ESAM Wings Wheels Tracks May 2005

[TimAPNY]

Here are the pictures of Saturday. I missed up the White Balance setting on th camera, that is why the color is all messed up.

Be sure to take a close look at the old photo I snapped a shot of of he Airport, What a/c are they?

Also What is wrong with the Akagi (sp?) model?


http://community.webshots.com/album/353416985tXPsbd

[wls3]

Good stuff Tim.
You gotta be happy with new camera.
Look foward to seeing more in future.

Bill

[Warhawk]

So do you have specific ones you want me to ID Tim or should I just do all four pages?

[TimAPNY]

Also What is wrong with the Akagi (sp?) model?

Ok Tim,

First the flight deck should be paint amber wood with a large Sun on the Bow

Second their was no elevator on the Starbord side of her.

Three the Island is all wrong it was rather back and was slanted counstruction

Forth it missing the six rows of AA Batterys on the Port side just aft of the tower.

I would have to look more but I'm sure I could find some other stuff.

RER

That is more than I knew.


The A/C, I thought one of the B-29 was really a B-50. Did the KB-29M have the upgraded engines and higher tail? I thought the B-23s in the picture was the best part, that is the biggest reason I took a picture of it.

[TimAPNY]

So do you have specific ones you want me to ID Tim or should I just do all four pages?

The 1/4 ton Dodge is a M37 correct?

Half Track is a M16?

The small tank, I can't remember what the owner said it was.

Duce 1/2, what are they M??

And other help I’d be grateful for.

[Warhawk]

Alright, every page it is then. I'll assume you know what everything other than the vehicles are so I'll skip those.

Page 1.

Picture 1 and 2: 105mm howitzer motor carriage M7 (Priest)
Picture 3: Studebaker M29 (Weasel)
Picture 4 and 5: White/Autocar M3 halftrack (The M-16 has the Maxon quad .50 cal. AA turret mounted in the rear. If this was an M-16 at one time the owner has gone to no small expense to restore this as an M3 or M3 variant. I base this simply from what I can see in the photos.)
Picture 6, 7 and 8: M22 Locust Airborne tank
Picture 9 and 10: Ford M8 armored car (Greyhound)
Picture 11, 12 and 13: Dodge WC-14 1/2 ton weapons carrier

Page 2.

Weapons picture, from top to bottom. (I'll give the historic designations for what the weapons represent)
1-- Auto Ordnance M-1928A1 Thompson SMG
2--M1903A4 sniper rifle
3--M1 Garand
4--Browning M-1928A2 Automatic Rifle (B.A.R.)
5--M3 Grease gun (left)
6--M1 Carbine (right)

Picture 1: 40mm anti-aitcraft gun
Picture 2: 1 1/2 ton Chevrolet G7107 (Cargo/Less Winch)
Picture 3: M-274 Mechanical Mule (Just Mule)
Picture 4: Not sure of the specific designation here. This as a conversion made for the civilian market made by an outfit in Pennsylvainia. The original truck was one of the M-35 series duece and a half 6X6's.
Picture 5: 57mm anti-tank gun
Picture 6: Russian GAZ 69
Picture 7 and 8: Dodge M-37 3/4 ton weapons carrier
Picture 9: Willys Overland (Kaiser) M-170 Front Line Ambulance
Picture 10: (L-R) M37, M38, M38, M38, M38A1D, M170

Page 3.

Picture 1: Styer-Puch Pinzgauer
Picture 2: M35A2 2 1/2 ton truck
Picture 3: Gun, twin 40mm self propelled T 141 (Duster)
Picture 4: Willys Overland M-38
Picture 5, 6 and 7: Willys Overland (Kaiser) M 38A1D
Picture 8, 9 and 10: M151A1 (Mutt)

The last two pictures are labeled correctly so I shall not repeat them here. If there is anything else you need, please let me know.

[TimAPNY]

Thanks for the help Al.

It is amazing the wealth of knowledge that we have on this board!