[Milsurplus] Toys on Parade

[Hue Miller]

In the latter part of the video, after the muddy track convoy, you can see 
some civilians being
helped board a personnel carrier for a tour ride.
On the mud track, however, I was thinking kind of along the same lines. If 
you took down the
fenceposts and markers alongside the track, and put the people riding the 
halftracks and
particularly the Sturmgeschutz, at least in olive drab or green tunics, it 
would really look like
a step back in time. One of the three people on top the Sturmgeschutz 
actually had on headphones,
which is halfway there to a realistic crew appearance.
I have to wonder if the Sturm is a recreation. I didn't think any of those 
survived the war, of the
some 7000 built. ( Germans built them because with no rotating turret, they 
were less complex
and expensive to build. But with limited gun traverse, they were suited to 
defense and ambush
rather than attack. )
-Hue

>What always amazes me is the fact many vehicle owners, after spending thou 
>on their
>pride and joy, then choose to drive them around wearing jeans and bright 
>tee shirts.
>Totally ruining the appearance of the vehicle. Green mil trousers and ex 
>military green
> tee shirts are so dirt cheap I just cannot understand this stupidity.
>Ben.