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Dark Alley Dan
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Looks kinda "20-20" - OK from 20 feet moving at 20 mph.
How'd they screw it up?
How'd they screw it up?
The "Swiss army knife" of German armour, if it looks small from the outside climb in and its even smaller.
^ And the international gold standard on how not to do a vehicle restoration.
What was wrong with that restoration ?
The Borden Hetzer would have been far better served being left unmolested and complete and just given its sandblasting and repaint of some crap grey Tremclad floor paint (even if the colour is 100% wrong) every ten years or so. I literally have vehicle restoration folk and contacts in Europe calling us in Canada a bunch of yokels over that vehicle. Has anyone ever questioned why the back end is so jacked up on that vehicle??
Dark Alley Dan
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I wondered. Thought they probably wanted it "raked" so it looked cool. I assume they pulled the engine?
The Borden Hetzer is a shining example of how not to do a restoration as some overreach their capabilities. All will agree that outside display of a vehicle for seven decades does not do a vehicle, even an armoured vehicle any favours and some vehicle deserve more then others attention and respect of care considering the unique history of how they came about to be in Canada. A group of reenactors and model builders talked the Borden Museum into allowing them to "restore" the Hetzer which was far and away beyond their abilities to successfully accomplish within the allotted five years. At the end of the five years Borden said enough, get it back on display the hanger it is in is getting demolished. So they shot on another coat of that F-cking stupid grey paint on it, boxed up the disassembled motor and god only knows what, shoved the boxes in some warehouse and dragged the vehicle back on a pad. Really!! the god damned thing would have been better off not dicked around with, at least it was complete. The Borden Hetzer is an example of a failed restoration attempt. CFB Borden, and the Borden Museum in particular, do not have the time, funding, resources, manuals, skill sets, fabrication and welding skills, capability, connections/contacts or long term will to conduct a in-depth and accurate restoration, interest, wrenching parts off, and bags of enthusiasm will only carry a build so far along.
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Dark Alley Dan
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Swedish ikea tank?
Any idea how it's packed inside the crate?
The stuff I bought was packed in 48 round boxes which were inside of a hermetically sealed can, which was inside the crate.
I sold the last of it just before Christmas
Thanks. I was curious if it was in a can or plastic bags like the SA 7.62 Nato I had.
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Erwin kept his.
After his suicide/assassination, it passed on to his son, Manfred, who later became Mayor of Stuttgart. He allowed it to be displayed in a local museum, where it sits today.
After his suicide/assassination, it passed on to his son, Manfred, who later became Mayor of Stuttgart. He allowed it to be displayed in a local museum, where it sits today.
