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Re: 761st Tank Battalion M4A3 in the Ardennes
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:47 pm
by Son of a gun-ner
MrChef wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:10 pm

Oooh, Oooohh, I wanna play,,, I'm a Chef
How's that burger flipping going?
Mithras wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:36 pm
Not at all putting on heirs. I just have a weird degree.

Ive done a lot of things. And not currently actively employed.
Weird degree, or degree of weirdness
I'm only pulling your leg with the job thing

Re: 761st Tank Battalion M4A3 in the Ardennes
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:02 pm
by Mithras
Son of a gun-ner wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:47 pm
MrChef wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:10 pm

Oooh, Oooohh, I wanna play,,, I'm a Chef
How's that burger flipping going?
Mithras wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:36 pm
Not at all putting on heirs. I just have a weird degree.

Ive done a lot of things. And not currently actively employed.
Weird degree, or degree of weirdness
I'm only pulling your leg with the job thing
Degree of weirdness, I’d wager. And as I’ve matured, I’ve come to accept that. An ex girlfriend once told me that she felt I was better off with three thousand year old dead people than I am with social graces. And I believe she may have been on to something. She was a terrible human being, but she wasn’t wrong about that.
Re: 761st Tank Battalion M4A3 in the Ardennes
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:05 pm
by Son of a gun-ner
You need my favourite Zippo lighter. . . .
Re: 761st Tank Battalion M4A3 in the Ardennes
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2024 11:17 pm
by Exhibitedbrute
There were quite a number of good outfits in the Second World War entirely made up of African American men. The most notable for me are the red tales. A squadron of talented p51 pilots tasked with bomber escort and quite surprisingly according to sources based not to far from me in the uk
Re: 761st Tank Battalion M4A3 in the Ardennes
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:12 am
by MrChef
Best burgers in town...
It pays the bills.

Re: 761st Tank Battalion M4A3 in the Ardennes
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:34 am
by jarndice
Any danger of sticking to the original thread

Re: 761st Tank Battalion M4A3 in the Ardennes
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2024 2:54 am
by HERMAN BIX
jarndice wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:34 am
Any danger of sticking to the original thread
Nahhhh................it'll get there when it does.
Re: 761st Tank Battalion M4A3 in the Ardennes
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2024 7:16 am
by Mithras
jarndice wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:34 am
Any danger of sticking to the original thread
The socialization is good for my continued infiltration of human society...
I plan to begin disassembly tomorrow. Will try to provide a shot of the base model at minimum.
Re: 761st Tank Battalion M4A3 in the Ardennes
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:59 am
by Mithras
Alright. We got her to settle down and get her glamour shots.
In all seriousness, though, there isn't much to show here yet. This is the base model, stripped of any snap on accessories. I've opened the hatches that are hinged to do so, as I know this is often a question from those new to the hobby.
The Loader's hatch is used for loading BBs, which is sort of clever. This is also the hatch where the infrared receiver ("apple") is plugged in, though the receiver itself sits on a magnet hidden beneath the surface of the turret about midway between the two hatches.
I had intended to do some work disassembling the tank today but, sadly, it's been rainy and and windy here, so that's simply not been possible. Got enough light and dry to take photos, though!

Re: 761st Tank Battalion M4A3 in the Ardennes
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:16 am
by HERMAN BIX
Yip, its a Sherman alright !