Hello from a Yankee transplant-to-be!

[Minuteman 2492]

Afternoon all,
Wanted to introduce myself, just joined while I was looking at how to ship vehicles from Europe here to the US. Interested especially in military vehicles used by the Polish military during the interwar period, especially tankettes, TK series and Carden-Loyds especially, the latter of which I'm currently looking at purchasing a replica of in the future once I'm transplanted south. Currently living in PA for now, but the military (and myself) decided it would be nice to move to Texas to begin active duty, something I'm greatly looking forward to.

 

[DeepSeaTadpole]

PA to TX, that s a big move. Very different environment too. What part of TX are you moving to?

 

[Minuteman 2492]

PA to TX, that s a big move. Very different environment too. What part of TX are you moving to?

Southwestern Texas, definitely a huge move, but I'm looking forward to it. Spent my whole life up here in Pennsylvania, and Texas should be a nice change of pace, current weather notwithstanding

 

[Recovry4x4]

Welcome aboard friend. Better pack some cold weather gear, global warming is kicking TX behind.

 

[Minuteman 2492]

Thanks for the welcome! So I've been seeing on the news thank goodness having lived up here in the north has acclimated me to the cold, although I'd much prefer things stay warm

 

[Mullaney]

Afternoon all,
Wanted to introduce myself, just joined while I was looking at how to ship vehicles from Europe here to the US. Interested especially in military vehicles used by the Polish military during the interwar period, especially tankettes, TK series and Carden-Loyds especially, the latter of which I'm currently looking at purchasing a replica of in the future once I'm transplanted south. Currently living in PA for now, but the military (and myself) decided it would be nice to move to Texas to begin active duty, something I'm greatly looking forward to.

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Welcome from North Carolina!

Sounds like you are going to pack your bags and drive right past us as you head down to Texas... Happy to have you here. Don't hesitate to send some pictures of these tankettes. Sounds small and mobile.

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[Minuteman 2492]

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Welcome from North Carolina!

Sounds like you are going to pack your bags and drive right past us as you head down to Texas... Happy to have you here. Don't hesitate to send some pictures of these tankettes. Sounds small and mobile.

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Thanks for the kind welcome, I'll be happy to be there.

Gladly, here's one of both. The open-topped one is the Carden-Loyd reconstruction I'm looking at purchasing. I suppose I'm a bit of an anomaly with aspiring armor owners, you could offer me the option of a Sherman or a tankette and I'd jump on the tankette without a second thought

 

[Mullaney]

Thanks for the kind welcome, I'll be happy to be there.

Gladly, here's one of both. The open-topped one is the Carden-Loyd reconstruction I'm looking at purchasing. I suppose I'm a bit of an anomaly with aspiring armor owners, you could offer me the option of a Sherman or a tankette and I'd jump on the tankette without a second thought
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Definitely neat looking critters

Ha! I keep looking around for something armored for myself. Found an M4 with rubber tracks and that would be fun to have. The trucks can be pretty expensive but the things that "clank like an armadillo" are even more so. Oh, and you will get an introduction to the armadillo when you get to Texas. Those little critters sound like a tank when they rattle around in the dark.

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[Minuteman 2492]

Definitely neat looking critters

Ha! I keep looking around for something armored for myself. Found an M4 with rubber tracks and that would be fun to have. The trucks can be pretty expensive but the things that "clank like an armadillo" are even more so. Oh, and you will get an introduction to the armadillo when you get to Texas. Those little critters sound like a tank when they rattle around in the dark.

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That they are! I can talk for hours about them if I'm given half a chance.

Ooh, that definitely sounds good. Expensive, but certainly worth it. I'm looking forward to that introduction, can't say I've ever met an animal that sounds like an armored vehicle here

 

[m715mike]

Howdy from just north of Houston. It’s always nice to have another MV enthusiast in the neighborhood (so to speak).

And speaking of cold weather, this was the view from my front door Monday morning >>>



We typically have a rally in College Station, Texas every March. Last year was canceled due to COVID. I’m not sure what the plans will be this year.

When are you making the move?

 

[M37M35]

Welcome from (frozen) Oklahoma!

 

[Minuteman 2492]

Howdy from just north of Houston. It’s always nice to have another MV enthusiast in the neighborhood (so to speak).

And speaking of cold weather, this was the view from my front door Monday morning >>>
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We typically have a rally in College Station, Texas every March. Last year was canceled due to COVID. I’m not sure what the plans will be this year.

When are you making the move?

Glad to see that there are MV enthusiasts in the area! Making the move in late May. Fingers crossed I'll have a vehicle here in time for the rally, and the time to make it out there

 

[Mullaney]

Howdy from just north of Houston. It’s always nice to have another MV enthusiast in the neighborhood (so to speak).

And speaking of cold weather, this was the view from my front door Monday morning >>>
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We typically have a rally in College Station, Texas every March. Last year was canceled due to COVID. I’m not sure what the plans will be this year.

When are you making the move?

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Wow m715mike, That just looks COLD. Snow doesn't look all that deep, but with some wind it looks like it might get pretty miserable. I sure hope the College Station Rally gets a little bit of warm dry weather - and that the SHOW CAN GO ON!

Tim

 

[SCM35A2]

Welcome to the site!

 

[18operator]

Welcome from sunny (but cold) Northern Ohio!

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Southwestern Texas, definitely a huge move, but I'm looking forward to it. Spent my whole life up here in Pennsylvania, and Texas should be a nice change of pace, current weather notwithstanding

HOWDY !
And advance WELCOME from San Angelo, Texas, USA.

So, you've narrowed down your destination to "Southwestern Texas". Hmmmmm. That's still a whole lot of acreage, pardner.



That ARROW nails the approximate geographic center of the date, just outside Brady, Texas, in McCullough County. I'm guessing your new location will be both west of, and south of that point.

Can you be a bit more specific please? You might be a nearby neighbor, or still a few hundred miles away yet in that same quadrant of the State.

Just for the record, El Paso and San Antonio are just 550 miles apart.
Whereas, a trip from Pittsburgh to Philly (just about the whole way across Pennsylvania)is only 300 miles.

Also, feel free to follow the link in my Signature Block.... WEST TEXAS DETACHMENT. You might want to answer the ROLL CALL.

Again, Welcome to Texas!!!

 

[dmetalmiki]

I had along converstion with the Carden Loyd builder, And prompted him to post on this site.
Should of interest to a lot of members.

 

[Lothar]

Thanks for the kind welcome, I'll be happy to be there.

Gladly, here's one of both. The open-topped one is the Carden-Loyd reconstruction I'm looking at purchasing. I suppose I'm a bit of an anomaly with aspiring armor owners, you could offer me the option of a Sherman or a tankette and I'd jump on the tankette without a second thought
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Oh those are too cool, I'm gonna need at least one.