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Offline Fencer51

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Now this is a Collection.
« on: June 14, 2008, 06:27:08 PM »
The Ropkey Armor Museum http://www.ropkeyarmormuseum.com/ is a wonderful collection of tanks in Central Indiana.

M24 Chaffee leading the way.


M18 Hellcat.


M4A3E8 'Easy 8' Sherman


M7 Priest


M26 Pershing


Lots more with an M3 Stuart and M5 Stuart as soon as you enter the building.

They are mostly 'Runners' too!  He has a beautiful M48A3 Patton and a bunch of other stuff.

Museum hours are 10:30am until 4:00pm M-F, or by appointment.
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Re: Now this is a Collection.
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2008, 06:35:52 PM »
cool pic's   :aok
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Re: Now this is a Collection.
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2008, 11:56:53 PM »
Cool that's only an hour from where I live.
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Re: Now this is a Collection.
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2008, 09:01:19 PM »
Drool
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Re: Now this is a Collection.
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2008, 10:47:48 AM »
I have alot more pictures and will probably be back there sometime this summer.  If there is anything anyone would like to see, I can post them.
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Re: Now this is a Collection.
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2008, 01:28:11 PM »
How bout better shots of the other two Sherman variants?
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Re: Now this is a Collection.
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2008, 05:37:25 PM »
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Re: Now this is a Collection.
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2008, 08:02:34 PM »
Wow a national tank museum with tanks.. impressive.  :rolleyes:

These are all privately owned and restored out of one man's pocket.  :aok

That guy in California has a great collection, and he's a bloody billionaire.  :cry
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Re: Now this is a Collection.
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2008, 08:15:09 PM »
Quote from: Guppy35 on June 17, 2008, 01:28:11 PM
How bout better shots of the other two Sherman variants?






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Re: Now this is a Collection.
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2008, 10:15:12 PM »
Wow, great pics!  In the spirit of recent threads...  I take the green one- the darker green one with the big guns
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Re: Now this is a Collection.
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2008, 01:56:36 AM »
Quote from: Fencer51 on June 18, 2008, 08:02:34 PM
Wow a national tank museum with tanks.. impressive.  :rolleyes:

These are all privately owned and restored out of one man's pocket.  :aok

That guy in California has a great collection, and he's a bloody billionaire.  :cry

      I was gonna post something nasty, but changed my mind.
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Re: Now this is a Collection.
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2008, 04:48:05 AM »
I hope to get to the Patton Museum this summer as well.  Lots more German stuff down there.
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