Messing with the War Machine by auntietk
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We went to the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum the other day. They have a lot more tanks now than they used to, which I don't find very interesting at all, but I liked the repetitive shapes of this one. Bill says it's a WWII T-34 Soviet tank. I tell you this because I said to him, "Do you know what that tank was back in the corner?" And he told me. So I feel like I should share the information with you, since I asked. :P
The postwork is just a bit of my old hippie-chick side coming out. :D
Comments (18)
awjay
nice one
wysiwig
A lovely pastel treatment. It almost looks benign.
photosynthesis
Great idea & execution - reminds me of that famous photo from the 60's in which another "hippie chick" inserts a flower into the muzzle of a soldier's rifle...
Juliette.Gribnau
way cool ! I love it
durleybeachbum
What a result! It would make a rather good necklace in the present fashion for heavy beads that appear to be worn as some sort of punishment.
Krittermom
What fun! It looks like a string of buttons. And more importantly I'm glad to know the era of the tank. Since you asked 😊
moochagoo
Very good idea. I agree with the string of buttons.
Faemike55
love the flower in the end wheel - FLOWER POWER RULES!
sgtbob14
German Panther tank. Probably the best tank in WWII, after the bugs were worked out. The T-34 had different bogies.
X-PaX
Very nice capture. I also like the flower in the wheel very much.
jayfar
A bit of beautifying never hurt anyone !!
FredNunes
Clever idea with excellent results!
RodS
That's just way too much fun with the colored wheels - and the flower is perfect! A most delightful 'hippie chick' addition, Tara! It's great!
bmac62
For sgtbob14. You are right, these bogies don't belong to a T-34. But the Paul Allen collection at the Flying Heritage Combat Armor Museum does not have a Panther tank. However, you were close. The bogies in the photo above belong to a WWII German 8-Ton Half-Track Sd. Kfz. 7. A further difference between the Panther and the 8-Ton Half-Track suspension can be found in the number of bogie wheels...the Panther has 8 on each side...the Half-Track has 6 on each side:-)
Wolfenshire Online Now!
It must have been a pain to change an inner road wheel. Cool paint job though.
kgb224
Superb capture and post work tara. God bless.
kenmo
Very cool...
anahata.c
to the dialogue between bill and sgtbob14, I want to say: "Certainly it's the K14r-6, used in the 30's, in the upper mountains of the Ukraine..." But, I wouldn't know what the hell I'm talking about...Your colors are wonderful in part because they're slightly muted---not too bright---which makes them harmonize with each other in ways that loud colors wouldn't. And I love the flower in the far right one---a little easter egg for those who zoomed all the way. The crop is bold, making a bracelet out of a terrifying sight (tanks in motion are terrifying, and I can't imagine what it's like to see them come at you in battle). A wonderful transformation. And, with your colors, it's hard to believe they're even attached!