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The kit and its assembly:
A rather exotic what-if model, even though it’s almost built OOB. Inspiration came when I stumbled upon the weird Syrian Panzer IVs that were operated against Israel during the Six Day War – vehicles you would not expect there, and after more than 20 years after WWII. But when I did some more research, I was surprised about the numbers and the variety of former German tanks that Syria had gathered from various European countries, and it made me wonder if the Panther could not have been among this shaggy fleet, too?
I had a surplus Dragon Panther Spähpanzer in The Stash™, to be correct a “PzBeobWg V Ausf. G”, an observation and artillery fire guidance conversion that actually existed in small numbers, and I decided to use it as basis for this odd project. The Dragon kit has some peculiarities, though: its hull is made from primed white metal and consists of an upper and lower half that are held together by small screws! An ambiguous design, because the parts do not fit as good as IP parts, so that the model has a slightly die-cast-ish aura. PSR is necessary at the seams, but due to the metal it’s not easy to do. Furthermore, you have to use superglue everywhere, just as on a resin kit. On the other side, surface details are finely molded and crisp, even though many bits have to be added manually. However, the molded metal pins that hold the wheels are very robust and relatively thin – a feature I exploited for a modified running gear (see below).
For the modified Panther in my mind I had to retrograde the turret back to a late standard turret with mantlet parts left over from a Hasegawa kit – they fitted perfectly! The PzBeobWg V only comes with a stubby gun barrel dummy. But I changed the armament, anyway, and implanted an aftermarket white metal and brass KwK 40 L48, the weapon carried by all Syrian Panzer IVs, the Jagdpanzer IVs as well as the StuG IIIs. This standardization would IMHO make sense, even if it meant a performance downgrade from the original, longer KwK 42 L70.
For a Syrian touch, inspired by installations on the Panzer IVs, I added a mount for a heavy DShK machine gun on the commander’s cupola, which is a resin aftermarket kit from Armory Models Group (a kit that consists of no less than five fiddly parts for just a tiny machine gun!).
To change and modernize the Panther’s look further, I gave it side skirts, leftover from a ModelCollect T-72 kit, which had to be modified only slightly to fit onto the molded side skirt consoles on the Panther’s metal hull. A further late addition were the fuel barrels from a Trumpeter T-54 kit that I stumbled upon when I looked for the skirts among my pile of tank donor parts. Even though they look like foreign matter on the Panther’s tail, their high position is plausible and similar to the original arrangement on many Soviet post-WWII tanks. The whip antennae on turret and hull were created with heated black sprue material.
As a modern feature and to change the Panther’s overall look even more, I replaced its original solid “dish” road wheels with T-54/55 “starfish” wheels, which were frequently retrofitted to T-34-85s during the Fifties. These very fine aftermarket resin parts (all real-world openings are actually open, and there’s only little flash!) came from OKB Grigorovich from Bulgaria. The selling point behind this idea is/was that the Panther and T-54/55 wheels have almost the same diameter: in real life it’s 860 vs. 830 mm, so that the difference in 1:72 is negligible. Beneficially, the aftermarket wheels came in two halves, and these were thin enough to replace the Panther’s interleaved wheels without major depth problems.
Adapting the parts to the totally different wheel arrangement was tricky, though, especially due to the Dragon kit’s one-piece white metal chassis that makes any mods difficult. My solution: I retained the inner solid wheels from the Panther (since they are hardly visible in the “3rd row”), plus four pairs of T-54/55 wheels for the outer, more rows of interleaved wheels. The “inner” T-54/55 wheel halves were turned around, received holes to fit onto the metal suspension pins and scratched hub covers. The “outside” halves were taken as is but received 2 mm spacer sleeves on their back sides (styrene tube) for proper depth and simply to improve their hold on the small and rounded metal pin tips. This stunt worked better than expected and looks really good, too!
Painting and markings:
Basically very simple, and I used pictures of real Syrian Panzer IVs as benchmark. I settled for the common green livery variant, and though simple and uniform, I tried to add some “excitement” to it and attempted to make old paint shine through. The hull’s lower surface areas were first primed with RAL 7008 (Khakigrau, a rather brownish tone), then the upper surfaces were sprayed with a lighter sand brown tone, both applied from rattle cans.
On top of that, a streaky mix of Revell 45 and 46 – a guesstimate for the typical Syrian greyish, rather pale olive drab tone - was thinly applied with a soft, flat brush, so that the brownish tones underneath would shine through occasionally. Once dry, the layered/weathered effect was further emphasized through careful vertical wet-sanding and rubbing on all surfaces with a soft cotton cloth.
