Garage space

[AUHUMMER]

Its just a thought but I'm guessing you don't hear any bitchin', moanin' or whinin' from the greenpeacers and FUH2ers....

[Gunner_45]

Talk about "Weapons of Mass Recreation" ! ! !

There is an old farmer out by my mom's place in the country that
has an ancient tank of some sort he refers to as a "Ronson".....

Says he is so old, it's a "Post Dealer Sample"....

He keeps that old SOB in better shape than he does his trucks
and tractors......One time I traded him a 12'er of his favorite
adult beverage for a ride in the damn thing....Jeez, I like to have
never got my wide white ass in that damn thing....My claustrophobia
was working overtime.....Ended up hanging out of the turret.

What a blast....That damn thing was unstoppable.

[MarineHawk]

Originally Posted by Gunner_45

There is an old farmer out by my mom's place in the country that
has an ancient tank of some sort he refers to as a "Ronson".....

LOL. That's what our troops used to call our M4 Sherman tanks during WWII based on the old Ronson lighter commercial where they bragged "lights first time, every time." (The Sherman's ammo storage was easily penetrated causing the tank to light up often when hit).

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

I don't know wether to be impressed or scared...

That is pretty cool though! Nice collection.

[AK47]

Yeah the sherman was not heavy on the old steel plate` i got a Tiger Tank the other day

[AK47]

getting it started was fun anyway just a hobby

[MarineHawk]

Originally Posted by AK47

getting it started was fun anyway just a hobby

Holy sh!t! A Mark VI Tiger. I want one of those!

AK47, you might be the first person who can answer a question I have had since first watching Kelly's Heroes and then again, later, watching Saving Private Ryan. The Tiger-I tanks in those two movies appear just like yours. They appear exactly as the originals did back in '44-'45 above the tracks. BUT, the original Tigers the Krauts used in WWII had those interlocking wheels within the tracks (see photo below and/or watch any old film footage of those beasts rolling through Russia or France). Yet, all versions I've seen in movies (and yours) have a different wheel system. Why? Did they drop a Tiger-I chasis on another tank suspension or something?

[AK47]

if you guys ever want to give the folks next door something to talk about let me know ...got lots of nice toys

[AK47]

toys

[jmsspratlin]

Originally Posted by AK47

Yeah the sherman was not heavy on the old steel plate` i got a Tiger Tank the other day

I guess we all know who will be ready for the "Fall Out"

[AK47]

Hi yes the Sherman is a bit weak on the steel plate side these Tanks were some of the best Medium Tanks ever made no right angles so that all bounces off ,,not like the Tiger ,,, I have one of these as well ,,,,off next week to Bosnia to look at a few more

[MarineHawk]

Originally Posted by AK47

Hi yes the Sherman is a bit weak on the steel plate side these Tanks were some of the best Medium Tanks ever made no right angles so that all bounces off ,,not like the Tiger ,,, I have one of these as well ,,,,off next week to Bosnia to look at a few more

You should get a Tiger-II - it has no/few right angles either, and was almost impossible to destroy other than from the air.

[MarineHawk]

Originally Posted by AK47

Hi yes the Sherman is a bit weak on the steel plate side these Tanks were some of the best Medium Tanks ever made no right angles so that all bounces off ,,not like the Tiger ,,, I have one of these as well ,,,,off next week to Bosnia to look at a few more

Also, that 75 mm short barreled gun on the Sherman could not penetrate the armor of a Panther, Tiger, or sometimes even the Mk IV. If we had had more of these Pershings earlier, the war would went a lot easier for us in France IMO (they were first used in Europe at Remagen and, by then, the war was pretty much over):

[Mr. I - Man]

Tanks are cool and all. I just can't have any respect for tracked vehicles, they all easily disabled by a little COMM wire ( losely holds the coil together), about 10 to 15ft coil of Constantina wire, some strategically placed tumble weeds and sand. What got a very pissed off tanker or track driver. A word of caution kids don't hang to see your handy work, the gun turret will still be very functional. This is a good time to deploy AT-4, SMAW, Dragon or just rain on those hoes with some close air support or Artie. Ah I miss those days

[frenzy1]

Originally Posted by AUHUMMER

Its just a thought but I'm guessing you don't hear any bitchin', moanin' or whinin' from the greenpeacers and FUH2ers....

Great pics bro !

[KenP]

You'll sell it soon enough.

[AK47]

hi guys i have 4 of of them ,,for sure i dont get hassle from any green peace

[AK47]

These are Russian T-34s from 1943 one is the other is 45

[AK47]

paste this in to your URL C:\Documents and Settings\1\Desktop\tanks\target42.html

[AK47]

here is the 2 in the garage