If you've been real good this year, Santa may have a surprise for you
at Christmas.....flying/remote machine gun/For the man who wants one
of everything...............and to deal with everything in the back
yard!
http://www.youtube.com/v/SNPJMk2fgJU (HiDef, slow to DL)
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Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight
very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands.
It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.
-- John Wayne
On May 13, 1:36=A0pm, Larry Jaques <[email protected]>
wrote:
> If you've been real good this year, Santa may have a surprise for you
> at Christmas.....flying/remote machine gun/For the man who wants one
> of everything...............and to deal with everything in the back
> yard!
>
> http://www.youtube.com/v/SNPJMk2fgJU=A0(HiDef, slow to DL)
>
> --
> Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight
> very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands.
> It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.
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=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0-- John Wayne
I'm kinda thinking the ATF guys would not be fond of that. About
25-30 years ago a very talented model maker friend built a couple of
incredible replicas - both machined from metal:
The first was a scale model Howitzer field gun that was accurate to
the tiniest detail. all of the elevation and wind-age controls
worked, be built the wheel rims and even the coupling mechanism for
the hitch. It was chambered to fire a .45 caliber round. A local
National Guard unit found out about it and he loaned it to them
several times for shows and recruiting sessions. It was used as a
display piece and he only fired it a few times.
His next challenge took about seven years to complete and the project
actually outlived him. Jack died in the late stages of building a
1/10th or 1/12th (can't remember) scale model of a M70 tank. It was
constructed of metal, much of the parts being made of similar alloy of
the original. The track mechanism took a huge amount of time and he
and one of his adult sons spent hours machining each of the treads,
the sprockets, etc. The turret was fully functional and when you
opened the engine cover you saw an engine. However it was an exterior
replica that housed an electric motor and gearbox. Drive, steering,
turret and gun operation were fully remote controlled Following the
Howitzer experience he chambered the cannon for .45 caliber. The
machine guns made noise but only emitted sparks when fired. Being
buddies with the National Guard one of the officers suggested he
contact the ATF before he went too far because they might have an
objection with a remotely controlled gun. A local ATF agent told him
it was fine but not to even think about loading and operating the
loaded model anywhere but a gun range. The guy jokingly referred to
the tank as the perfect neighbor killer. When Jack became ill and
died and the son, an aeronautical engineer, and also a skilled
craftsman finished the project. We all worked for the same company
and one morning I heard "clickety-clickety" in the hall and saw the
tank, about 3 feet long, come around the corner and head for our
bosses' office. Several workers and secretaries watched as it went in
the door and a speaker within the tank announced "Sir, we need to
discuss my next pay raise". It was a very funny but warm tribute to
Jack.
But this time the gun had been plugged.