Lithgow Ironfest

[Diana Alan]

The Australian Armoured Vehicles Association is planning to attend the Lithgow Ironfest to be held in the Lithgow Showgrounds from ANZAC Day through Sunday 27th April 2014.  The event is a festival of iron with displays of blacksmithing, medieval armour and reinactor groups for various periods including WWII (Allied and German).

AAVA Vehicles intending to be present:

• M3 Stuart light tank
• M5A1 Halftrack (IHI)
• FV701 Ferret scout car (Daimler)
• FV603 Saracen Armoured personnel carrier (Alvis)
• FV601 Saladin Armoured Car (Alvis)
• FV102 Striker CVR(T) Swingfire Anti-tank missile launcher (Alvis)
• Land Rover 90 FFR (ex UK MoD)
• land Rover 109 SIII FFR

Also likely to be present Matilda II infantry tank
LP2a Universal carrier.

[Minikeg]

I love Ironfest, however I have another camping trip scheduled for the ANZAC long weekend :-(

Notes:
Its cold
Its colder than you estimate
Still colder than that
Woolworths sells out of helpful stay-warm stuff

Heres some pics from last year

Axe-throwing


Truck..?


Steam .. thing


Real Working Stargate


Some ye olde cannon warfare


Trained Birds


Ye olde.. stuff


'Kubb' a brilliantly time-consuming knock-your-opponents-wooden-pegs-over game


Crowd watching cannon/battle thing


Some archery


Jousting!

[Cliffy]

God Lithow is cold.
Froze my butt off on the range behind The factory a few years ago.
The sun went down and so did the mercury!
Still had fun and would love to go back!
Yes, make sure you bring your best arctic wear!

[Phoenix]

Looks like a great event!  Oh, and the truck is a WW2 studebaker I think.