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Tichenor · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 4:47 pm Post subject: Picture quest, help needed

Hi

We, thats Neil and me, are searching for a new frontpage picture for the register.
The picture should represent a meaningfull piece of American armor history.
Any suggestions?

Michel

silviop15 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Oct 03, 2015 Posts: 415

Any M1 Abrams display photos? It stands out, very popular, lots of use, rare when on display.

Tichenor · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: Picture quest, help needed

Personaly I think, a bit to modern, but if a nice picture is available it could be considered.
That's another point, the picture should be copyright free, or permission granted to be used. There are lots of members here who contributed to the cause, so there should be a picture there we could use, its just a case of finding it.

Michel

silviop15 · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Oct 03, 2015 Posts: 415

M60s are to plentiful I think. I have a picture of a M163 vulan, PM me your email address so I can send you photos for the register at Tobyhanna.

Chris_C · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: Picture quest, help needed

Speaking of the US register, there's an M41 Walker Bulldog at the veteran's nursing home in Barboursville, WV. It can be seen in the fourth picture on their website. I could get some pictures of it for you if necessary. Are you looking for a static vehicle for the register picture, or would running monuments be ok?

Massimo_Foti · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: Picture quest, help needed

I would be more than glad to help, but my pictures all come from Europe. I have a bunch of Shermans, but, again, they are located outside the USA.

I suggest you look at Vagabond's website, he and his wife have plenty of high quality pictures from the USA.

Massimo

Tichenor · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 10:57 pm Post subject: Re: Picture quest, help needed

Hi Massimo

I've been going thru vagabonds vast collection of pictures, but there are so many pictures I can't pick one.

Michel

Tichenor · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 11:02 pm Post subject: Re: Picture quest, help needed

Hi Chris

Thanks for the update, we can put it in the register before publishing.

I prefer a static vehicle for the register.

Michel

vagabond · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:12 am Post subject: Re: Picture quest, help needed

Hi Guys,

Thanks for thinking of us!! Give us some parameters and we can make some suggestions.

I was thinking that the M4 Sherman is pretty iconic for US AFVs - but I admit a bias.

I wish I had a good shot of the genuine "Cobra King," but by the time we photographed CK, it was in pieces - maybe Dontos has a good photo of CK, but he's been missing from this site for awhile.

If you guys vote for an M4 (or whatever) we can choose some candidates from our collection and submit them via this post.

Cheers,
VB

vagabond · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 2:05 am Post subject: Re: Picture quest, help needed

How about one of these?

I looked through our stuff and chose photos of outdoor exhibits with some decent skies and vehicles in fairly good shape cosmetically.

Thoughts?

Tichenor · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 7:53 am Post subject: Re: Picture quest, help needed

Hi Paul

Personaly I like the third one ( CWS-POA-H5 Sherman I believe) or the M26 Pershing.
A thing to keep in mind is the picture needs a nutral background, not to much other things.

Michel

the_shadock · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Picture quest, help needed

Pershing get my vote

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