FT-17 of the 344th Tank Battalion on Display

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January 27, 2020
All in place, except for the figure.
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January 1, 2020
The FT-17 museum display placard.
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January 1, 2020
Behinds the scenes - Staff Only. Hiding the power source.
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January 1, 2020
The setting is ready, and a paper cutout shows where the Char goes.
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January 1, 2020
behind the wall
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January 1, 2020
The "staff only" room awaiting placement.
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January 1, 2020
The power button wall goes in.
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January 1, 2020
The power button wall goes in.
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January 1, 2020
parts and pieces of the power room - Staff Only.
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January 10, 2020
Railing completed and temporarily placed.
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January 10, 2020
The assembly nearing completion
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January 10, 2020
Assembly completed and priming done.
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January 10, 2020
Assembly completed and priming done.
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January 10, 2020
Planning the painting sequence.
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January 10, 2020
Adding the camouflage lines for painting.
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January 10, 2020
Painting underway.
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January 14, 2020
Painted and awaiting light weathering.
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January 14, 2020
Painted and awaiting light weathering.
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January 14, 2020
Painted and awaiting light weathering.
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January 10, 2020
The photographer primed and ready for painting.
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January 10, 2020
The concept
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January 27, 2020
The photographer is done
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The photographer is done
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The photographer is done
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The photographer is done
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Comments

2 1 January 2020, 21:48

Ricardo Pinto da Rocha
Very good idea.

11 January 2020, 02:05

Brian Eberle
Thank you Ricardo.

11 January 2020, 11:38

Rui S
Great concept and execution. Congratulations 👍

13 March 2020, 00:22

Matthew Stec
Great idea and build!!

13 March 2020, 00:26

Bob Hall
Nice ! Funny thing, we found these in Iraq and Afghanistan during the wars, and they restored one and put it in the Patton Museum.

13 March 2020, 00:41

Brian Eberle
Bob, thanks. I heard about that find in Iraq. Predated my tour in 08-09.

13 March 2020, 01:03

Brian Eberle
Thank you Mathew!

13 March 2020, 01:05

Bob Hall
08-09 I was in Mosul, where were you ?

13 March 2020, 01:33

Brian Eberle
Baghdad on the MNF-I staff

13 March 2020, 11:34

Jean-Michel Tilquin
Very original and well done! I like it.

13 March 2020, 15:25

Neuling
I agree with Jean-Michel.

13 March 2020, 15:46

Brian Eberle
Thanks Jean-Michel and Neuling. Greatly appreciated.

13 March 2020, 16:23

Spanjaard
cool idea

13 March 2020, 23:27

Album info

This vignette depicts an FT-17 "5 of Aces" from the U.S. 344th Tank Battalion rescued from the battlefields of France, and returned to the U.S. in 1919. After decades of neglect sitting unprotected in Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland, the tank has been restored and is now on display in the National Museum of the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir.

This vignette depicts what the setting may look like - the museum is scheduled to open in May 2020.

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