±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous
Nickname
Password
Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648
People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 398
Total: 398
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Community Forums
03: Photo Gallery
04: Community Forums
05: Photo Gallery
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Member Screenshots
09: Photo Gallery
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Home
13: Community Forums
14: Community Forums
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Home
19: Community Forums
20: Home
21: Home
22: Home
23: Photo Gallery
24: Community Forums
25: Community Forums
26: Photo Gallery
27: Community Forums
28: Photo Gallery
29: Home
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Home
33: Home
34: Photo Gallery
35: Community Forums
36: News Archive
37: News Archive
38: News
39: Photo Gallery
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Home
44: Home
45: Community Forums
46: Home
47: Photo Gallery
48: Community Forums
49: Home
50: Photo Gallery
51: Community Forums
52: Home
53: Community Forums
54: Community Forums
55: Home
56: Community Forums
57: Home
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Community Forums
63: Community Forums
64: Member Screenshots
65: Community Forums
66: Home
67: Home
68: Member Screenshots
69: Statistics
70: Community Forums
71: Community Forums
72: News Archive
73: Home
74: Home
75: Community Forums
76: Home
77: Community Forums
78: Member Screenshots
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Home
82: Member Screenshots
83: Home
84: Community Forums
85: Home
86: Photo Gallery
87: Home
88: Home
89: Downloads
90: Community Forums
91: Home
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: Home
95: Community Forums
96: Photo Gallery
97: Statistics
98: Home
99: Member Screenshots
100: Community Forums
101: Downloads
102: Photo Gallery
103: Community Forums
104: Member Screenshots
105: Home
106: Community Forums
107: Home
108: Community Forums
109: Member Screenshots
110: Downloads
111: Home
112: Member Screenshots
113: Home
114: Community Forums
115: Your Account
116: Photo Gallery
117: Home
118: Home
119: Home
120: Members List
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Home
124: Photo Gallery
125: Community Forums
126: Home
127: Home
128: Home
129: Community Forums
130: Community Forums
131: Home
132: Home
133: Home
134: Home
135: Community Forums
136: Home
137: Community Forums
138: Community Forums
139: Downloads
140: Home
141: Home
142: Community Forums
143: News Archive
144: Community Forums
145: Community Forums
146: Home
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: News Archive
150: Community Forums
151: Home
152: Downloads
153: Community Forums
154: Member Screenshots
155: Home
156: Photo Gallery
157: Photo Gallery
158: Photo Gallery
159: Community Forums
160: Home
161: Home
162: Home
163: Home
164: Home
165: Community Forums
166: Member Screenshots
167: Community Forums
168: Home
169: Community Forums
170: Photo Gallery
171: Community Forums
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Member Screenshots
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Home
178: Community Forums
179: Home
180: Home
181: Home
182: Community Forums
183: Downloads
184: Downloads
185: Community Forums
186: Downloads
187: Home
188: Downloads
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Community Forums
192: Home
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Community Forums
196: Community Forums
197: Member Screenshots
198: Member Screenshots
199: Home
200: Home
201: Community Forums
202: Home
203: Home
204: Downloads
205: Community Forums
206: Community Forums
207: Home
208: Member Screenshots
209: Home
210: Community Forums
211: Community Forums
212: Members List
213: Photo Gallery
214: News Archive
215: Home
216: Members List
217: Home
218: Photo Gallery
219: Home
220: Community Forums
221: Community Forums
222: Home
223: Community Forums
224: Downloads
225: Photo Gallery
226: Home
227: Photo Gallery
228: Members List
229: Member Screenshots
230: Community Forums
231: Community Forums
232: Home
233: Home
234: Photo Gallery
235: Home
236: Community Forums
237: Home
238: Photo Gallery
239: Home
240: Community Forums
241: Home
242: Home
243: Home
244: Home
245: Member Screenshots
246: Photo Gallery
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Home
253: Community Forums
254: Home
255: Home
256: Home
257: Downloads
258: Downloads
259: Home
260: Downloads
261: Photo Gallery
262: Member Screenshots
263: Statistics
264: Community Forums
265: Home
266: Home
267: Home
268: Community Forums
269: Photo Gallery
270: Community Forums
271: Home
272: Community Forums
273: Community Forums
274: Your Account
275: Community Forums
276: Photo Gallery
277: Home
278: Community Forums
279: Members List
280: Home
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Community Forums
284: Home
285: Photo Gallery
286: Home
287: Community Forums
288: Home
289: Community Forums
290: Community Forums
291: Downloads
292: Community Forums
293: Community Forums
294: Community Forums
295: Community Forums
296: Photo Gallery
297: Community Forums
298: Photo Gallery
299: Home
300: Community Forums
301: Home
302: Photo Gallery
303: Home
304: Home
305: Photo Gallery
306: Community Forums
307: Community Forums
308: Member Screenshots
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Member Screenshots
312: Community Forums
313: Community Forums
314: Home
315: Community Forums
316: Photo Gallery
317: Home
318: News Archive
319: Community Forums
320: Photo Gallery
321: Home
322: Community Forums
323: Community Forums
324: Home
325: Home
326: Community Forums
327: Home
328: Photo Gallery
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Photo Gallery
333: Community Forums
334: Photo Gallery
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Photo Gallery
338: Member Screenshots
339: Community Forums
340: Home
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Home
344: Community Forums
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Home
349: Member Screenshots
350: Community Forums
351: Community Forums
352: Community Forums
353: Home
354: Photo Gallery
355: Community Forums
356: Community Forums
357: Community Forums
358: Members List
359: Community Forums
360: Downloads
361: News Archive
362: Photo Gallery
363: Community Forums
364: Community Forums
365: Member Screenshots
366: Downloads
367: Community Forums
368: Photo Gallery
369: Community Forums
370: Community Forums
371: Home
372: Community Forums
373: Community Forums
374: Photo Gallery
375: Community Forums
376: Community Forums
377: Home
378: Home
379: Home
380: Member Screenshots
381: Photo Gallery
382: Community Forums
383: Community Forums
384: Community Forums
385: Photo Gallery
386: Home
387: Home
388: Downloads
389: Community Forums
390: Member Screenshots
391: Photo Gallery
392: Community Forums
393: Home
394: Home
395: Downloads
396: Home
397: Home
398: Downloads
Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Forum FAQForum FAQ  Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages  LoginLogin
SearchSearch  ModeratorsModerators
New at Ft Bliss, a gate guard M551A1!
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:03 am
Post subject: New at Ft Bliss, a gate guard M551A1!
Hi Folks!

