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                        The Soviet Army... 1991

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                        minimortar
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: Massachusetts
                        Posted by minimortar on Monday, August 11, 2008 8:33 AM

                        Glad that you guys like it. It is really a neat thing to have and thanks for not objecting to me posting this here.

                        A Big Mac and a coke to symbolize the changes during the early '90's... you are correct.

                        Thanks,
                        Kevin Keefe

                        Mortars in Miniature
                        A Scale Model (Plus!) Collection of the Infantryman's Artillery

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                        russianfist
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Oregon, Rain country U.S.A.
                        Posted by russianfist on Sunday, August 10, 2008 7:05 PM

                        I love it!

                        Looks like a big mac and a coke to symbolize change.....

                        You got a telegram from headquarters today. Headquarters--what is it? Well, it's a big building where generals meet, but that's not important right now. [ img] f_armorsecretm_ac7eb73[/ img]
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                        terry35
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        • From: Dublin Rep Of Ireland
                        Posted by terry35 on Saturday, August 9, 2008 4:46 PM

                        thats brilliant.

                        Terry.

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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:08 PM

                         A nice little humorous piece to commemorate a momentous change. Thanks for sharingMake a Toast [#toast]

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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                        minimortar
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: Massachusetts
                        The Soviet Army... 1991
                        Posted by minimortar on Thursday, July 31, 2008 9:20 AM

                        I bought this little fellow at a yard/tag sale several years ago from a Russian immigrant. I thought that I'd post it here as it is (at least) a collector's item. I paid US$7 for it.

                        I had nothing to do with the construction/painting but he did explain to me that it is made out of a potato paste and is actually quite rigid. I did have to do some minor repairs and white glue did the trick. (The base is of unfinished wood.) It evidently survived its travels quite well. Very minor cracks on the groundwork were touched up in photoshop.

                        The base measures 4x4 inches (102x102 mm) by 5.5 in (140 mm) in height. It is marked as number 11 of 24, is signed by the creator and is dated: 11.09.91, right around the time of the SU breakup and was designed to depict that point in time... partial dismantling of the SS-20 system and removal (I believe) of the Pershing II from Europe and the switch to a free(er)-market society. (No politics to be discussed.)

                        A great item and discussion piece to have in my display case! Enjoy...

                         

                        Thanks,
                        Kevin Keefe

                        Mortars in Miniature
                        A Scale Model (Plus!) Collection of the Infantryman's Artillery

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