Agent G

Thank you sir! I had nine extra bodies at roll call. Good solid detectives who've been around the block. Went the entire night with barely a whimper. Made some arrests but hey, no issues and everyone went home safe.Reminded me of the old days. I love it when a plan comes together. G

Freezing cold here in the high desert. Coldest I've seen since I moved here. No precipitation though. G

Back at ya! Heading into work tonight with a trunk full of tactical gear. NYE in Vegas is second only to Times Square, so it's going to be a big one likje usual. G

I LIKE THAT! G

Actually, George Lucas sold the Star War franchise before this movie was made. That said, he made Four Billion on the sale. G

Good stuff! G

This will give you an idea about the size of twin .50 cals. Each gun is roughly 85 pounds by itself. That doesn't include ammo or the mounts. G

Let me dig through the spares box, I'll participate in this for sure. I'm thinking a pickup....... G

Congratulations Ray! The Eastside Cannery is on Boulder Highway and Harmon. They have quite a few "vintage" concerts there. G

Thank you gentlemen! G

I drove a police package 1980 Volare, and then only a couple of times. We bought a few and they were distributed throughout the districts. I recall it having a 318 and just quick enough for urban police work. It had NO suspension travel to speak of. I recall it riding like an unsprung wagon. The seats were one big expanse of smooth vinyl, no fabric or pattern at all. Naturally it had a black plastic floor covering. They were there in the fleet and gone so fast it was like we never even drove them. The department hedged their bets back then by purchasing Volares, Fairmonts, Malibu's, St Regis' and some Impalas. We used the smaller cars on regular patrol. The bigger cars had prisoner cages installed and supplemented the paddy wagons. Fast forward to 1983 or so and all the district cars were replaced with Celebritys. Yes Celebritys. We drove those clunkers until Chevrolet quit making them. Nothing automotive in the 80's generated any sort of fond memory. G

Me 3. G

Since budget limitations led to the move, I suspect all that history will be left to rot. At least Knox is the armor school. There should be someone there who cares. G

Ok thanks! Again, great job. G

So that's what you call it now? G

Yes indeed. It was the only one ever fully restored to running condition. G

Looks good to me. How was that kit? G

Good stuff there! G

That is spectacular! Looks like something Danno drove up Pike's peak back in the day. G

Bovington's Tiger is one of two captured intact. The tanks came from two different battalions. The US Army captured a Tiger originally from sPzAbt 501, the first Tiger Battalion deployed in North Africa. At the time of capture it was part of the 10th Panzer Division. Details of it's capture are unknown to me. I do know dad examined it in the summer of '43, before it was sent to the US. It would be best described as an "Initial" model. The Bovington Tiger, "131" was in sPzAbt 504. It had only been in country about 6 weeks when captured, April 21, 1943. There was great controversy about the crew abandoning the tank prematurely. Restoration reveealed the main gun was jammed by two shots that richocheted off the turret side and under the barrel. More than 50 years after the fact, 1995, did the actions of the crew become understood. 131 is an example of an "Early" Tiger. Zimmerit was the German answer to a non existent problem. In late 1942 the Heer developed a magnetic anti-tank mine for use in Russia. Fearing the Russians had also developed one, the Germans applied zimm to their tanks starting in December, 1943. North Africa ended in late May, 1943. The Germans let the tanks attack without proper support from the grunts. The Russians had the infantry ride the tanks into combat. Fast forward to the Pacific in 1944-'45 and take a look at what the USMC did to their tanks because of magnetic mines. Wood, concrete and hundreds of pounds of sand bags wre the primary means of protection. Marine rifleman accompanied the tanks nearly everywhere. It wasn't until Okinawa though, that Marine tankers experienced warfare similar to their Army bretheren in Europe. On Iwo Jima tanks drove about 100-200 yards, did their thing, then returned to the secure lager. Okinawa was a land battle, employing movement on a large scale. G

If I remember correctly the Tiger which was at Aberdeen was captured in Tunisia. That makes it one of the "early" Tigers produced before zimmerit. My father examined that beast in North Africa after it was captured. He rarely spoke of it, or the others he inspected. G

Looks like I'm heading to afternoon watch next year. 3:30pm to 1:30am. Poo G

Thank you Tom! Kevin the set doesn't specify which Tiger variant. It does include the coarse turret pattern frequently seen on "mid production" Tigers in Normandy. I'd use it again for sure. G

Good looking car Ron. I love the sleeper aspect of it. G

I see this and immediately hear "Dead men tell no tales". I love it! Great work sir! G