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Mr Boochie said:
I believe there were as many US ships at Okinawa, as all the Allied ones at Normandy.

Thirty-nine aircraft carriers (11 fleet, 22 escort, and six light).

That photo would make an excellent basis for a mural. :)

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My Dad piloted an Avenger during the Battle Of Okinawa in the Fleet Air Arm. His carrier the HMS Formidable got hit twice in 5 days by kamikazes. The first one they repaired the deck but the second one the below deck hangar caught fire and destroyed a whole squadron of aircraft and they had to return to Australia to get it fixed and re-fitted for it to be the admiral's ship. The war was over by the time it was fixed
 
Well turns out the Revell Saturn V is a terrible model. Out of round tubes. Different stages that don't fit and this is a model made to be taken apart. You have to use so much force to put them back together your risk breakage everytime. Poor detail makes you not want to put in the effort because it will take so much time it's not worth it. Honestly it's half way done and I don't want to waste the paint or effort on it
 
tula said:
finished...
still have to make Wilbur.....
To me, a below amateur level builder, an extremely difficult build. For those not familiar with the Guillows 1/20 balsa kit, every detail is hand made, carved, sanded to shape. Every one. Even the laser cut parts have to be sanded and shaped if you want more realism.....
and the research to try to make every detail correct to smithsonian and figure out the mistakes in other sources was.....exhausting.....
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Outstanding effort and results, tula, Sir.
 
tula said:
finished...
still have to make Wilbur.....
To me, a below amateur level builder, an extremely difficult build. For those not familiar with the Guillows 1/20 balsa kit, every detail is hand made, carved, sanded to shape. Every one. Even the laser cut parts have to be sanded and shaped if you want more realism.....
and the research to try to make every detail correct to smithsonian and figure out the mistakes in other sources was.....exhausting.....
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Dang it Orville that thing will never fly ! Lol
 
This is the first 1/72nd model I've done since starting to build models again. Glad it was a Tamiya kit. It was the best fitting kit as far as seams go. Only one piece needed just a skosh of putty. Used a magnifying light a lot on this kit. I was putting Micro Sol on the decals right before the picture so they may show wrinkles. Need a couple of more coats of Micro Sol and some clear then a black oil wash to finish. Next up is a 1/48th FW-190 that comes with a Citroën Traction Avant staff car. Caught it on sale which was nice.

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Watched a show on this tank. Inside the driver couldn't see to drive through mail slot periscope. The commander had to give directions through headphones. You could lose an arm from the recoil of the 88 if you didn't pay attention. Can't imagine being inside when it went off and that goes for any tank. Most Germans never drove a car before WWII let alone a tank and you could destroy the transmission easily if you didn't know what you were doing.
 
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Space Ritual said:
For sure but mostly the camo was to hide the tank from the air or other tanks and A/T guns at ranges of like1000 metres or more. I think any ground troop encountering a KT up close and personal wouldn't need to see the long 88 before :yikes::yikes:
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However, ground troops in any armor unit are essential for close defense and reconnaissance purposes. WW2 proved that tanks, no matter how fast, big, or powerful, don't survive long isolated.

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SS Panzergrenadier EICKE attached to the Tigers of sPzJg502 at Kursk.
 
For sure but the camo is more for long distance protection and stealth. Panzer Grenadiers and light tanks like the PZIII dealt with A/T positions and infantry close in. Once the heavy tanks are on top of opposing infantry camo isn't really going to make a difference as they have broken through
 
Space Ritual said:
For sure but the camo is more for long distance protection and stealth. Panzer Grenadiers and light tanks like the PZIII dealt with A/T positions and infantry close in. Once the heavy tanks are on top of opposing infantry camo isn't really going to make a difference as they have broken through
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The problem is that tanks are big, essential targets with poor close-in defense, no matter where they are on the battlefield.
 
Mr Boochie said:
The problem is that tanks are big, essential targets with poor close-in defense, no matter where they are on the battlefield.
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Yep as an infantryman you don't want to be close to a tank like a Tiger as every opposing gun is going to be opening up on it. Okay for the crew but not good for it's close in ground support guys
 
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