Showing posts with label Military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Military. Show all posts

Friday, December 7, 2012

I found a great tumblr today, perfectly named, and has great content . . Time Wasting Machine.tumblr.com





 I don't know if that above is a Corsair or Mustangf



among the many wow photos, the above airport VW is pretty damn cool. Just another example of the VW being the most utilitarian customized car and van since the model T




Rail gun... German, WW2, and ginormous





I've been trying to get a photo of hood scoops like the above for quite a long time


Poor Jag




terrific set of design studies from the concept cars


all found with great pleasure on http://timewastingmachine.tumblr.com/

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Glen made a scrapbook in 1939, just before graduating high school and enlisting in the Army or Air Force, he never saw action overseas, but fixed a hell of a lot of airplanes... coincidentally his passion as you'll see from some of his scrap book.







Above, the Zeppelin Hindenburg flying over New York on her maiden voyage







Above, the Airacuda... cool name! Never heard of it before, looks effin cool







Lastly, here are a few photos of Glen, motorcyclist, member of the High Boots MC, WW2 airplane mechanic (busted his leg getting hit by a car when pushing his motorcycle, so had to wear a thigh to ankle cast for 18 months. Have no idea how he kept from cutting that off after a month or two. He made a sidecar for his motorcycle so he could be mobile, as his cast wouldn't allow him to drive a car) due to the leg damage, he wasn't sent out of CONUS