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This is a wonderful read and salutations to you for the well received accomplishment.
Ben
"Everyones the normal until you get to know them" (Unknown)
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Yeah congratulations! Quite an honour but you deserved it. Great show!!!
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
snapdragonxxx Outstanding, Harold. You hit everything just right! Happy to help with the paints, my friend. Getting a build into a museum is not easy, and a national one too! Much Kudos to you Harold. This is not just a feather in your cap, but a full Ostrich!!!!
Outstanding, Harold. You hit everything just right! Happy to help with the paints, my friend.
Getting a build into a museum is not easy, and a national one too! Much Kudos to you Harold. This is not just a feather in your cap, but a full Ostrich!!!!
Few if any of our members know that James and I started talking about this project 4 months ago and sent no less than 50 messages back and forth in a 30-day period regarding the Marine Corps green paint. In the process we determined the Federal Standard FED-STD-595C had two possible colors for Marine Corps tactical vehicles, FS24052 and FS35052. It was later confirmed with USMC specifications that FS34052 was the correct color and that Vallejo #71.013 Yellow Olive was in fact FS35052. James also insisted that we confirm the Vallejo color with actual Vietnam Marine veterans, which I did with 100% results.
Thank you again for helping me with this project, it was both interesting and challenging.
Harold
Congratulations, Harold!
Bill
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
Congratulations on having your build noticed and requested to be displayed at the Marine Corps museum Harold. It is a well deserved honor. You did a super job on it, and a project of this sort truly belongs in such a place.
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
Have you been following my V-2 build? Would be interested in your thoughts.
James
Known occasionally as "Snap the Mad"
keavdog Awesome job. Looks fantastic. Such an interesting vehicle. I want one.
Awesome job. Looks fantastic. Such an interesting vehicle. I want one.
National Museum of the Marine Corps: https://www.usmcmuseum.com/
Harold: Thanks for sharing the photos. Very interesting vehicle, and it's fascinating to see it 'in action' so to speak. God bless those guys who served.
Thanks,
John
Below are actual photographs of the 3rd Anti-Tank Battalion during the Vietnam War. The first photograph is a wave of amphibious landing craft heading for Chu Lai beachhead on June 24, 1965.
Chu Lai Landing
Con Thien Fire Mission 1968
https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=Con+Thien+Fire+Mission+1968&client=firefox-b-1-m&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwig5uH8tsTpAhVSgp4KHWJSCBwQsAR6BAgGEAE&biw=1261&bih=810&dpr=2
The Marines of 3rd Anti-Tank Battalion called themselves the 3rd AT's which is interesting because the ONTOS was never used as an Anti-Tank weapon by the Marines in the Vietnam War. From what I have been told it was a search-and-destroy weapon the Marines used to ambush the NVA. The NVA called the ONTOS a 'devil' and if they saw it coming would avoid contact.
Thank you Bruce.
Tanker-BuilderI was told that things in cases need to " Breathe" as the Humidity and Temp changes in an environment. Even if it's plastic models
Oh! Good Gosh !
I hope you haven't delivered it yet. I learned that even something small like that needs a breathing hole somewhere in the base. Otherwise bad things can happen. Believe me I learned this from a Display Builder in the T.A.P. Plastics store in Concord,Ca. years ago.
I was told that things in cases need to " Breathe" as the Humidity and Temp changes in an environment. Even if it's plastic models!
Wow! That turned out amazing! Unique vehicle that I have not seen much about. Great job!
Bruce
On the bench: 1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF
1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I
Gamera She turned out great, beautiful job!!!
She turned out great, beautiful job!!!
17–24 August 1965Operation Starlite was the first offensive military action conducted by the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War and the first purely American operation.
That sounds like a good time to me, Harold. I'm up in Tumwater and I have a brother in Portland.
I might have to figure something out in the future. I don't get many opportunities to visit with fellow model enthusiasts. It's a rare thing to talk shop with anyone besides my Dad lol.
I'd enjoy that very much.
- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"
M. BrindosWhich VFW are you with, Harold? I may have to see this build in person. Maybe donate some of my builds?
This lockdown is getting a touch annoying in some respects, but I'm out running my son to work, getting groceries, and generally taking it easy. I'm glad they've finally opened up the parks. Me and the fam need to get into the woods for a bit.
Washington is a gorgeous state and I'm usually a proud resident. Not too happy with the governor right now, but not too many are.
Still, you can't complain about the low amount of traffic!
Which VFW are you with, Harold? I may have to see this build in person. Maybe donate some of my builds?
Thank you, Gino, Gamera and Templar1099. This has been a fun project and I have learned a great deal.
The brass plaques are installed and other than sealing the glass dome with silicon caulking the only remaining step is to deliver this display to Captain Seely. As mentioned before Captain Seely has a picture of his ONTOS Company that I will post for you to see when its available.
I want to thank all the Armor Forum members who helped me through this project. The ONTOS is unique in Marine Corps history, but it became secondary as I learned more about Corporal Bosquet and the brave men he served with in Vietnam. I am thankful most of us will never face death the way so many of our young men did in the jungles and rice paddies of southeast Asia.
Outstanding work on a fitting tribute.
"le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile"
That looks perfect!!! I'm sure the recipent is going to love it!!!
It turned out really nice. Great job on it.
Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!
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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
I repainted the wood base with Vallejo #71.057 Black, anchored the ONTOS to the base with two 1/16" metal pins so it can not move. Glued down the 3rd Anti-Tank Battalion, 3rd Marine Division pin and a 3rd Marine Vietnam Theatre of War pin. All that remains to be done is mount the brass plaques which should arrive on Friday and then seal the glass dome in a bead of clear silicon caulking.
Originally, I was going to glue the rubber tracks to the wood base, that was before I decided to put my presentation plaque (Proof #1) on the bottom of the base. My concern is that when someone attempts to turn the display over to look at the plaque the tracks may allow the ONTOS to move or even come unglued.
To solve this potential problem, I decided to drill two 1/16" holes in the bottom of the ONTOS that will be hidden in the engine compartment and glue two metal pins made of heavy clothes hanger material in the holes. These pins would then be glued into two holes in the 3/4" thick wood base to insure the ONTOS cannot move.
Before I start drilling holes in something that has taken months to build, I decided to ask for suggestions or confirmation of what I am planning to do. One other consideration is the ONTOS model is much heavier than it looks because of the resin plastic interior floor and bulkheads that are 1/4" thick.
Also, I accepted the proofs shown below to have brass plaques made and the supplier notified me today they are ready to ship priority mail from California. I should have them by Friday this week.
TigerII Excellent display!
Excellent display!
Thank you Mike, Gamera, James, Carlos and EST.1961 for your encouragement, suggestions and advice. I emailed a picture of the near finished project to my friend and told him I would bring it over to his house and leave it on the porch when the brass plaques arrive. We are still in lockdown here in Washington State, so I have been at home nearly three months only leaving to pick up groceries. Even that is done by calling in an order and have the grocery clerk put them in the back of my vehicle.
When I deliver the glass dome I will pick up the photograph of Captain Seely's ONTOS Company and share it with you on this Forum to complete the project. As I mentioned earlier we decided to display the ONTOS and Company photograph together at our American Legion Post, but that is closed too for at least the rest of May.
Model builders are really fortunate at this difficult time to have a hobby we can work on at home and where most of our suppliers still have online service to take orders and ship things we need. Even so, it will be good to have some kind of normal life again when this pandemic is under control.
Great looking finish.
Beautiful Simplicity. The perfect tribute.
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