The rubber side skirts, as well as the rubber r
The model then received an overall washing with a highly thinned mix of grey and dark brown acrylic artist paint. The vinyl tracks (as well as the IP spare track links on the hull) were painted, too, with a mix of grey, red brown and iron, all acrylic paints, too, that do not interact chemically with the soft vinyl.
The decals/markings are minimal; the Arabian scribble on the turret (must be a name?), using the picture of a Syrian Panzer IV as benchmark, was painted in white by hand, as well as the white circle on the turret roof. The orange ID triangles are a nice contrast, even though I was not able to come up with real-life visual evidence for them. I just found a color picture of a burned T-34-85 wreck with them, suggesting that the color was a dull orange red and not florescent orange, as claimed in some sources. I also found illustrations of the triangles as part of 1:35 decal sets for contemporary Syrian T-34-85s from FC Model Trend and Star Models, where they appear light red. For the model, they were eventually cut out from decal sheet material (TL-Modellbau, in a shade called “Rotorange”, what appears to be a good compromise).
Dry-brushing with light grey and beige to further emphasize edges and details followed. Finally, the model was sealed with matt acrylic vanish overall, and some additional very light extra dry-brushing with silver was done to simulate flaked paint. Dirt and rust residues were added here and there with watercolors. After final assembly, the lower areas of the model were furthermore powdered with mineral pigments to simulate dust.
In typical Zeiss Ikon fashion, the model number designations on this line of cameras is an unnecessary mess. In my opinion, it makes no sense in using model numbers out of order, or more than once! I thought I should make it clear that the Contina II below was made much later than the original and also it followed the Contina IIa. Camera-wiki.org does a great job sorting this out if you are interested!
Zeiss Ikon Contina II 527/24
35mm (24x36mm) Folding Camera
Optical Viewfinder
Uncoupled Selenium meter
Exposure Value “EV” interlocking system
Frame counter & Double exposure prevention
Novicar-Anastigmat 45/f2.8-22
Scale-focusing 3-element coated lens
Prontor-SVS B, 1-1/300 sec. Leaf shutter
MXV Flash-sync, Cold shoe, Self-timer, Cable release, & Tripod socket
Zeiss 382 27mm screw-in lens filter
Zeiss 1109 27mm screw-in rubber lens hood
Made in West Germany (1956-58) (Late Model)
Sometimes we lose context in our critiques and judge these vintage cameras like they are new models on the shelf. It shouldn’t matter now what the comparisons were between them 50 to 100 years ago, or how they may compare to cameras made today. Now they are all beautiful collector items and an important part of history!
i knew the numbers seemed... larger than the predicted 50k. for reference, the furthest i apparently got in to the main crowds was the intersection offscreen indicated by the arrow.
Other than for Routemasters, half -cab buses were getting a touch thin on the ground with large operators by 1978. This was the scene in Southampton that summer as Mrs 'R' and I passed through on our first NBC 'Wanderbus' based jolly holiday. Rear engined Leyland Atlanteans were by the time making serious inroads, but considerable numbers of these AEC Regent Vs were still active with bodywork by East Lancs and their Neepsend subsidiary. As the buses and crews bask in the afternoon sun, one of the later finds time for e cheery wave.
I found this awesome abandoned cash register outside our apartment building. It was probably being thrown away.
In 1967 Dinky Toys, France introduced the first of their 1400 series model car range. Represented in this series were cars from France, Germany, USA and Italy plus, unusual at the time for a European company, the USSR and Japan. Included were ordinary saloons, sports cars, competition cars and Grand Prix racing cars. The Ferrari 312P, the subject of this photo, was one of the two competition cars in the 1400 series and was issued in June 1970. The other, a Matra 630 Le Mans (1425), was introduced in 1969. A further competition car, a Porsche 917, was scheduled for release as number 1431 in 1970. The Porsche 917 took pride of place on the cover of the 1970 catalogue alongside the Ferrari 312P and was also pictured on page 3. Unfortunately, what would have been a fine addition to the 1400 series was never released.
