick on.
Tank nuts come in many shapes and colours but they all are Tank Nuts. Some are period correct, some take it light and wear funny shirts. I am German so if I appear period correct... So: I´m pro ducky shirt.
@@LaLaLand.Germany he’s not picking on me! Just banter between friends! Goes both ways. But thank you for the compliment. I shall be wearing the shirt more I think!
Lloyd carrier with 2pdr ATG fitted looks like the 4005's illegitimate baby 😂😂😂 , some really super kit on display the m/c with the Boys ATR mounted & the LRDG wagons looked the part too ❤❤❤ , but pity about the clutch on the DB😢
Great video,on the channel. And before,making hole,very nice fore the shed 😅😅😅.
you all get to have all the fun :( excellent video as always!
Always worth the ait for a hewes vid, was wondering if Ted had finally done you in.....
It was a great event and an absolute pleasure to talk tank waffle with you and your team, made my weak!! And another great vid.
To ensure maximum strength, new concrete should be tightly covered with plastic sheeting or kept damp with the addition of heavy fabric dampened often with water, for 7 days. Concrete is 'moisture cured' not 'dried', it will cure under water, it's amazing stuff.
BLOODY AWESOME.... It's like I was there and one of the Guys hanging around... Yours was the Biggest..!!! That was a very large display of running vehicles... And the blank firing too was cool..
The Chopped hat and ducky shirt is fantastic, Seb!
Love that rad rod look on the old DB tractor
Some lovely bits of kit there!❤
What an amazing collection. You've got 3 years to get them ready for battle!
It's nice to see so many old vehicles still running and in great condition.
I didn't think the museum would let you keep the vehicle after Tankfest. That's cool that you can take it to other shows. Considering the turret is one of a kind, I'm sure it demonstrates a great deal of trust on the museum's part that you folks'll take good care of it.
I don't know what that desert tan 4WD staff car thing lined up behind the motorcycle was, BUT YOU NEED ONE!
Humber Heavy Staff car.
The big Humber staff cars are really cool. Sort of bus you could load up with everything you needed for the show, no trailers required!
@11:13, I pictured, in my mind, Clint Eastwood leveling an M1 rifle at the FV4005, muttering, in no uncertain terms, "Get off my lawn. . ."
@MrHewes 'Spud' made it to the front cover of the latest Classic Military Vehicles Sept 2024 issue!!! w00t well done
When the arty display was firing, i couldnt help but think, If Spud fired then would it be as loud as the sexton and 17 pdr or even louder then both combined. Also then Spud was going around the arena at the end, it looks so out of place in size, it nutz! i love it
i hope to see it in person at your next event!
I would have appreciated the continued narration of the various models, so many to take in but great show.
I’m afraid I don’t know what they all are
In the vid you mention Mr MacGregor's Shermans. When I was in the WW2BRA in the mid eighties we had access to a Grizzly which we took to public shows. Once we parked it at Gosport ferry.I was part of the crew though usually dressed as 101st Airborne.The guy we knew that maintained the tank was murdered.Eventually we heard that the tanks were sold off as concrete range targets.
Thanks again for another great video Joe, i did think seriously about coming to we have ways but alas but i could not make it.
But great to see you and all in this video.
As for a WW2 tank i would suggest a churchill .
For concrete, reinforcement in the bottom for the actual strength and reinforcement in the top to stop the surface from cracking.
Awesome video 💯 was just like watching a war movie 🎬 loved it. Well done, Mr. hewes and team.👌
Love the banter! Great video… pity you could not get the DB driving after getting it started
They sure do have those Sherman’s running nicely. I’ve always been very surprised at how quiet they are compared to some tanks.
With new tech nowadays you can make Any WWII tank, reliable and running smooth... Also WWII mechanics didnt care much for those details... they just fixed it to be usable
@@Terraqueo22 pretty sure you can’t find many modern replacement parts for those old engines that are being produced today. As with most tanks this old they are normally utilizing new old stock from that era or repaired parts. It’s not the only Sherman Tank that I have heard that runs smoothly and is quiet when compared to others. As someone who had a big portion of their family serve during WW2 and hearing what little they’d talk about they were very proud of their equipment and took very good care of it as they wanted it to be reliable as they relied heavily on it keeping them alive. We also have to remember that was an entirely different generation and considered one of the greatest generations ever for very good reasons.
@@P-J-W-777 Finding of course not...
