Need a Push

stikpusher wrote:

I hate to rain on your parade my friend, but two were shot down in the 91 Gulf War http://128.121.102.226/aaloss.html One by AAA, and one by a SAM! If you ever read Crusade, by Rick Atkinson, portions of that book covers the second one's loss and experiences as a POW.

According to this article 3 have been lost. 

http://www.fighter-planes.com/info/f15.htm

Three F-15E's have been lost in combat over Iraq (2 in Desert Storm and 1 in Iraqi Freedom).

stikpusher wrote:

I hate to rain on your parade my friend, but two were shot down in the 91 Gulf War http://128.121.102.226/aaloss.html One by AAA, and one by a SAM! If you ever read Crusade, by Rick Atkinson, portions of that book covers the second one's loss and experiences as a POW.

My mistake Carlos I meant to say none have ever been lost in combat with an enemy aircraft.

No M1s lost as destroyed in tank to tank combat. Some have been damaged/knocked out, but recovered and repaired. Several have been lost in combat. Most to "friendly fire".

Our stuff has come along way since WWII in survivability. We now have casualty levels in wars that we used to have in battles.

stikpusher wrote:

I hate to rain on your parade my friend, but two were shot down in the 91 Gulf War http://128.121.102.226/aaloss.html One by AAA, and one by a SAM! If you ever read Crusade, by Rick Atkinson, portions of that book covers the second one's loss and experiences as a POW.

 Yeah, but no M1 Tanks have ever been lost in combat!!! 

                        Well, define "combat". Yeah, I can't either, really. I saw, you saw, this happened, that. Well. Glad our losses aren't more.

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I hate to rain on your parade my friend, but two were shot down in the 91 Gulf War

http://128.121.102.226/aaloss.html

One by AAA, and one by a SAM! If you ever read Crusade, by Rick Atkinson, portions of that book covers the second one's loss and experiences as a POW.

stikpusher wrote:

Uh huh... like this one?

There has never been an F-15E lost in combat so this picture is just a fluke soldier!

Uh huh... like this one?

Hans von Hammer wrote:

Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is crazy. There's no such thing as a "Perfectly good airplane"...

Sure there is, the Boeing F-15E.

Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is crazy.

There's no such thing as a "Perfectly good airplane"... 

camo junkie wrote:

i know what you meant mike...was just giving you a hard time.

I know you were my friend. Thanks.

stikpusher wrote:

Here's your push! GO!

Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is crazy.

camo junkie wrote:

oh yeah colder eh mike...what's the matter that california snow storm on the horizon bothering you bud! . (that was a joke...im making fun of the nicer weather there).

What I meant was weather not nice enough to go out in the garden and pick my peppers.

Northern California has weather somewhat like yours with lots of snow and freezes up around Lake Tahoe and such. We are in between that weather and Southern, CA so it is moderate here.

I don't envy the weather you have in Michigan. My mom is from Wisconsin and I have heard about the snow all the time growing up. We complain when it hits 40 degrees here.

stikpusher wrote:

Here's your push! GO!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Here's your push! GO!

You need a push OK here's one. We're going to need something for show and tell soon. You AND I need to get cracking. How's that for a push

Jim

Well at lest I know I am not alone

I have seen some video on youtube on people building models and that gets me in the mood. No not that mood ......... but it seems like it helps... One thing though, it's all in japanese and I don't understand anything , But it looks cool.

Does anyone know a good site or anything like that ?

Bud

Yes, it is you. and him. And him. And him... and me!

I think that is one reason I have so many kits going at the same time. I get bored with what I am working on and start up another. The constant stream of Group Builds her eI want to participate in does not help either... And then once the kit is built painting is a whole seperate issue.

Come join the "No More Excuses" Group build. That one is helping me knuckle down and get stuff completed.

 Yep, I think it's all of us. I'm in the same boat right now. Usually, I just force myself, and Within 5/10 mins. I'm into it and there's no stopping me. If I don't get into it(rarely happens) I just try again later.

 It comes back........it always comes back

Dubau wrote:

Anyone ever just need a push to get going. Sometime's my model I am working on just sits here day in and day out and I don't feel like even looking at it. And some days I can't stay away from it. 9 out of 10 times the "don't want to look at it" wins ....... Is it me ? Bud

I feel that way all the time, I guess it all depends if I'm in the modeling mood or not. Lately, I haven't been in the modeling mood since I don't have any free-time. A few hours on the weekend if I'm lucky, but it's not enough time to get any real work done.

 It happens to us all, Bud. I have looked at completed builds lately, but can't get motivated to start a new one or even work on one I have already started. Hmmmmm..

 Don't feel bad, old friend!

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