Memorial Day Tribute

[palallin]

I cannot tell from the pics very well, but it might have the wing speed brakes that the dive bomber version had, the A-something-or-other (36, maybe?).

[dougdagrump]

In their era they were great aircraft, fast agile and lethel. Much the same as the fighters and fighter/bombers of today. All that being said I think that the fast and furious are good but my favorite modern machine has got to be one of the ugliest, especially if you are on the receiving end, and slowest killers in the air.

The Warthog....  

[ChiefEagles]

P38.  The Pacific Aces use to cut one engine and trick Zeros into coming after them.  Fired up the engine and give them a surprise.

[highrailjon]

 Doug, I'm pretty much consider myself a novice, at best!!! I've just been fortunate enough to get some tips from the two best O-scale layout builders that ever were (my humble opinion) Dennis Brennan and Norm Charbonneau.

[dougdagrump]

Jon, on who and what your scenes depict.

        Your modelling skills and creativity are the greatest.

        Still can't decide which I liked best, the P-51 or the P-38.

[highrailjon]

 This model is a P-51B Mustang. It had the 1,330 horsepower Parkard built Rolls-Royce Merlin V-1650 engine.

The P-51A was powered by a single stage Allison Engine.

[laz 57]

A big salute to all our GIZ, past and present.

THANK YOU.

laz57

[alexweiihman]

love them Mustangs

 

have to say there my favorrite

[Anonymous]

awesome job!

 

   

[csxt30]

Must be the D model I forgot about !!  Sorry !

Thanks, John

[raymans]

love them Mustangs

[darsenau]

Its a Mustang.

 

[alexweiihman]

That's not a Mustang !!

Thanks, John

 

then its a P-40?  what is it?

[csxt30]

That's not a Mustang !!

Thanks, John

[alexweiihman]

Thats a real nice scene, i love the P-51

[highrailjon]

[Anonymous]

Maybe you've responded to this before, but your tagline has quite a history, especially to aficionados of a particular toy train company:

dadurling: Four years in the Marines, and thirteen with the Nat'l Guard as well. I'm in a Blackhawk Unit down here.

 

your so lucky...id still be in but injurys forced me out....id give anything to go back ..even if i went back to iraq....i miss that life..it is so hard to adjust to civilian living after 11 yrs in...but it gets easier every day..

dennis-thats awesome i think its very important to fly a flag. be proud to be an american!

[Railfan1]

[highrailjon]

Maybe you've responded to this before, but your tagline has quite a history, especially to aficionados of a particular toy train company:

dadurling: Four years in the Marines, and thirteen with the Nat'l Guard as well. I'm in a Blackhawk Unit down here.

[dadurling]

highrailjon:

Maybe you've responded to this before, but your tagline has quite a history, especially to aficionados of a particular toy train company:

From http://historymatters.gmu.edu/mse/songs/question5.html 

Song lyrics also express judgments—and even conflicts—about lifestyles, values, and appearances. In the early 1970s, for example, Neil Young released two songs expressing anti-southern opinions: “Southern Man” (1970) and “Alabama” (1972). A few years later a southern rock band, Lynard Skynard, responded with a defense of the South entitled “Sweet Home Alabama” (1974), containing the lines “I hope Neil Young will remember, a southern man don’t need him around, anyhow.”

I'm a 20-year veteran of the NH Army National Guard (retired in 2005), and my Dad served 35 years in the Air Force (Korea and more), so we will both be doing our part to commemorate veterans of all ages this coming weekend. Maybe I can start by emulating your fine example and installing a WWII-themed module on my layout!

[dwiemer]

i think its important that everyone remebers our vet's. past, present and futre! Can you imagine how things would have been without them?

I fly a flag everyday!

just wondering if any one else has stuff like this in their layouts?

ZEKE, we fly our flag everyday also and I have a number of military vehicles and men for the layout.  Now, I just need to get to the scenery and I can put them out.  I was planning a section of the layout specifically to honor the vets.

Dennis

[fifedog]

highrail - You should post those on the Diorama board at www.hobbybunker.com.  I bet you get some good feedback.

[Jumijo]

Today's vetrans are just as brave AND they all volunteered for the job!

Jim 

[Anonymous]

i think its important that everyone remebers our vet's. past, present and futre! Can you imagine how things would have been without them?

 

I fly a flag everyday!

 

just wondering if any one else has stuff like this in their layouts?

[laz 57]

As always GREAT JOB, JON.  Where'd you get the GIZ?

laz57

[Anonymous]

 

 

Great Job! 

My maternal grandfather and his brothers all fought in Germany during WWII.

He was wounded, but lived to go home to Florida.

I think about him often, but especially on Memorial Day.

Wayray

[raymans]

what a nice scene!

but what is important is who it celebrates...thanks

[sparky]

Jon,

You the man!

My wife and I fly our Flag everyday, weather permitting, to remind us of those that have served and those that are serving.

Ken D

[alexweiihman]

Nice Scene!

Are those corgies?