Once again some of us went along at Mark Spencer's invitation to the War and Peace Show at Beltring, near Maidstone in Kent. This year the weather was extreme (for us in the UK!) reaching temperatures of 37degrees C on one day, combined with the drought conditions throughout the year meant for dry and dusty conditions!!! As usual, there was the usual blend of madness and mayhem that is the War and Peace Show which for anybody that hasn't experienced it seems a bit strange but for those that have experienced it seems strangely normal! The War and Peace Show is one big community with people meeting up year after year, which visitors to the show never see as they go home at teatime. That's when the fun really starts!!! Thanks to Garry Coomber for the pics, if I get any more I'll post them afterwards.

We were in our usual spot at the end of row C/D with our two tents crosswise across the end of the stand.	One of the models revealed was Kath's halftrack, Ermintrude, named after the Cow in the magic roundabout. This will become clear later!	This is the interior of the halftrack, showing the slatted wooden seats and padded backs through the open doors.	The machine gun shield came from Dave Dibb at Armorpax and the bullet hole was where he lost his rag one evening and shot it with his air pistol! Awkward customers be warned!!!	Here we see Kath applying her magnetic Moo Cow camouflage to Ermintrude (note the new number plate!) and setting up the new crew.
Here's a close up of the new Moo Cow crew!	A quarter scale tank man in front of a quarter scale Tiger, Humpy's grandson Ethan bemused by it all.	The gang drive out to do battle.	Chris brings his Infra-Red equipped panther across a narrow bridge.	Chris's IR Panther in close up.
Mark's Tiger in the desert, well, no not really, in the middle of Kent, the garden of england!	The quarter scale Tiger takes on a 1:1 scale T-34.	Tank driving is thirsty work, here the guys stop off at one of the many ice cream vans.	I thought Jim's leg was fixed with that operation on his knee, perhaps not!	Here's a comparison between Bryan the Bastard and the SdKfz Foundations JP...
...and here's the business end of the JP.	This is a 1:1 scale diorama in the middle of a sweltering Beltring in July...	...and to prove the point here's a couple of re-enactors in their winter kit. Very chilly looking.	The Windhund boys prepare for battle...	...and rush into the arena...
followed by a Kubel full of officers...	...a kettenkrad...	...and another motorcycle combination.	Achtung! Americana's approaching!	The yanks are coming, here in a couple of M3 halftracks...
...followed up by some armour...	...rushing into battle.	The Germans respond by bringing in Panzer Grenadiers transported into battle...	...and rushing into their positions.	The German armour moves into position to take on the Shermans...
...and the German halftracks cover their Grenadier passengers...	...as they deploy and call on artillery support.	But they've been spotted by an American GI  reconassaince squad...	...who calls for support from some M3 halftracks who rush into the battle...	...and take up position giving the GI's covering fire.
The Firefly moves round to attack the German positions from the rear...	...while the German anti-tank crews are unaware of the iminent danger.	An American soldier confused in the heat of the battle pauses while protecting a wounded comrade...	...after what seems like an age, the soldier pulls himself together and carries on the fight.	An American War Correspondent tries to faithfully record the days action on camera.
German POW's share truck space with American wounded.	Although hopelessly outnumbered, the Germans  fight on (spot the ejected shell from this MP40)...	...and a German medic tries to do his job while under heavy fire.	This soldier is assessing the situation as all is lost...	...while "Dolman" from the Windhund re-enactors blows the final whistle for the day signifying the end of the re-enactment for the day.
Defeated but not beaten, some of the German re-enactors march proudly off the battle field.	This Lee/Grant although full of holes is in actual fact a fully working tank! Quite impressive if a little draughty.	Also impressive is this Challenger 1 in private hands. Very big, very noisy and very dusty!	Here's the picture that caused a stir on the UKTC Forum for some strange reason. The lads and lasses prepare for a Saturday night on the tiles. When in Rome...!	The picture that we thought we'd never see, Mr Spencer doing the washing up!!!