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How on earth could someone not know what concrete does to steel? FFS.

Worked on a couple 356's, some early 911's, a few 912's and far too many later models. For the most part later models got "fat". Cushy interiors, too many accessories, and bigger/more powerful engines to try and maintain the image while toting all that flab. The 914 was just.. bleh.. If I had to own one it'd be a late 60's 912.

Oh no, that's the really -good- part... You couldn't hit anything at less than 800~900 yards with the MGM-51.

Not terribly so, there were examples of industrial or mining equipment that was heavier, using that trackform. 18.5 Vs 24 is a bit of a difference, the whole point was to develop something smaller and more compact than the M41. The '92 was a step in the right direction, versus Sheridan. It had a decent sized warhead, it's sole selling point. IIRC all it saw shots in anger against were fixed emplacements.

Many of the Tamiya kits have core trees that date from the 70's/ MRC era. Easy way to tell is if it still has sections or unusual tabs in the hull from where they were intended to be motorized.

Torsiolastic was/is fairly well developed concept in the automotive field, it just had not seen much use in armor. (though you found use of the concept in rubber bushed tracks) The sectioned band track also was not uncommon for automotive /industrial, and was being used in a number of projects and vehicles in that era (M114, the M50, the M49/M76, and M116 Husky amphibious transports). The 76mm choice is debatable, as there were plans for what became Sheridan to mount a similar weapon. Also, the Obj 416 was a bit larger than the T92..

A much more viable light tank concept than Sheridan. Scrapping all that work over "but does it float", in exchange for $5000 a shot missiles, a 400 meter armament dead zone and an overcomplicated main armament package, was ridiculous.

I simply opted out. My tinitus combined with crappy computer speakers makes it not worth the effort. Tough to hear mechanical sound nuances over thumbnail sized speakers when it's masked by a 60 cycle ringing in my ears.

Part of scale modelling is hiding or dealing with defects/flaws in the kits. When you get into building them for others, you can leave a lot of detail off, as long as the customer is happy. You're creating the artistic impression of the vehicle, rather than a perfect scale model. (I've tried doing that. It's never-ending.1/35 track pins suck.)

The bits and bobs that were issued with the piece are part of the whole picture. I'm not suggesting using an original kit, rather having it as part of the "whole". This is similar to mine, save the pouch. The one I have is leather, and the toolpouch is a bit different. I've also found a sling and a couple magazine/boxed ammunition pouches.

That is in lovely condition. Now you need to find the cleaning kit, etc while they are still somewhat common.

"And nothing of value was lost".

A bit misleading article, as though it's a prop driven bird those props are spun by large turboshaft engines.

I have to say "who does not like beer?".. I've been told I should cut way back, which is basically asking me to cut off a limb. I've had beer since I was five or six...Not a lot, but it's been there. So when I hear of someone who "hates" beer, I want to know more.

FWIW the best "grab it and go" rifle I ever used was an AK. Barring that, it was a FAL. Debate away, as presently the fulcrum of my "armory" is based on a MAS 49 with a modified Chatelleraut magazine...

Why would you need to keep a bottle opener, on a rifle that is basically made of bottle openers?

For the most part, I really don't care about "caliber wars part two".. Most of it is just a sham to milk the taxpayers, just like the majority of military "studies" or "proposals". What's silly is when they are proposed to be a replacement for GPMG/LMG cartridges. Cause I've smelled that bullshit before, and it has not gotten any fresher as time passed. If the military wants to improve lethality, they need to start with ditching antiquated restrictions on projo design. You're tasking your citizens, potentially under duress, to kill someone else for political reasons. Why are you hampering their efforts by forcing them to use a projectile design that has not changed for nigh upon a century?

I had some of that when visiting my Brother in Royal Oak. it was quite good, while being a bit different. Not my usual thing in beers, I tend to stick with pils or ales, but it was not at all bad.

People who don't like Czech beers are better off kept in the dark... Or the IPA's... Shiner makes a number of products I rather like. Whenever I'm visiting kin in Texas, I make it a point to indulge in their products.

That bit read like a passage from "Rise and Fall Of the Third Reich".

Ouch... That inlet masking.. I can't imagine that being a happy birdy at high AOA.

That's pretty much what I've seen here, for the most part. The first thing they want to do is media blast /strip everything. The only exception I've personally seen was the restoration of Patton's command van, where they lid a layered, controlled stripping to discover markings. Some private hobbyist restorers will perform a bit of archaeology on the paint, but the museums, etc seem to want to get it looking new and relabelled, regardless of what history that vehicle might have. The only personal triumph I have regarding this was keeping a customer from repainting a M38A1 that was carrying it's original DPG markings.

Nobody who knows it well can really like it. At best you understand it. Literally it was a design for WW2, requiring space-age manufacturing which took too long to produce, manufacture and implement, and in the end it was terribly flawed. Even I don't really hate the thing, and even made -a lot- of parts for them. But it's hardly my first choice if I had to have a 7,62mmNATO self-loader.

Not far from par for the course, overall then. You'd probably be shocked to learn that this is literally how a lot of people treat similar vehicles. Including aircraft.

I'd hesitate to call the T-35 a failure, in that it was run off the tail end of the "independent" craze. At worst I'd call it an interesting branch study. It surely did not waste as much effort or material as Maus, and the multi-turret "land ship" idea was thought well enough of to be tried by a number of nations.