Recent content by BEAR VMF257

Have a bunch of R/C planes but not to the level of detail most here build. Saw the Firebird pictures, had a 69 4MT M-22 Muncie. Rebuilt a number of them over the years. Thought this might be of interest as it is a kit only full scale. I did the build between Feb 2014 & Dec 2014. The MT is a...

Don't know if this was covered but was thinking about the comment that plane was built to drop the a-bomb. Most writings read like the original & most of the B29 production were designed & built as conventional bombers not atomic bombers. Using them for the a-bomb was a function of their ability...

Am 82. Watched Christmas Story with the family in for the holiday. Told my 27/25 year old grand "kids", "See that blue jacked with the silver buckle & fur collar on Ralphie's friend?" "I walked to grammar school in the snow in one of those."

Another mid century American. Passed driving test Dec 14 1959 in fathers ugly gold ' 57 Oldsmobile Super 88 J-2 2door Holiday Coupe. Was one of a string of gold Oldsmobiles that my kids as they grew up called Gramps pumpkin-mobiles Stock internet photo.

When the dream is too rare or expensive build it.

Interesting match on the cockpit design

My fathers ship DD-740/DM28 USS Tolman off Okinawa 1945. His battle station was the Mark 1A Fire Control Computer pretty much straight down from the Mk37 Director above the bridge. Had an opportunity to see where he worked on a visit to a sister ship the DD-724 USS Laffey at Patriots Point...

Agree, but with high stocks of WWI ammo it was available distribute it to the ground troops. That would free up .303 production facilities to lean heavily in production of aircraft rounds till the entire logistics system caught up. Also the large scale production of the .303 BMG was also in...

How about simple economics. There were millions of .303 rounds left over from WWI. The light BMG .303 was readily available & in full production in the UK? Also British production of the .303 round was well established & a MG is useless without ammo. Then you add in redesign to accommodate...