Cold_Gambler

"the box office" LOL... I must be getting older, they all look like they're 16 yrs old...

Is it just me, or does that "port-a-potty" look a little exposed? Sandbags all around, with the throne way in the air

That sounds like a passage in Billy Bishop's book "Winged Warfare"... I don't think he named the type though.

Welcome to the Dogz, Lt. Crash, we're neighbours... practically. I live at Woodbine and Danforth, or as my wife and I like to call it in realtor-speak "upper upper beaches" LOL...

LOL... Astounding!

Wow!

congrats Psycho

On Wiki it says that a number of people have died falling off the Camino Del Rey. It is "closed" to the public due to it's current state but there are plans to rebuild it... It certainly looks beautiful. I'd only go on it it after being "safetied". Can't believe that nutter was holding the camera while walking over the beams foot over foot... holy crap, some people like to live dangerously!

Looking forward to your return from sabbatical DT )... Incidentally, it's been interesting reading the Red side posts in the Italy SEOW and yours in particular. Best, Angus

LMAO!!!! Very well written.... minor quibble though-

Very nice indeed!

Very nice Thanks for the "work in progress" pics.

http://www.hyperscale.com/features/2001/gekkogc_1.htm ^^Holy CRAP!!!^^ That guy is a MASTER... WOW- It humbles me to see work like that. I'll never be able to do that, no matter what equipment I use

Well done mates!

VERY NICE!

LOL, welcome back Logos )

Those are some flaps!!!

Wooohoooo! Way to go! I assume you had to sign a document promising not to reproduce.

I think that the German summer '42 offensive to the Caucasus was a good idea. It was unexpected (as opposed to an attack on Moscow or Leningrad) and had the Germans succeeded in taking the Russian oil fields the Russians would have had a very hard time of it. All the mechanized equipment (the trucks etc...) sent by the Americans would have been comparatively crippled by a reduction in the available fuel which would have gone to the tanks etc rather than assisting the logistical end. The decision to take Stalingrad by force, rather than simply encircling it and letting it wither, forced the Germans to give up the mobility of their forces and engage in the street-to-street fighting which sucked in their best units leaving the weaker Romanians on the flank. In my view, had the Germans either encircled or by-passed Stalingrad and taken the oil fields (they had already just reached Baku), they would have been able to weaken the Russians in advance of a '43 offensive. I'm not sure if the Russians also had refineries in the Caucasus, if they did the Germans would have also shortened their supply lines with respect to fuel... In short, I think that if not for the decision to take Stalingrad the '42 offensive was tactically and strategically sound. I don't think attacking Moscow was a better alternative.

I'm guessing that this is not the first model you are putting together... any completed ones you'd like to share?

I think my own view is aligned with enforcer's, for the reasons he gave. Stalingrad was bad enough, but Kursk was just a stupid waste of their last opportunity to maintain any initiative. Kursk was especially stupid because the Russians knew that a major offensive was going to take place there and denied the Germans the opportunity to use their superior armoured mobility by building deep antitank defense zone... the Germans knew what the Russians were preparing but still went ahead with the doomed attack.

Pictures please I like the idea of doing it up as "your F4"

Funds received, the charge has been withdrawn... and yes, you may wear the lederhosen anyways. @ Rattler, do you realize that if you mere mortals understood half our jargon we wouldn't be able to keep ourselves in style?

To: "Painless", member of the Il-2 Squadron "Danger Dogz" (hereinafter referred to as DD). From: "Cold_Gambler", prosecutor, legal counsel representing DD. Charges: 1- Breach of Standing Squadron Regulation. It is asserted herein that the individual, known as "Painless", was at all material times, and remains, a member of Danger Dogz squadron. As such, it is submitted that Painless knew, or ought to have known, of the Regulations, written and unwritten, of said squadron. It is more particularly submitted that Painless knew, or ought to have known, of the practice whereby "what happens in the meadow, stays in the meadow". Exhibit A- hereto attached, was provided by an anonymous source. EXHIBIT A The anonymous source, Witness B, will provide sworn testimony at the hearing that he is not a member of DD, and that the defendant, Painless, knowingly provided Exhibit A to a non-member in support of his statements of sexual exploits. The prosecution submits that the Regulation is based upon the need for discretion to uphold the DD reputation. The conduct of the defendant constitutes a clear breach of the regulation. For this same reason of discretion, the prosecution seeks, by way of preliminary motion, the imposition of both a media ban and an in camera hearing. The prosecution submits that the actions of the defendant require nothing less than the imposition of the highest sanction available to the Court. The prosecution therefore seeks an order that the worker wear Lederhosen for a period of one month, while flying exclusively Axis aircraft. Respectfully submitted, Cold_Gambler Prosecutor, Internal Affairs, Danger Dogz

LOL.... dunno why, but the sheer simplicity of this one made me laugh-