The first area that comes to mind for this Ferrari 312P is the finesse and quality that Dinky Toys, France implemented for what is essentially a toy car. Placing this besides, for example, a modern Marsh Model hand built and this ‘toy’ Ferrari can still hold its own in such company. However, the original purpose for this Ferrari was not for display on a collectors shelf but to be played with and to this end it required certain features. In the catalogue two were highlighted, one was conventional, that of opening doors, and the other was brand new to Dinky Toys, France. To combat the raise of the ‘fast wheels’ this Ferrari featured ‘Super Rapide’ ‘Speedwheels’ which allowed the toy to run a considerable distance by virtue of thin axles that were pioneered by Mattel and used on their ‘Hot Wheels’ toy cars. However, unlike the generic wheel hub used on ‘Hot Wheels‘ these ‘Super Rapide’ ‘Speedwheels‘ hubs were miniature replicas of Ferrari’s five-spoke alloy hubs and the tyres were still removable. The Ferrari originally came with a promotional leaflet, model specific leaflet, decal application instructions, a sheet of decals for application and a road sign. The competition number 60 was factory applied and represents the car that raced at the BOAC International 500 where it finished fourth. Personally, all the numbers I have seen are 60 but in the 1970 catalogue the car pictured has race number 25. This was the number on the car which came second overall and first in the 3L category at the Sebring 12 Hours in 1969.
The 1400 series effectively came to a conclusion in 1971 with the issue of the last three models. In 1974 an arrangement with Pilen was made and examples of Dinky Toys, France models from that year were made in Spain until this deal ended in 1980. Unfortunately, this Ferrari wasn’t included in Pilen’s production.
This Ferrari is posed on a I’Eau Rouge diorama base D29A.
Notes about the real deal
The Ferrari 312P spider was introduced in 1969 and three were built. With its 3L engine it was planned to compete in the CIA Group 6 category. This car used the engine that powered the Grand Prix cars but was set up for endurance races. This competition car was capable of speeds of just under 200mph. The spyder (open) version had a relatively short competition period of just a few months in the spring of 1969 and two of the three built were converted into a berlinetta (closed) style body in early June in time for the Le Mans race.
During 1969 a 312P spider, racing number 25, came second overall and first in the 3L category at the 12 Hours of Sebring held 22nd March. Then at the Spa 1000 km held on 11th May it also finished second, racing number 8. At the Le Mans test weekend held on 29/30th March 1969 the 312P spyder performed poorly. This led to an eventual re-design with a berlinetta body which improved aerodynamics needed on the long straights at the Le Mans circuit. At the BOAC International 500 World Championship Sportscar Race held on 13th April a 312P spider finished fourth, racing number 60. This happens to be the same number on the Dinky Toys, France Ferrari 312P. A couple of weeks after a 312P spyper was written off as a result of an accident during the 1000 km race at Monza.
The two remaining 312P’s spyders were converted into berlinettas in time for Le Mans held on 14/15th June. One retired after an accident on the first hour and the other retired due to gearbox failure after competing for 16 hours.
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Chris
These two numbers have been retired. Jackie Robinson (42) is retired for the whole Baseball league.
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball second baseman who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers, by signing Robinson, heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey Jr. (born November 21, 1969) nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 22 years in Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent most of his career with the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds, along with a short stint with the Chicago White Sox. A 13-time All-Star, Griffey is one of the most prolific home run hitters in baseball history; his 630 home runs rank as the sixth-most in MLB history. Griffey was also an exceptional defender and won 10 Gold Glove Awards in center field. He is tied for the record of most consecutive games with a home run (8 games, with Don Mattingly and Dale Long).
Although popular with fans around the league, Griffey was unable to shake reports of his petulant demeanor throughout his major league baseball career. Griffey signed lucrative deals with companies of international prominence like Nike and Nintendo; his popularity reflected well upon MLB and is credited by some with helping restore its image after the 1994 labor dispute. Griffey is one of only 29 players in baseball history to date to have appeared in Major League games in four different calendar decades.
Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.
John von Neumann
To the right of the inspiration board, I have a corner filled with stacks with ready-to-use animation bond paper, exposure sheets, thumbnail boards, blank storyboard pages, folders -- along with more various oddities that never cease to inspire me.
(And for the record, I am NOT a NASCAR fan. That big number 8 was bought by Andrea at a flea market. She got a whole stack of old gas station numbers.)
Only small numbers crossed at this site -and always in single file. None were forced into the water by crowds behind them though this calf was following its mother.
Numbers falling away or coming back - just a bunch of numbers!!
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On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, Santa Cruz Big Trees & Pacific (SCBG) 2524 is sitting in Watsonville, CA.
SCBG 2524 is an EMD/ATSF CF7. Reportedly: SCBG 2524 was built by EMD in 1949 as an F7A ATSF 216L builder number 8289. It was rebuilt by ATSF in 1974 becoming CF7 ATSF 2524. Other reporting marks and numbers reported for this locomotive include Texas Rock Crusher (TXR) 104, RRVW 305.
