WIF? not really........... but should be?

[Dork the kit slayer]

Thought this bit of "real world" was suitably off the wall for posting on here. So a couple of snaps from my last U.S. visit in May

[famvburg]

When I was a Civil Air Patrol Cadet in the early '70s, one of my week-long summer encampments was at Columbus AFB, here in Ms. There was a guy there, pilot, mechanic, I don't know, but he drove around in a '50s or early '60s stepside pickup truck that was painted in SEA camo and had stars and bars, ejection seat placards and a bunch of other aircraft placards on it. Usually when I saw it I was on the march or otherwise officially tied up and never did get a pic of it, but I always thought it was so cool.

[pyro-manic]

Nice - thanks for sharing! I'd never heard of this before. Do you know the story behind the "train" car?

[Dork the kit slayer]

Nice - thanks for sharing! I'd never heard of this before. Do you know the story behind the "train" car?

The label said that it was created for Paramount film studios,but didnt name any film or tv show.

[Rheged]

Is this a good point at which to remind people of the Smartfire and Messersmart?

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,29146.msg441812.html#msg441812

Pictures 9 and 10 in this excellent series of RIAT 2010 images from Nils

[Dork the kit slayer]

...and why not ?its as good a time as any.

[martinbayer]

Nice - thanks for sharing! I'd never heard of this before. Do you know the story behind the "train" car?

Some information on it is here: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/06/freshly-restored-1929-graham-paige.html

Martin

[pyro-manic]

Aha, thanks.

[Nick]

Saw a photo of a Trabant in the Luftwaffe Museum here in Berlin. It had been painted in squadron colours for use as a hack.

Would have more details but the local beers are blocking my mind!

[Mossie]

Talking of Trabants and reminders:

http://www.natotigers.org/tigermeet/photogallery.php?ntmID=44&type=nr&p=2

[Father Ennis]

Oh,Hell yes ... !!!!!!!   I love it ... !!!  I want to do one ......    Yep,Yep,Yep !!!!!!

[PR19_Kit]

I can think of many much better cars they could have done that scheme on.

In fact ANY car with that scheme would be better than putting it on a Trabbie! 

[Mossie]

Better, like a Fiat Panda???



They had quite a fleet at that Tiger Meet, the Trabbie, the Panda, a Ford Ka, a Volkswagen Transporter and even a Jaguar XJ!

[PR19_Kit]

So THAT'S why they all needed C-130 or C-160s as 'support aircraft'. 

The Jag looks terrific, as does the Panda. Love the paw prints on the wheel discs! 

[Mossie]

Oh,Hell yes ... !!!!!!!   I love it ... !!!  I want to do one ......    Yep,Yep,Yep !!!!!!

Father, if you want to model it I've one more photo.  Unfortunately, I've never been able to find a shot of the rear.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scaramanga/21346646/in/photostream/