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  1. lmagna
    Probably not that fast, maybe 20-30 at the most but when traveling in any armored vehicle you FEEL you are going much faster while sitting in the open hatch. I trained in M-113 APCs at pretty much the same time and I can vouch that they were almost twice as fast as the M-60 During my six months of Advanced Infantry Training I spent considerable time driving and training in M-113s and the smaller M-114. After all that time and money spent on me learning how to drive, arm, and operate these vehicles and their guns, two days after arriving in Vietnam I was a helicopter door gunner and never set foot in a armored vehicle again. The military operates in strange ways.
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    Yeah it was certainly something! I was standing in the loaders hatch looking down on the world from the great iron beast, lord of all I could see, watching all of the little surfs clearing intersections as we blasted through without having to stop. I probably had a grin that went from side to side as far as it would stretch. Could not hear a thing over the massive diesel engine and as I was just a passenger did not have a helmet that connected me in with the TC or driver. All of the sudden I was slammed down from above by the TC and when I regained my wits looked up through the hatch to see power lines going by almost within touching distance over the tank. Obviously I was not aware of what to look for when traveling tank style.
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    "We are taking a tour of the town and that is that!" "But Mommy I DON'T want to go home!" "I LIKE it here!"
  4. lmagna
    Don't feel alone Waitoa. Many of us have been there at one point or another. In my case two generations! All of mine were eventually consumed by the video game world but I personally enjoyed the painting parties and evenings of game play on the dining table. Our game of choice was Hero Quest and later Advanced Hero Quest that was even better. Both my sons and later my older grandson also got into the armies and such for a short time but I was never all that much into them. I have always preferred the smaller tactical games, whole armies are too impersonal.
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    I think that the replicas fall more into the normal mode of other automobiles and don't really have the collectors value so they decrease in value over time and mileage rather than increase like the true cars do. After all that is what they are meant to do. Produce a limited almost custom car that can be driven on the street without fear of doing damage to a million + dollar one-of-a-kind historical racing automobile.
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    Yes they are a combination of plastic and brass. Highly detailed and about 5mm in size when finished. Luckily there are only two of them. The Houston was scheduled for more, as well as surface radar but there was not enough time and she was pulled out of drydock before the work could be done. Probably for the better anyway as the 1.1 was not that good of an AA weapon anyway. I will also need to do the 8 Veteran Models 5"/25 open mounts that are not much bigger.
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    I don't know, you would have to ask the innkeeper Waitoa!
  8. lmagna
    And that part of the business has probably been more successful and profitable than the more familiar sports cars over the years. The sports cars were the result of Enzo Ferrari pissing off yet another manufacture who decided to go into competition against him to get even, just like Ford a few years later. Now days it's just a fancy VW! I agree that the best looking sports car prototypes come from the mid 60s to early 70s. But those were the years I followed that type of racing so I may be biased. These days the cars for racing have to sacrifice all aerodynamics for speed and it seems like the street versions feel the same need in order to produce cars that can almost never be driven at those speeds and are sold to people who probably should not drive at those speeds anyway. My preference would be a replica GT40 or some such over one of the newer designs. But in reality they fall into the same category as the new Ferraris and such and I would still need a Go Fund Me and more to get one.
  9. lmagna
    Very nice work, congratulations.
  10. lmagna
    There is A LOT more electronics inside that turret than there was inside the M-60 I got to ride in once 50+ years ago! Nice work.
  11. lmagna
    Probably stuff can only get so small in any scale and still be worked. I bought a pair of Veteran Models 1.1" Chicago pianos in 1/350 for my Houston and they are absolutely tiny! Both of them could easily fit onto a penny with room to spare the barrels look like ant legs! and are in a little package of their own to keep them from getting lost! If I can ever get to that build, those guns will certainly be as big, (or small if you will) a challenge as anything in 1/700.
  12. lmagna
    I was wondering what had happened with this build. Going to be great seeing what you do with it.
  13. lmagna
    Interesting article. Kind of sad that all three ships ended up as scrap or artificial reef. I thought the last sentence was kind of funny though. "Therefore, the Coast Guard will continue to remain Semper Paratus in the Arctic, drawing on our rich history of operating in these high altitudes." The use of the word "altitudes" instead of "latitudes" makes considerable difference.
  14. lmagna
    A Vindicator Laser Destroyer would make quick work of your Chally AND the Tyrannid, thus saving the local tavern for use by all!
  15. lmagna
    Your funeral Mike Looking forward to watching you suffer.
  16. lmagna
    I think the creature may be smarter than the guard. Or the guard doesn't want to confront it directly! Either way it looks like the village is going to have a busy night.
  17. lmagna
    Looks like a very fun and certainly unusual build. Too bad you don't have another couple of these kits for bashing. Then you could build a Harry Potter Knight Bus! Congratulations on a very nice rendition of the real thing though.
  18. lmagna
    Looking really nice kp. I wish the number circles provided by Tamiya had been opaque enough to come out as white as yours on my 1/24th build years ago. By the time I realized they were so transparent they looked gray over the black it was too late!
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    Astounding build Craig. It is amazing how you can go through these builds and have everything end up looking so perfect.
  20. lmagna
    It is amazing. Before the village was phenomenal when you looked down the streets and at the assorted buildings and it was not hard to imagine ones self walking from place to place enjoying the architecture. Now the village is starting to show signs of life, and one almost expects to hear sounds of birds in the tree and the squeaking of the cart wheel being rolled down the street. I find it nothing short of fascinating, and it is truly triggering my imagination into overtime. Thanks Ekis for the COVID free streets that are free to roam and enjoy.
  21. lmagna
    You should possibly have gone through the straight jacket routine BEFORE you started. By the time you are done with this excellent build you will be due a medal!
  22. lmagna
    Impressive workmanship. Dumb question that you may have already addressed. Are you going to paint the lower hull, or leave it plain to show off your beautiful planking job?
  23. lmagna
    Even as a kid I always wondered about the good luck part. Didn't seem too lucky for the rabbit. For some reason I always got an image of bunch of rabbits hobbling about on crutches.
  24. lmagna
    I agree, with the combinations of excellent build and finish and finishing off with the crew and sea, this is really an unmatched build truly worthy of any museum. congratulations on a fine model.
  25. lmagna
    Nothing to be sorry about. I don't live in KC or even know someone who does. Just giving you a bad time about rooting for the home team.

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