Tankers, This past weekend, the "Museum of America at War" held an Open House at the “Tank Farm” in Nokesville, Virginia. There were at least 30 pieces of armor on display, in either static positions surounded by re-enactors' camps or doing laps around the dirt track. I think they were offering tank rides; though Saturday morning traffic was a dream on my bike (goofy grin) the two-hour comute didn't leave me much time to look into all the details. I did get to have a very brief chat with the gentleman that maintains the on-site armor, and spoke with a Stuart Crew from Pittsburg at length. I find that hands-on access to the old iron is imeasureable, when trying to figgure out how their suspensions work.
I was also allowed to fondle a couple of M1919 .30s and a Sten SMG, which inspired a run to Home Depot for PVC pipe... Sunday night I knocked-out the upper receiver, bolt and barrel of a plastic Sten for the local AirSoft arena. Though it was hard to get past the Tank-themed T-Shirts and the customized military LEGO sets, and talking to Boy Scouts about on-site camping, hopefully the day trip will also inspire me to get off the computer and do more tank building too. It was a great event, and a couple of Staff asked if we could bring a few assets next year. Stu -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
