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100% Brickmania designed M3 Grant. Built from Instructions Club instructions and Bricklink purchased parts.
Back story (this model was built about 14 months ago):
I wanted to own either the M3 Grant (British) or the M3 Lee (American) but neither were available for sale.
At the time I had just parted out several sets in my Bricklink store for sale and had a decent amount of Tan parts. Combined with the fact that I needed a break from Old Dark Grey projects I went with this.
The Few were the airmen of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the aviators of the Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy (RN) who fought the Battle of Britain in the Second World War. The term comes from Winston Churchill's phrase "Never, in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few."
In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were incarcerated during World War II.
The snowy peak on the right is Mount Williamson and at 14,379 feet high is the second-highest mountain in California.
The World War 2 Coastal Defences at Fraisethorpe, Yorkshire, fallen into the sea through coastal erosion.
World War 2 radar facility disguised as a water tower.
Now deemed to be an unsafe/dangerous structure.
LR3966 © Joe O'Malley
After the armistice in November 1918, the warring factions left the devartated landscape along the Western front orphaned.
After one of the bloddiest battles in history for four years, the gains along the Western front at most a mere mile.
The rulers and the butchers wiped out an entire generation of young men in these four insane years and those who survived had major psychological problems, were severly maimed or blind from the poison gas or were missing one or more limbs.
The fate that remained for them after the insane war was bitter poverty or begging. No one, but no one cared of them, even though they were supposedly devated to heroes.
The butchers like Haig, Foch and other scum got all the fame and fortune they had in no way deserved and it was they who were considered the unsurpassed heroes.
Allthough US President Wilson held the Germans responsible for the insane war, he did not accuse them for the outbreak of the conflict.
This is a very strange diplomatic statement to say the least, and in fact he meant to say that no one was guilty of the outbreak of the war.
It is therefor very strange to conclude that Germany was responsible for it and was senteneed to pay the war reparations.
Regardless, Germany had to start making recovery payments and the country was plunged into a great economic misery.
A certain Adolf Hitler who had fought as a volunteer in the insane war with the German army appeared on the political stage as an insignificant person and founded the political party "NSDAP" which was initially a very small party.
From the mid- 20 s onwards, the economy of Germany continued to improve, but this growth ended in 1930 with the Great Depression that raged worldwide and making Germany unable to meet its recovery payments.The party leader of the "NSDAP" Adolf Hitler managed to draw more and more peoples into his party and his political ideas through his talent for speaking and won a monstrous victory in the 1933 elections.
However, his party was characterized by extreme Nationalism and anti- Semitism.
The horific consequenses are known: WW 2 is a direct consequence of the insane WW 1.
The reason for this is the Treaty of Versailles in which Germany felt humilated to the bone and called this Treaty "Das Diktat" ( The Dictate).
Adolf Hitler took full advantage of this feeling of humilation.
And what have we learned from these horrible 2 world wars?
The answer is: NOTHING!!
We have now come to justice in one of the most serious economic crises after WW 2.
Of course the corona virus is to blame for this, but before the outbreak of the pandemic things did not go well economically, despite the many billions that the ECB injected in the economy.
Right- wing populism and nationalism are popping up in just about every country, countries becoming increaslinly intolerable towards eachother and the social cohesion between peoples increasingly disappearing.
The ECB continues to inject even more billions in the economy and that is the reason why many think it will not go that fast.
But those who know the history are starting to scratch their heads and have their reservation about this and especially how it will end if the bailout of the economy fails.
Of course I sincerely hope that I am totally wrong, but there are clearly signs that allows me to compare now and then.........
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A pillbox hangs precariously overlooking the 'North sea' at Aldbrough.
What is a pillbox and why were they built?
A pillbox is the name given to a small defensive structure from which a few soldiers could keep an invading army at bay.
The pillboxes we see today were all built during the Second World War when fears of an invasion were at their height.
Pillboxes were never used, as fortunately, the first line of defense held and the RAF prevented any real chance of a German invasion of Britain.
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was a U.S. Navy carrier-based dive bomber introduced during World War II. Powered by a Wright R-2600 engine, it carried bombs and depth charges for anti-ship missions. Though initially plagued by handling issues, it replaced the SBD Dauntless and served effectively in the Pacific Theater. Over 7,000 were produced before retirement in the late 1940s.The Helldiver had a poor reputation early on due to handling issues but improved over time and proved effective in combat.As of 2025, only one Curtiss SB2C Helldiver remains airworthy in the world. It is operated by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) in Texas, USA. This aircraft is a rare survivor of over 7,000 built and is regularly flown at airshows, preserving the legacy of this important World War II dive bomber.
Force 135 Living History at Elizabeth Castle, Jersey. Taken in July 2023. In the photograph, a Royal Engineer attached to 'B Battery Royal Artillery' is using an essential piece of kit - a mine detector. This was a demo and did not involve any real mines!
Five Hours in Ramsgate.