A second M551 (serial nu 5810) has been parked on a lighted pad at the corner of Sheridan and Haan Streets. Somebody did a great job of cleaning all the old paint off and laying on new paint.



If any one is counting, the M551A1 over by the musuem is serial nu: 269.

Spot Report!
Sgt, Scouts out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:42 am
Post subject: Re: New at Ft Bliss, a gate guard M551A1!
Nice!

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:50 pm
Post subject: Re: New at Ft Bliss, a gate guard M551A1!
Very nice. Gun looks either out of battery or was a non-bore evacuator model put on the wrong collar. Mark can probably help us out here.

Is that the original water barrier cover? Amazing if it's in that good a shape restored.
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:04 pm
Post subject: Re: New at Ft Bliss, a gate guard M551A1!
Good eye Doug. The dust cover on the gun is the type that was made for the gun tube with a bore evacuator (M81 Modified). When the M81E1 tube, without the bore evacuator, was installed they failed to change the dust cover. It still might be out of battery a little. Looks kind of short!

On this subject, The Sheridan at Jacque Littlefield's museum used to have the same mismatched dust cover. I wrote him once and explained the difference and sent him photos. In recent photos I noticed the dust cover has been changed! He is the epitome of attantion to detail!

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Roy_A_Lingle
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1997
Location: El Paso & Ft Bliss, Texas
PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:45 am
Post subject: Re: New at Ft Bliss, a gate guard M551A1!
Hi Folks!

- Doug_Kibbey

Is that the original water barrier cover? Amazing if it's in that good a shape restored.


I have no idea. My guess is it has been replaced at sometime. Looking at the one the museum has, which has been setting out in the weather up at White Sand Missile Range, the screen, the rubber barrier covers, and the rubber straps that hold everything in storage are rotten, broken and parts are missing.

I learn today that a commerical contractor did the paint job. Cleaned her down to bare metal, primed and added gloss OD. It only has two layers of paint on it now. That is why she looks so good. She in a good spot. The M26 Pershing is surrounded by grass and the road wheels are already showing rust.

Spot Report!
Sgt, Scouts Out!

_________________
"You can never have too much reconnaissance."
General G.S. Patton Jr.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 6 Hours



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum