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The paint is Vallejo's US Olive Drab Next painting will be the parts that call for black or sliver.
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Back in the mid-1970s, I was in a test market for Matchbox’s line of war toys. We were on an Army base in Stuttgart. 20th century fighter planes, artillery, tanks, and APCs from all over the world were represented in heavy-duty die-cast metal and plastics. The tanks were the best: fully mobile turrets with elevating/declining guns, and wide rubber bands with ridges on them stretched over arrays of wheels for the tracks.

I remember losing one of my German King Tigers (silver & black camouflage pattern) while playing with it outside. I couldn’t find it for weeks. Then one day a funny looking white rock just off the walkway caught my eye.

Yep. It was my Tiger.
 


Oh yeah!

I initially thought one of the other kids had just taken it- lots of kids wanted one, and I had two. But considering that it was still right there after weeks had passed means it fooled THEM too.
 


I swear to this day, about 18 years ago I saw snow falling in May. I was in the car with my parents and sister. I called my grandmother to tell her about it. My dad and grandmother have both passed but my mom and sister don't remember it. It was just a quick flurry then done, just that it was May that made it odd.

Back in the late 70's it snowed on May 9th (sister's B-Day). Melted that same day but we had enough to cover the grass (1-2 inches)
 





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