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Reminds me of the 'cotton-reel tanks' that we made as kids, with a matchstick, cotton reel and elastic band :thinking:
Been a LONG, LONG time since I've heard of them Gerry. I suspect modern kids won't be as impressed with them as we were 'cos there's nowhere to put the batteries!
Reminds me of the 'cotton-reel tanks' that we made as kids, with a matchstick, cotton reel and elastic band :thinking:
Oh yes! - my father used to make us a supertank! Panel pins hammered in around the rims, and a candle to lubricate the driving arms - when did wooden cotton reels vanish?
Dave
Apparently the guy on the left is wearing the “new” 1980 uniform....hardly Daguerreotype, perhaps Ambrotype? I wonder what idiot thought ties were a good idea for front line officers though.....
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