Platypus Publications

Parola Armour Museum CD set

This is a two CD disk set of walkaround pictures of exhibits found at the Parola Armour Museum in 2010. All photographs are rendered as individual .jpeg images of 3,264 by 2,448 pixels. For a few of the pictures taken outside of the building shadows do obscure some of the detail. Preceding each group of photos is a picture of the information placard for the exhibit. The vast majority of the pictures are exterior shots of the vehicle. For some where doors and panels are open a few interior shots are provided, but their detail is minimal because of limited access to the inside or from screens barring entry into the vehicle.

Disk 1 is primarily photographs from inside the museum, while Disk 2 is mostly photographs shot outside. In some instances there are multiple vehicles of the same type due to there being more than one example on display at the museum, often in different markings.

Disk 1 (mostly for exhibits inside the main building)
Exhibit	Exterior Pictures	Exterior Pictures	Comments
Renault F.T. modele 1917	6
Vickers-Carden-Loyd Mk VI	4
T-26 model 1933	7	3
Ba-20M	5	3	interior shots partly obstructed by thick wire mesh over the door openings
Ba-10	7
T-34 model 1941	10	6
Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G	9	1
Landsverk Anti II	8	2
Vickers Armstrongs 6 ton tank gun	2
Patria AMV 8x8 AMOS	6		pictures were taken in bright sunshine which are comprimised by the stark shadows cast by the adjacent building
SISU	9
Humber "Pig"	4
Dailmer Ferret Mk 2/3	4
ZSU-57-2	1
Leopard 2A4	1
BMP-1K	8	3
BTR-60PU	2
T-34-85	2
Charioteer Mk.VII model B	10
Comet Mk.1 model B	9
BTR-50PU (with turret)	6
T-54	3
BTR-60PA	4
BTR-50PK	6
PT-76	10
Disk 2 (mostly for exhibits outside the main building)
Exhibit	Exterior Pictures	Exterior Pictures	Comments
Armoured Train with Locomotive	62
Vickers Armstrongs 6 ton tank	7
T-26 model 1933	5
T-26 model 1933	5		in Finnish markings
T-26 model 1937	6		damaged war booty prize that was not repaired
T-28 model 1938	21
T-50	9
T-60	9
T-70	11
BMP-1K	9
T-72 M-1	7
Charioteer Mk.VII model B	15
Comet Mk.1 model B	11
Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G	8
Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G	7
Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. J	9
BT-42	13
T-34-76 model 1943	2
T-34-85	3
KV-1E	5
ISU-152	8
T-20 Komsomlets engine	1
GAZ-26 engine	1
M17L engine	1
V-4/B-4 engine	1
V-2-34 engine	1
V-2 engine	1		unfortunately this one is a guess because the plackard is too washed out to read
V-54T engine	1
Maybach HL 120 TRM engine	1
Scania-Vabis 1664/11 engine	2
Rolls-Royce Meteor Mk.I engine	1
Renault F.T. engine	2
T-28 engine	1
Charioteer Mk.VIIB/Comet Mk.1B engine	1
Sherman M4A3	3
Comet Mk.1 model B	1		shot up tank used for range practice

All in all, this is a decent collection of reference photos.

Thanks to Ley Reynolds of Platypus Publications for this review sample.

Article Last Updated: 07 February 2011