But you can always make em... With the proper tools, machining and resources . also theres always a way around a problem
@@Terraqueo22 it all depends on how much your willing to spend. I’ve personally seen 4 separate B-29 engines being rebuilt but not be rebuilt back to their original configuration as they were know to be somewhat problematic. So they took the original engine and meshed it together with a completely different much more reliable engine and had to have parts custom machined in order to make them work. They’ve definitely become much more reliable and produce more power however because of all the special machine work needed the cost to build the new engines was one million dollars each. They built 8, four primary engines and 4 spare backup engines. They used the original 8 they had and 8 other used engines from the WW2 era. The custom machine work was a big part of the cost. But when it was the only B-29 still flying at that time it was worth raising the money to keep it flying.
@@P-J-W-777 Yeah, its costly... But yeah for such big projects we expect such costs..You are literally rebuilding and improving an old design...
Imagine if such things existed back in the day...
upgraded shermans, upgradeds, Wildcats... Im pretty sure the war would over a lot sooner than it took
Thanks for that absolutely sensational 👏 🙌
You've been there and done that, got the sticker.
Dozer would be a laff😅👍
I take it your black hat is your "Engine Whisperer" head wear. Very interesting, thank you!
I really envy you guys having such a great day with such wonderful vehicles of all kinds. I didn't realise how uncomfortable the T-34 really was or it is also because this tank had issues with the steering system? Great job you all did 👏 👍
Superb! Love to you all. 😊
I have neither the words or the crayons to express the fantastic results of the 4005
Superb effort and massive praise for the results
It looks even bigger in an open field than the confines of a farmyard 🫨
And I'll be showing this to me Pops cos he loves the WW2 stuff (he's the son of a WW2 soldier)
Sadly he's not gonna make it Operation Market Harborough but thanks beyond words to Joe Hewes and the team for the videos that make a terminal old man man smile 👍
There are some seriously cook vehicles at that show, thanks for sharing the vid man.
Fantastic show, maybe some narrative next time. I love all the gear, just have no idea what they are?
I'm here because I like to watch what you do. If you want to do a WWII tank, I will watch.
some nice examples there, love to see the Quad Gun Tractor, Limber and 25Pdr, and a couple of Bren Gun Carriers
Nicks Stewart is rather special as is his DUKW (don't think he should sell it), once you seen one Willis Jeep you seen 'em all sadly, unless its dollied up with some of David Stirling's crew and equipment, who would not want one of those, and if the genuine vehicle, worth its weight i bet, the Cevvy LRDG is very pretty and the little fella and the little tank with the oversized turret, silly but cool
great job Joe & Co, and yes if you can find something WWII era, you go for it, something nice to pass on to the kids, or Ted
Any possibility of adding a restored to running order Tiger 2 to the Tank museum's collection? Admittedly, given the scarcity of bits, it'd possibly be nearer a replica than a restoration.
Would it be poosible to liase with the Tank Museum for another project. Thank you for the effort of video really appreciated.
Should you restore a WWII Tank? Yes.... Absolutely, why not?
Which one? Well, Matildas are fun (but maybe a bit ehh, deafening, what with the whole "let's not bother with return rollers")... Still fun though, especially if you build a Frog or Hedgehog variant of her...
Then again, a Churchill Crocodile is nice and spicy.... But there's a lot preserved already... Tortoise, so Spud can feel like a nimble medium tank 😆?
Ooooeeeehhh!!!! I know: A TOG 2 (one of those in running order will surely turn some heads😁)
...
Britain didn't really do "light and nimble" tanks (like the Covenanter, Comet, Cromwell or Crusader), did they?😋
The parade at the end felt like English Mad Max!
The only tank you can see from outer space
well there is maus
I saw SPUD on the Friday! Totally amazing.
Thanks for your videos, I enjoy see it. Greet from Santiago of Chile
That David Brown tractor was made in Leigh, about 1 mile from where you got the Goldeneye tank. Small world eh!
What a cracking display…..💥💥🍺💪💪👍
Another awesome video!
The rubber duck shirt is great 😁
Great vid as usual. My WW2 vote would be a Cromwell or Crusader mk 3. Sporty looking tanks and underloved.
I'd go along with either of those.
Good video as always, So I sugest a Panther from 1943, because as gat as I know, you never had a German tank.
That would’ve been a crying shame to have seen Jack slip while he was leaning over that wet concrete and seen him land face first into it. I for one wouldn’t have laughed.
Naaaaw, I’m just sh*tting you. I’d have laughed my *ss off. 🤣🤣🤣
Now that's what I call a tank
Don't know why, but that put me in mind of the Crocodile Dundee 'call that a knife' scene.
Looks like a great turnout and I do like how they get dressed up as well
I think ww2 stuff is a bit hard to get and very difficult to fix
Especially the radial engines
But I wouldn’t be adverse to a Sherman mr hewes
excellent vid really enjoyed