Turret Talk Volume VI

Volume VI TURRET TALKVOLUME VIBY T.P. SCHWEIDER  SMUDGES It was always entertaining when I first moved up to 29 Palms to go to Model Competitions with Sgt. Major Mumma. He stood 6’2”, at 200 Lbs. And definitely had a command presence to go with his billet as Sgt. Major of 1st Tank Bn., USMC. He’d started […]

Duane Pfister Memorial by Hal Sanford

Long-time modeler Duane Pfister passed away in his sleep in May, 2010. He was given a military funeral. Although diabetes prevented him from traveling to his beloved model contests during his final years, he had already created memories for many with decades of his unique models, informative magazine articles, and an impressive mountain of awards […]

Turret Talk Volume II

Volume II By T.P. Schweider, MSGT. USMC, retired. Strange Fruit In late 1944, The U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, in their ongoing quest to improve the combat rations (C-Rations or C-Rats) by adding a fruit component. This was a small can of pears, peaches, applesauce, fruit cocktail (most sought–after component) and-Apricots. Shortly after the improved C-Rats […]

Space Shuttle Endevour

A Day at the California Science Center On January 6, 2013 I spent the day at the California Science Center in downtown LA as abelated birthday gift.The point of the trip was to see the Cleopatra exhibit, and the spaceshuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle OV105).I couldn’t get photos of the Cleopatraexhibit, but here are the photos […]