much elbow grease and olive-drap paint
we were ferrying players around and
using it in scenario-based games.
Since then many airsoft sites and
skirmish companies have bought and are
running all kinds of military hardware,
all adding to the experience that airsoft
players strive for. Why walk into battle
when you can be chauffeured in the back
of a 432 APC?
So, Thinking of Buying a
Military Vehicle?
You don’t have to be a business to be
able to afford and run former military
vehicles. There are plenty on the market
to suit all purse sizes. If you have a team
you could all club in and acquire your
own vehicle to go skirmishing in, as well
as completing the look that you’re all
after. Case example is the Dog Squad
who had Winston, a very nice Saracen
that used to be based at Sopley Camp. A
look around on the internet soon threw
up some interesting items, from ex-MoD
Land Rover Defenders from £2,750
through to a late mark Chieftain for just
over £10,000.
Events like the War & Peace Show
throw up all manner of vehicles for sale,
not just British – there’s oodles of US,
German, French and Soviet stuff too.
Obviously, when looking, you
must make sure that you have
the correct licence to drive
your chosen vehicle on Her
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“I even found a
WWII British
torpedo boat
that had been
converted into
a house”
Majesty’s highways. Beyond that it’s
much like purchasing any other vehicle:
gather as much info as possible so you
know what you’re looking at and any
possible pitfalls involved. You don’t, after
all, want to end up with a right lemon or
money pit.