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Posted: Monday, January 16, 2017 - 01:17 AM UTC
Looking at some reference pictures and this popped up.

There are a lot of tanks in this series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S__uwjIzwIA

Of note to me, is the actual amount of rust and such you actually see on these vehicles after all this time.
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Posted: Monday, January 16, 2017 - 12:14 PM UTC
There are hundreds (perhaps even more) of AFV's scattered all over Israel, mostly as firing range targets, but also as gate guards, monuments, or simply abandoned ones. Many of them easily accessible to the public.

Monuments/Gate Guards: http://idf-armor.blogspot.co.at/2009/05/var-skin-skinbordercolor-cccccc.html?m=1
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Posted: Monday, January 16, 2017 - 12:45 PM UTC
More on the topic (mostly in Germany, link in german): http://www.hartziel.de/standort.htm
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Posted: Monday, January 16, 2017 - 10:28 PM UTC

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More on the topic (mostly in Germany, link in german): http://www.hartziel.de/standort.htm


Just looking at the first group of pictures, the number of M7 Priests sitting around rusting is surprising.
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Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 12:40 AM UTC

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Of note to me, is the actual amount of rust and such you actually see on these vehicles after all this time.


The Pz IVs are surprising - there are ghosts of German crosses remaining even after being "brewed up" and then abandonned for decades! Fire usually causes instant rust...
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Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 12:52 AM UTC

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The Pz IVs are surprising - there are ghosts of German crosses remaining even after being "brewed up" and then abandonned for decades! Fire usually causes instant rust...


German paint quality...
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Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 06:09 AM UTC
I found the videos interesting for the way you can see actual weathering affects on these vehicles.

Simulating wear is good, but over doing it is, in my opinion, not good.
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