Atlanticwall Regelbau S75 & S80 - 38 cm S.K.C/34 Naval Gun - The Adolf Gun Bunker.
S75 is the ammunition depot of the Bunker and
The S80 is the for machine room and room for crew.
The 38 cm SK C/34 naval gun was developed by Germany mid to late 1930s. It armed the Bismarck-class battleships and was planned as the armament of the O-class battlecruisers and the re-armed Scharnhorst-class battleships. Six twin-gun mountings were also sold to the Soviet Union and it was planned to use them on the Kronshtadt-class battlecruisers, however they were never delivered. Spare guns were used as coastal artillery in Denmark, Norway and France. One gun is currently on display at Møvig Fortress outside Kristiansand.
Ammunition
It used the standard German naval system of ammunition where the base charge was held in a metallic cartridge case and supplemented by another charge in a silk bag. Both cartridges were rammed together.
Propellant charge
Main charge: 38 cm HuelsKart34 – GefLdG – 108 kg (238 lb) RPC 38 (16/7)
Fore charge: 38 cm VorKart34 – GefLdG – 104 kg (229 lb) RPC 38 (16/7)
Shell
Four types of shells were used by the 38 cm SK C/34 although the Siegfried-Granate could only be used by the coast defense versions. Almost 40 percent lighter, this latter shell could be fired with a reduced charge at 920 metres per second (3,000 ft/s) out to 40 kilometres (44,000 yd). With a full charge it reached 1,050 metres per second (3,400 ft/s) and could travel 55.7 kilometres (60,900 yd) – over 34 miles.
Naval gun
The data given is according to Krupp datasheet 38 cm S.K.C/34 e WA52-453(e). This gun was mounted in pairs in the Drh.L. C/34e turret which allowed elevation from -5° 30' to +30°. Each gun had an individual cradle, spaced 3.5 metres (11 ft) apart, but they were normally coupled together. In general the turret was hydraulically powered, but the training gear, auxiliary elevation, auxiliary hoists and some loading gear was electrically powered. The turrets weighed 1,048 tonnes (1,031 long tons; 1,155 short tons) to 1,056 tonnes (1,039 long tons; 1,164 short tons), rested on ball bearings on a 8.75 metres (28.7 ft) diameter track, could elevate 6° per second and traverse 5.4° per second. The guns were loaded at +2.5° and used a telescoping chain-operated rammer. According to German manuals the required permanent capacity for the loading equipment for ammunition was 2.5 shells per minute. During testing period at the Baltic Sea the AVKS Report states an output of the ammunition delivery system up to 3.125 shells per minute. Under battle conditions Bismarck averaged roughly one round per minute in her battle with HMS Hood and Prince of Wales.
These guns were modified with a larger chamber for coast defense duties to handle the increased amount of propellant used for the special long-range Siegfried shells. Gander and Chamberlain quote a weight of 105.3 tonnes (103.6 long tons; 116.1 short tons) for these guns, presumably accounting for the extra volume of the enlarged chamber. An armored single mount, the Bettungsschiessgerüst ("Firing platform") C/39 was used by these guns. It had a maximum elevation of 60° and could traverse up to 360°, depending on the emplacement. The C/39 mount had two compartments; the upper housed the guns and their loading equipment, while the lower contained the ammunition hoists, their motors, and the elevation and traverse motors. The mount was fully powered and had an underground magazine. Normally these were placed in open concrete barbettes, relying on their armor, but Hitler thought that there was not enough protection for the guns of Battery Todt emplaced on Cap-Gris-Nez in the Pas de Calais near Wimereux and ordered a concrete casemate 3.5 m (11 ft) thick built over and around the mounts. This had the unfortunate effect of limiting their traverse to 120°. Other C/39 mounts were installed at the Hanstholm fortress in Denmark, and the Vara fortress in Kristiansand, Norway.
Four Drh LC/34 turrets, three of which were originally intended to re-arm the Gneisenau and one completed to the Soviet order, modified for land service, were planned to be emplaced at Paimpol, Brittany and on the Cap de la Hague on the Cotentin Peninsula, but construction never actually began. Construction for two of those turrets was well underway at Blaavand-Oksby, Denmark when the war ended.
how is a Regelbau
Before and during World War II, the Wehrmacht built several standardised bunkers and weapon positions in Germany and German-occupied countries. These buildings were called Regelbau, i.e. standardised buildings.
The Regelbau (German for "standard design") were a series of standardised bunker designs built in large numbers by the Germans in the Siegfried Line (German: Westwall) and the Atlantic Wall as part of their defensive fortifications prior to and during the Second World War.
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