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Massimo_Foti · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:42 pm Post subject: Saumur

This year I managed to visit the Museum for a few days, first in April, then back a few days ago. It was cold, but I learned to manage the camera with hand-gloves Smile

The FCM 36 in back on display, it wasn't there last spring. It has a new paintjob too. I have very mixed feelings about the green Rolling Eyes

Massimo

the_shadock · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:32 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

- Massimo_Foti

This year I managed to visit the Museum for a few days, first in April, then back a few days ago. It was cold, but I learned to manage the camera with hand-gloves

The FCM 36 in back on display, it wasn't there last spring. It has a new paintjob too. I have very mixed feelings about the green

Massimo

Massimo,;

glad you were able to visit the museum. Sorry for not having been able to visit with you.

- Massimo_Foti

I have very mixed feelings about the green

Apparently, the FCM 36 was repainted with accurate colours and markings. Researches proved that these precise colors were used on FCM 36s from the 7ème Bataillon de Chars Légers in 1940. That's what the museum curator said during a public display..

Pierre-Olivier

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:07 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

I managed to get pictures of 15 different vehicles on AMX-13 chassis Laughing

This chassis in the backyard looks new to me. Any kind of recent prototype from Nexter? Anybody can identify it?

Massimo

the_shadock · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

- Massimo_Foti

I managed to get pictures of 15 different vehicles on AMX-13 chassis

This chassis in the backyard looks new to me. Any kind of recent prototype from Nexter? Anybody can identify it?

Massimo

it is a wooden full-scale model of the VBCI (Véhicule blindé de combat d'infantrie) :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Véhicule_blindé_de_combat_d'infanterie

Pierre-Olivier

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

Great, thanks.

I still have something I am not sure. Is this tank in the backyard a T-54?

And the recovery tank behind it, is it another soviet AFV?

And what about the "mule" kind of vehicles in the kid's room? Looks like a kind of M274, but I somewhat different.

Massimo

the_shadock · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

- Massimo_Foti

Great, thanks.

I still have something I am not sure. Is this tank in the backyard a T-54?

And the recovery tank behind it, is it another soviet AFV?

And what about the "mule" kind of vehicles in the kid's room? Looks like a kind of M274, but I somewhat different.

Massimo

I have that tank listed as a Chinese Type 59 MBT. The recovery tank should be a Type 653A Recovery tank.

For the "mule", I need a photo, because I don't recall having ever seen it before.

Pierre-Olivier

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

Here is the "mule", the kids love it Laughing

I still have the final two missing identities. This old ambulance (in the "modern" hall, in front of Centurion and Chieftain):

Then at the very beginning of the visit, just before the FT-17 there is a gun. Its design looks french, but it has spanish markings on the breech:

Massimo

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

The open-topped vehicles with the windows behind are usually pretty tricky to shot in Saumur. This time winter's light was helpful:

Massimo

the_shadock · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

- Massimo_Foti

I still have the final two missing identities. This old ambulance (in the "modern" hall, in front of Centurion and Chieftain):

I can tell you it is a GMC truck (visible here : http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ambulance_mg_7829.jpg), but which model, I don't know.

Pierre-Olivier

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

Good old King Tiger:

Massimo

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

Luchs:

Massimo

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:19 am Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

It will takes months to post-process all the images I have (in RAW format). In the meantime I am publishing a selection on my Flickr account. Please feel free to let me know if you are looking for some specific subjects or even walkarounds for modelling purposes. I've covered well over 200 different artifacts.

Massimo

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:58 pm Post subject: Re: Saumur 2010

The first batch of 150 shots are already online:
www.flickr.com/photos/...726277470/

So far these are french and german WW II subjects. More unusual and diverse subjects will follow.

Massimo

Pzkpfw-e · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jul 21, 2010 Posts: 1202

I visited Saumur about 20 years ago, there was no were near as much there, all I can remember are a Brumbar, the JpIV with the shattered armour & the shell embedded in it and a PzIV plus a few other bits.

L.Delsing · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 960

The Chinese Type 59 outside, is this the one with serial V9831143?

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