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Title: Now this is a Collection.
Post by: Fencer51 on June 14, 2008, 06:27:08 PM

The Ropkey Armor Museum http://www.ropkeyarmormuseum.com/ (http://www.ropkeyarmormuseum.com/) is a wonderful collection of tanks in Central Indiana.

M24 Chaffee leading the way.
(http://www.51hangar.net/fencer/Tanks_Right.jpg)

M18 Hellcat.
(http://www.51hangar.net/fencer/M18_Hellcat.jpg)

M4A3E8 'Easy 8' Sherman
(http://www.51hangar.net/fencer/M4A3E8_76Sherman.jpg)

M7 Priest
(http://www.51hangar.net/fencer/M7_Priest.jpg)

M26 Pershing
(http://www.51hangar.net/fencer/M26_Pershing.jpg)

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.

Title: Re: Now this is a Collection.
Post by: 007Rusty on June 14, 2008, 06:35:52 PM

cool pic's   :aok

Title: Re: Now this is a Collection.
Post by: BoilerDown on June 14, 2008, 11:56:53 PM

Cool that's only an hour from where I live.

Title: Re: Now this is a Collection.
Post by: Meatwad on June 16, 2008, 09:01:19 PM

Drool

Title: Re: Now this is a Collection.
Post by: Fencer51 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.

Title: Re: Now this is a Collection.
Post by: Guppy35 on June 17, 2008, 01:28:11 PM

How bout better shots of the other two Sherman variants?

Title: Re: Now this is a Collection.
Post by: Rino on June 18, 2008, 05:37:25 PM

http://www.tankmuseum.ru/index_e.html (http://www.tankmuseum.ru/index_e.html)

For some reason, I'm having alot of trouble posting hyperlinks.

http://mishalov.net/military-vehicles/military-vehicles.html (http://mishalov.net/military-vehicles/military-vehicles.html)

Title: Re: Now this is a Collection.
Post by: 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

Title: Re: Now this is a Collection.
Post by: Fencer51 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?

(http://www.51hangar.net/ropkey/M4A3_Sherman.jpg)
(http://www.51hangar.net/ropkey/M4A3E8_105Sherman.jpg)
(http://www.51hangar.net/ropkey/Type97.jpg)
(http://www.51hangar.net/ropkey/M48A3.jpg)
(http://www.51hangar.net/ropkey/overall.jpg)

Title: Re: Now this is a Collection.
Post by: 442w30 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

Title: Re: Now this is a Collection.
Post by: Rino 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.

Title: Re: Now this is a Collection.
Post by: Fencer51 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.