Shitefest Shropshire 12-14th July

[Tayne]

On 13/07/2024 at 21:49, mat777 said:

 

 

 

 

"Cos we've got a shiting convoy, ain't nothing gonna get in our way, we're gonna roll this shiting convoy across the West Midlands....." 🎵

 

 

 

 

That's my old BMW 330.

Last I heard, it had gone to Holland.

Who has it now?

 

330 by Tayne, on Flickr

[HillmanImp]

1 minute ago, Tayne said:

 

 

That's my old BMW 330.

Last I heard, it had gone to Holland.

Who has it now?

 

330 by Tayne, on Flickr

@Back_For_More I think. 

[mat777]

On 14/07/2024 at 18:02, HillmanImp said:

Ta again for all the organisation @catsinthewelder. 

Did anyone else see the old plane on the way home? I thought it was one of the Lancasters at first but neither have been flying so I'm not sure. There was a Bristol Blenheim at Southport airshow today but I can't find it flying back over Shrewsbury on Flight radar.

There was quite the variety of stuff coming over the NW, the Lancaster is currently grounded due to the BBMF Merlin engine issues though. 

I suspect it could have been the Blenheim again, or possibly the Anson that lives at Sleap near the campsite.

 

45 minutes ago, Scruffy Bodger said:

You missed out on some of the good bits, we save them for repeat/safari customers. @mat777 came well equipped.

Land Rover did (in)famously once state, on the topic of Series 2/3 leaf springs, "the suspension is designed such that the driver will break before the vehicle does" 😅

 

15 minutes ago, Tayne said:

 

 

That's my old BMW 330.

Last I heard, it had gone to Holland.

Who has it now?

 

330 by Tayne, on Flickr

Small world! As HillmanImp says, it is back_for_more, who is pictured next to it in the flatcap 

[brownnova]

20 hours ago, captain_70s said:

 

I look as if I’m about to break into an interpretative dance  some really bad dad dancing here!

Best spot of the Cosford trip: 

Second best spot… 

And some cars of Shiters: 

Just glad Wuvvum, Rob T and 8megs had the extra grippy tyres on. 

[grogee]

I meant to go and give that BX a good hard frotting. Whose is it? C'est tres fait beau

[catsinthewelder]

@fatharris, it is bloody ace but we probably all walked past it to drool over the LNA.

[fatharris]

I was just chuffed to be following it

[twosmoke300]

10 hours ago, catsinthewelder said:

@fatharris, it is bloody ace but we probably all walked past it to drool over the LNA.

im keeping that quote ! 

Sorry @fatharris

[grogee]

19 hours ago, fatharris said:

I was just chuffed to be following it

I must inspect the BX when I'm next in Camborne. Maybe I'll go for a Kernow-style mad dash across the country in my Maestro. 

When the weather is cooler. 

[chaseracer]

The Southwaite BX is a rare survivor of the UK launch press fleet.  For many years, Tame Mechanic (retd) ran A373RBX, a gold 16RS.

[auntiemaryscanary]

I'd taken a new* camera with me, never used it before. Finally had the film developed. Not that successful but here we are.

 

The camera, if anyone is interested, is a Mamiya Press with a 6x9 back so a total of 6 shots per film. This was an expired film. The ghosting in a couple of shots is me trying not to loose the dark slide and leaving it partially in the camera.

Just got to get round to telling the wife I've bought this beauty*, it's huge 

Edit: 6x9 on 120 film is 8 shots so I completely cocked up 2 shots.

[Scruffy Bodger]

10 minutes ago, auntiemaryscanary said:

I'd taken a new* camera with me, never used it before. Finally had the film developed. Not that successful but here we are.

 

The camera, if anyone is interested, is a Mamiya Press with a 6x9 back so a total of 6 shots per film. This was an expired film. The ghosting in a couple of shots is me trying not to loose the dark slide and leaving it partially in the camera.

Just got to get round to telling the wife I've bought this beauty*, it's huge 

 

How fast is the film, needs a tripod?

[beko1987]

Nice photos! 

And there was me thinking this had been bumped with people asking if they should do a 2nd year there 😂 I missed last years so I'd be fine with that... 

[auntiemaryscanary]

24 minutes ago, Scruffy Bodger said:

How fast is the film, needs a tripod?

I think it was a 1600. It's that complicated and counter intuitive to use I think it's all dowe to user error. Not used it since the above. I really just need to practice, probably with just a backing paper to start with. I was also hungover when I took the pics.

[willswitchengage]

I look like a 1950s Tour de France w*nker there 🤣

Also any date ideas for the 2025 instalment?