Picture of the day

[Philthy1]

Im sure most of you have seen this, but its a very nice piece on nazi small arms

 

[bogusiii]

My daughter SOOOO wants to re-create this photo. She's got the looks (from her mother...and she really does look a little like Ronnie) and I'm sure I can scrounge up a Bren....

After a long, hard day at the armaments factory...

The Canadian version of 'Rosy the Riveter'...

"Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl"

 

[bogusiii]

I believe the pic of Veronica Foster was taken at the Longbranch Arsenal.

Maybe the Inglis plant in Toronto a few miles east of the Long Branch arsenal?

 

[Philthy1]

My daughter SOOOO wants to re-create this photo. She's got the looks (from her mother...and she really does look a little like Ronnie) and I'm sure I can scrounge up a Bren....

To me, the "Ronnie" stuff is the among the greatest Canadian photo series ever done. Yes, its war effort material, but a great photograph can talk, and these don't stop talking.

 

[Recce21]

There was a time when Canada was populated by men who would lay down their lives for what they believe in and women who would step up and do whatever needed to be done to support that. Today we have a society of avoiders, excuse makers, know it all and offended by it alls. They wont put their own neck on the line but will wait for better people to and then second guess their decisions to no end.

To me, the "Ronnie" stuff is the among the greatest Canadian photo series ever done. Yes, its war effort material, but a great photograph can talk, and these don't stop talking.

 

[Sporting Lad]

That sounds like a fun project! I set Ronnie's image as my screen 'wallpaper' last week. :0)

 

[Kevin M.]

Good video, thanks for posting that.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

For sale - bodyman's special...

 

[kennymo]

That'll buff out....

Rocket hit?

 

[shredder]

Meh, a few parts and a day's work she'll be good as new!!!!!

Panzer IV with the short 7.5 cm gun?

 

[Surplus1]

I thought it was chopped and lowered. I was looking for the wing on the back and the super sized exhaust tip

 

[Kevin M.]

Yet another casualty of Pimp my ride...

 

[grelmar]

Crap! Dad loaned me the keys and made me promise to be back home before midnight... Anyone got some spare bondo?

 

[skneub]

 

[Sporting Lad]

"The Hun must be flattened..."

Wow, a rare find. The next page might've read:

"Trenches...14/10...6 A.M. The Hun must be flattened by now. Over the top! Here we go. King and Country...."

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Before pic of post#6035:

Any German speakers want to throw some light on this pic?

 

[Recce21]

I'm trying but it is hard to make out most of it.

Any other angles?

Before pic of post#6035:

Any German speakers want to throw some light on this pic?

 

[J996]

Front armour: For Germany's victory and honour.

Above the track it rhymes in German: Build tanks, trust in the Fuhrer, beat the enemy, so are the sons, of Ostmark Gauen.

Turret: To blurry to read it all.

Actual German rhyme above track: Panzer Bauen, auf den führer vertrauen, die feinde verhauen, so sind die söhne, aus Ostmark gauen.

Tank factory in Austria would be my guess. The nazis called Austria Ostmark.

 

[MarkCNP]

Things didn't work out the way they had hoped.

 

[J996]

Sure didn't, 1000 years ended up being closer to 10 lol.