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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject: Tank on a pedestal
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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: Tank on a pedestal
Geez!! NOW THAT is what I call 'super-elevation'. Don

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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: Tank on a pedestal
that makes the tank cleaning/maintenance/repainting much much easier !! P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: Tank on a pedestal
- Dontos Geez!! NOW THAT is what I call 'super-elevation'. Don LOL! _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:55 pm Post subject: Re: Tank on a pedestal
"Please do not climb on the exhibits."

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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:51 am Post subject: Re: Tank on a pedestal
The Tank Commander pondered his latest position, remembering how his Platoon Commander berated his past failure to properly cover his flanking elements advance. Confidently he muttered to himself...."I now have the best 'OVERWATCH POSITION' in all of Mother Russia!!" "Alpha SET,......Bravo MOVE !!!" Don

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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:34 am Post subject: Re: Tank on a pedestal
Here's what the place looks like today. Shenyang (China) Railway Station in the background, in case you guys want to go get some pics. JoeD, if you decide to accept this mission, be sure to pack an extension for the camera pole!

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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:18 am Post subject: Re: Tank on a pedestal
I love all those "monuments" like that.

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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:35 am Post subject: Re: Tank on a pedestal
Like the ship in the bottle , just how did they get it up there

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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:12 am Post subject: Re: Tank on a pedestal
I don't think it's a real one, the scale looks wrong. _________________ Frustra Nate Vive Devincere

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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: Tank on a pedestal
It looks out of proportion to me too, Rikard. I've been looking for pictures of T-34-85s in similar angle to compare. This one caught my eye, and I thought you guys might find it interesting. A T-34-85 that had the bridge blown out from under it by a fighter jet. Suwon Korea

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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: Tank on a pedestal
Dennis That 2nd photo is reversed. Seems to me I've seen it before (somewhere). As for the statue, it looks to be a statue. The hull angles are abit out of whack and the turret is out of proportion. Also it doesn't show 'weathering' of a steel structure. I'm guessing some sort of concrete or carved rock sculpture. Don

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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: Tank on a pedestal
So who's going to go up there and check for a serial number? _________________ Bob Smart ([email protected])

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