Tunnels used during WW2 as shelter from German bombing raids, the 3 1/4-mile (5.2km) semi circular system was swiftly cut into the chalk by mainly Kentish miners. Up to 60,000 people could be accommodated in total. A number of babies were born there and adults passed away (mainly of natural causes) whilst taking shelter. The wartime tunnels were branched off of a previously closed railway tunnel.
Reproduction bunk beds help to give an impression as to how uncomfortable life would have been in the cold, damp conditions.
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This strange remnant of World War 2 is a section of Mulberry Harbour, tested at Garlieston during 1943, prior to the D-Day landings. It now lies stranded, slowly corroding on the rocks at Eggerness Point.
About an hour after taking Wing tips on the clearing (I), an image I saw as a black and white image before taken it, I decided to try capturing a colour image with a slightly different composition to differentiate if from Wing tips on the clearing (I).
Fighter Collecton's Cosair takes off from Breighton airfield to give a short display. The three bladed Corsair is unique in that it has fabric wings, one of the very few flying today.
Warbird Wednesday. The B-25 Mitchell was a versatile American medium bomber used extensively during World War II. It performed various roles, including bombing, strafing, and reconnaissance. Notably, it gained fame in the Doolittle Raid, the first air operation to strike the Japanese home islands, boosting American morale early in the war.
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's B-25 Mitchell is a fully restored WWII bomber. It is used for educational purposes and participates in airshows..
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Situat just al costat sud del poblet provençal de Santa Anha (Ste. Agnès en francès), es troba l'imponent fort (Gros Ouvrage) de la línea Maginot amb el mateix nom del poble.
És un dels forts més importants de la linea en la seva part alpina, ja que domina perfectament tota la costa des de la frontera italiana i fins Roquebrune, i en especial la ciutat de Menton. El seu "Bloc 2", aquest que podeu veure aquí, era un dels dos blocs d'artilleria, és potser el més espectacular i ben armat de tota la linea maginot, equipat amb una torreta d'ametralladores, una torreta llançagrenades, dues ametralladores, dos canons de 75mm, dos obusos de 135mm, i dos morters de 81mm, apart d'altres espitlleres per fusells ametralladors i granades.
Tot plegat entrà en combat contra la invasió italiana del 20 de juny de 1940. Durant 4 dies bombardejà els italians que ocuparen Menton i en frenà l'avenç fins la capitulació francesa.
www.lignemaginot.com/ligne/sf-am/agnes/index.htm
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouvrage_de_Sainte-Agn%C3%A8s
www.sainteagnes.fr/le-fort-de-la-ligne-maginot/
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Located just south of the Provençal town of Santa Anha (Ste. Agnès in French), is the imposing fort (Gros Ouvrage) of the Maginot line with the same name as the village.
It is one of the most important forts of the line in its alpine part, since it perfectly dominates the entire coast from the Italian border to Roquebrune, and especially the city of Menton. His "Block 2", the one you can see here, was one of the two artillery blocks, it is perhaps the most spectacular and well-armed of the entire Maginot line, equipped with a machine gun turret, a grenade launcher turret, two machine gun embrasures, two 75mm guns, two 135mm howitzers, and two 81mm mortars, apart from other loopholes for machine guns and grenades.
All of this went into combat against the Italian invasion of June 20, 1940. For 4 days he bombarded the Italians who occupied Menton and stopped their advance until the French capitulation.
www.lignemaginot.com/ligne/sf-am/agnes/index.htm
Taken at Bulbjerg, Denmark.
Bulbjerg is the only limestone cliff in Jutland, and it also served as a lookout point during World War II.
dramatic evening descends on the bend of river ourthe and the historic castle and town of la roche-en-ardenne, luxembourg, belgium
Can you image being cooped up in this for several months, This is wall to wall shot, dining and kitchen area, 5 sections that make up the full submarine, (1)Torpedo room, (2) office and control center (3) mess hall (4) bunks (5) engine room. The USS Batfish is dry docked off the Arkansas River in Muskogee Oklahoma for the World War II War Memorial Park.
A great day at Old Buckenham Airshow 2021 yesterday.
Hawker Hurricane Mk XIIa RF-R, R4175 G-Huri, flown in WWII by Czech flying ace Pilot: Sgt. Josef František DFM bar. VM. Based at RAF Northolt. The aircraft crashed at Cuddington Way, Ewell, Surrey, England. Now restored and based at Duxford. _MG_6893
North American Aviation P-51 Mustang departing from RAF Fairford after appearing at the RIAT 2022 air show.
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a team headed by James H. Kindelberger of North American Aviation in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The Purchasing Commission approached North American Aviation to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force. Rather than build an old design from another company, North American Aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October.
This summer, I went back to visit the American cemetery in Normandy, and whenever I go there, it makes me think about how many lives are shattered by the selfishness of a few people, and how those few people have the power to manipulate the lives of millions. My God, give us the clarity of thought to recognize when they want to manipulate us, so that we can ignore those people and the disastrous consequences they create.