FT-17 of the 344th Tank Battalion on Display
All in place, except for the figure.
The FT-17 museum display placard.
Behinds the scenes - Staff Only. Hiding the power source.
The setting is ready, and a paper cutout shows where the Char goes.
behind the wall
The "staff only" room awaiting placement.
The power button wall goes in.
The power button wall goes in.
parts and pieces of the power room - Staff Only.
Railing completed and temporarily placed.
The assembly nearing completion
Assembly completed and priming done.
Assembly completed and priming done.
Planning the painting sequence.
Adding the camouflage lines for painting.
Painting underway.
Painted and awaiting light weathering.
Painted and awaiting light weathering.
Painted and awaiting light weathering.
The photographer primed and ready for painting.
The concept
The photographer is done
The photographer is done
The photographer is done
The photographer is done
Opmerkingen
2 1 January 2020, 21:48
Bob HallNice ! Funny thing, we found these in Iraq and Afghanistan during the wars, and they restored one and put it in the Patton Museum.
13 March 2020, 00:41
Brian EberleBob, thanks. I heard about that find in Iraq. Predated my tour in 08-09.
13 March 2020, 01:03
Album info
This vignette depicts an FT-17 "5 of Aces" from the U.S. 344th Tank Battalion rescued from the battlefields of France, and returned to the U.S. in 1919. After decades of neglect sitting unprotected in Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland, the tank has been restored and is now on display in the National Museum of the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir.
This vignette depicts what the setting may look like - the museum is scheduled to open in May 2020.
