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Painting to replicate the brass might be a challenge ...
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Perfect centerpiece for living room tables
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Monday, March 09, 2020 - 12:14 AM UTC
TopSmith
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Posted: Monday, March 09, 2020 - 12:29 AM UTC
Just use brass foil.
They might make good dining room table legs.
They might make good dining room table legs.
Halbcl2
Joined: September 10, 2006
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Posted: Monday, March 09, 2020 - 12:37 AM UTC
AFV Magazine issue 110 has a great build article of this, by David Parker.
Bonaparte84
Joined: July 17, 2013
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Posted: Monday, March 09, 2020 - 12:39 AM UTC
I'll wait until they bring out the 1:1 scale model of the 88mm Flak so I can make a dio in my garden...
HermannB
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Posted: Monday, March 09, 2020 - 04:31 AM UTC
What does SWMBO say to such a decoration? 
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Monday, March 09, 2020 - 04:33 AM UTC
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What does SWMBO say to such a decoration?
I would guess:
kaleu
Joined: June 11, 2003
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Posted: Monday, March 09, 2020 - 04:46 AM UTC
It would be nice to see some modern shells as well. The Tiger shell next to a T-72 shell would be nice bookends. 
HermannB
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Posted: Monday, March 09, 2020 - 07:13 AM UTC
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https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/artikel/74584
Painting to replicate the brass might be a challenge ...
Hopefully, the color wizzards can release a Tiger brass rattle-can for 15 bucks.
Frenchy
Joined: December 02, 2002
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Posted: Monday, March 09, 2020 - 07:41 AM UTC
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What does SWMBO say to such a decoration?
Just offer her a custom ammo box as compensation
H.P.
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Monday, March 09, 2020 - 08:29 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextWhat does SWMBO say to such a decoration?
Just offer her a custom ammo box as compensation
H.P.
ReluctantRenegade
Joined: March 09, 2016
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Posted: Monday, March 09, 2020 - 09:16 AM UTC
Nah, I'll wait for this little fella':
Scarred
Joined: March 11, 2016
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Posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 06:06 AM UTC
I can seen getting a few of these, painting and weathering them to look old and leaving them lying around the neighborhood. Just for fun.
Ringleheim
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Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2020 - 04:47 AM UTC
LonCray
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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2020 - 03:11 AM UTC
Thinking about it, a 1:1 88 would be just the thing to hold off the marauding bands of people seeking toilet paper and pasta.
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2020 - 03:36 AM UTC
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Thinking about it, a 1:1 88 would be just the thing to hold off the marauding bands of people seeking toilet paper and pasta.
Was there ever a canister round with grapeshot for the 88?
HermannB
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Posted: Monday, March 16, 2020 - 05:19 AM UTC
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Thinking about it, a 1:1 88 would be just the thing to hold off the marauding bands of people seeking toilet paper and pasta.
I would prefer a M134 minigun for the job.;-)
TankCarl
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Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 01:59 PM UTC
A 1:1 Shillelagh Plastic dummy missile would be perfect. 
KurtLaughlin
Joined: January 18, 2003
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Posted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 06:52 AM UTC
I know a guy who has an M1A1 sprocket hub with a glass plate top as his coffee table.
KL
KL
jasegreene
Joined: October 21, 2013
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Posted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 07:35 AM UTC
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Nah, I'll wait for this little fella':
Remember reading in the early 90's (not sure if this was a hoax or not)that the new reunified Germany was selling some old World War II era V-2 rockets to try to raise money.Never was able to find out much truth to it but it would have been great to have one in my front yard.
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Friday, March 20, 2020 - 08:37 AM UTC
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I know a guy who has an M1A1 sprocket hub with a glass plate top as his coffee table.
KL
it won't get bumped around and moved from its proper position when vacuum cleaning ....
vettejack
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Posted: Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 06:11 AM UTC
For those pesky/unfriendly neighbors, do a 1:1 of a claymore...with wiring: strategically placed around your yard, under the fake cameras you already have!
Neo
Joined: January 20, 2005
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Posted: Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 07:00 AM UTC
So they are just shy of 3ft tall.
Get 4 and make a desk out of them...
Get 4 and make a desk out of them...
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