This thing is huge as the board it it mou ted on is a 4'x8' plywood sheet. It also states that it was from Camp McCoy. The model is all wood and it painted to match the key to the right side. It is functional as you can pull the slide to work the action. I think its very cool but huge. IMA had a similar one but it sold.   Any thoughts?   Thanks, Kevin

I purchased a number of Vietnam War US Army training aid boards. This one is for the M79 40mm Grenade launcher. I have not been able to find another one. Everything works except the trigger has broken off. It can still be operated normally though. The box is oversized and is about 5' tall and 2' wide.   Any thoughts?   Thanks, Kevin

My father was awarded a Certificate of Merit "for distinctive service in connection with operations against the enemy from 13 July 44 to 20 Oct 44 in France".  I have heard that it was possible to have the certificate upgraded to a medal.  If so how, or is it too late.  And what medal would it be.   Ken Pillion  

I went to the monthly flea market today to look at those pencil thingees I saw last month. The dealer was back but the pencil thingees were gone. But then I saw this little jeep! How could I NOT take it home. It’s similar but just a little different from the others you have posted. Unfortunately there are no markings at all.  As long as I was bending my “no new stuff “ pledge, figured I’d bust it completely and picked  up this 1943 aircraft recognition manual, and a neat little 1942 guide to the old Richmond, California shipyard. If interested, I can expound about them later.  Enough for now. I’ve got a jeep to play with… vroooom vroooom!  mikie

Old thread, but I recently found these:   Chips' SS Award Orders:   Chips' SS Revocation Orders:   Silver Star or not, he was still a good boy. Dan    

The 1/16 RC M24 and Panther for comparison and a photo of my Father with the Tongde M24.

A few of my Fathers original WWII photos. Some are of my Fathers M24 but he’s not in any of these pics. Lots of stowage! I didn’t do the sand bags on the model. They weren’t used for very long.     

Great find!   Can we get a front/back closeup of the Ranger tab? It is military.     All I have ever seen were standard US-made embroidered.   Your’s looks “different “.  

Combat Engineers: ‘You make it - We break it’.

Hello All, I’ve always appreciated, enjoyed and have been amazed at the elite model making skills that have been displayed by the members in this forum.  This is my very, very humble contribution.  I’m not sure this qualifies because it’s not a complete hand built model. It’s a Tongde 1/16 RC M24 Chaffee. It came ready to run out of the box but with about 40-50 pieces to be added.  My Father was in the 8th Armored Division during WWII. He drove and fought in an M24 Chaffee. I didn’t own any RC tanks but when I saw that this was available I couldn’t resist purchasing one. I also bought a Heng Long 1/16 German Panther G that I felt needed to go along with it. Besides adding the detail pieces that came with the M24 I  purchased extra stowage to paint and add to the tank. What I mainly did was the painting and weathering of the models. Besides looking up the helpful tips and techniques the members have posted, my wife, with her art background, was also very helpful with her guidance. She also did the hand lettering of tank and division numbers and the crates of rations. I think the added detail pieces that were included were good except the fit for some of the small parts was off and made the final touches on the Tongde a little frustrating. I still need to go back and try to correct a few fittings. The parts on the Heng Long Panther fit perfectly. I also used wartime photos of my Fathers tank and the other M24’s in his platoon as reference and inspiration. I don’t run the tanks often but they run and sound nice except the exhaust smoke feature on the M24 recently stopped working properly. When I get brave enough I’ll look into that.  Thanks for looking and a salute and hats off to all of you extremely talented and patient model builders! Any comments and suggestions are welcome!   Regards Frank