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Scolopax

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    Scolopax reacted to Walter_Sobchak in General AFV Thread   
    That album is by Massimo Foti, he is a regular over at the AFV News Discussion Board.  He has a large number of really good photo galleries of stuff from all over Europe.  
     
    That dude that wrote the "For want of a gun" book on the Sherman is advertising it as containing photos by Massimo.
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    Scolopax reacted to Collimatrix in Aerospace Pictures and Art Thread   
    Indian Air Force successfully collects all MiGs:
     

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    Scolopax got a reaction from Collimatrix in The Small Arms Thread, Part 8: 2018; ICSR to be replaced by US Army with interim 15mm Revolver Cannon.   
    Palmaria.  Was kind of surprised to see it, but Libya is a user of it.
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    Scolopax got a reaction from Collimatrix in The Small Arms Thread, Part 8: 2018; ICSR to be replaced by US Army with interim 15mm Revolver Cannon.   
    "I want a P90, but I don't want a P90"
     
    SAS apparently using XM25 in Libya
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    Scolopax got a reaction from Belesarius in The Small Arms Thread, Part 8: 2018; ICSR to be replaced by US Army with interim 15mm Revolver Cannon.   
    "I want a P90, but I don't want a P90"
     
    SAS apparently using XM25 in Libya
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    Scolopax got a reaction from Belesarius in The Space Exploration Achievements Thread   
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    Scolopax reacted to Belesarius in Aerospace Pictures and Art Thread   
    NRA-3B. 
     
    Hrmmm....
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    Scolopax got a reaction from Collimatrix in Aerospace Pictures and Art Thread   
    Looks like an airship hangar.
     

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    Scolopax reacted to Belesarius in The Space Exploration Achievements Thread   
    Jupiter looks way cooler from it's south pole. Edit: Correction, this is a composite image of the the south pole from Cassini. 
     

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    Scolopax got a reaction from LoooSeR in Bash the F-35 thred.   
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    Scolopax got a reaction from Donward in 2016 Presidential Election Thread Archive   
    Bleh, it was the first one I found that wasn't Reddit itself.  Here's another by the Washington Post if that's better.
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    Scolopax reacted to LoooSeR in Syrian conflict.   
    Aleppo 2013 vs 2016

     

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    Scolopax got a reaction from LoooSeR in Anti-air thread: Everything that goes up must come down, and we'll help you go down   
    Osa SAM precursor
     

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    Scolopax reacted to LostCosmonaut in Bash the F-35 thred.   
    From AH dot com, of all places (apparently the one competent poster)
     
    Also, the F-35's IR sensors are pretty good;
     

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    Scolopax got a reaction from Collimatrix in Syrian conflict.   
    BAT-2, which is based on the MT-T, which has suspension derived from T-64.
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    Scolopax reacted to LoooSeR in The Merkava, Israel's Chieftain?   
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    Scolopax reacted to Bronezhilet in Aerospace Pictures and Art Thread   
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    Scolopax got a reaction from Collimatrix in 2016 Presidential Election Thread Archive   
    Viewership-wise, he pulled a bit more than Romney did, but far less than McCain.
     
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    Here's this too

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    Scolopax reacted to Sturgeon in The Cartridge Collecting Thread   
    Just augmented my light box with two extra lamps and high-lumen LED bulbs today. Here's my setup, which cost me probably $60 for everything:


     
    Those are a few panels of foamboard, white duct tape, a small bit of white semi transparent cloth for both the windows and infinite background, and four el cheapo brand desk lamps with 40W equivalent LED bulbs.

    For a camera, I use my LG G3 smartphone. It takes photos like this:


     
    As a raw it's kind of dark, which is sort of something you have to live with when using a phone camera, but once you run it through a photo editing program (I use Paint.net currently, about to upgrade to PS), it doesn't look half bad.

    I built this light box as a bigger version of the one in this tutorial:




    It's light, compact, quick and easy to set up and take down, and super, super cheap. Mine handles items as large as large handguns, and due to its design can even take detail shots of rifles. All in all, it's probably the best $60 I've ever spent for work, and has really helped improve the quality of my articles.
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    Scolopax got a reaction from LostCosmonaut in The Meteorology Thread: Hector Lives   
    Microburst over Phoenix, AZ
     

     

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    Scolopax reacted to LostCosmonaut in USAAF/USN '46   
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    Scolopax reacted to EnsignExpendable in Ukrainian Civil War Thread: All Quiet on the Sturgeon Front   
    Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts are lined end to end with Armatas just waiting to strike.
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    Scolopax reacted to Collimatrix in USAAF/USN '46   
    The F7F, a design straight from the rantings of POWs in Japanese camps who were trying to scare their interrogators.
     

     
    The F7F is a wonderful example of straightforward, unsubtle engineering.  Analysis of the air war in Europe led Grumman's engineers to conclude that what counted were horsepower, firepower and armor.  To this end, two might R2800s, a quartet of 20mm cannons and a box of 3/8" hardened steel were married together to make an absolute monster of a fighter.  It's like two hellcats glued together.  With more range.  And bigger guns.  And eighty miles per hour faster.
     
    The few Japanese fighter pilots around in 1945 were lucky that their government managed to lose the war fast enough that they didn't have to face off against F7Fs.  The F6F chopped zeros out of the sky like a giant, radial-engined ax.  F7F would have been a chainsaw.
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