Merry Christmas

[mad dog]

@ChuckMK23 showed up to do the ceremonial breakout of the Lionel USN UH-1 helos and flat cars for the mad dog family Christmas train.

Post your ceremonial Christmas shenanigans on this thread.

 

[jmcquate]

 

[Farva01]

@ChuckMK23 showed up to do the ceremonial breakout of the Lionel USN UH-1 helos and flat cars for the mad dog family Christmas train.

Post your ceremonial Christmas shenanigans on this thread.

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I didn't know the Grinch had a bald twin brother...

 

[mad dog]

I didn't know the Grinch had a bald twin brother...

Ho, ho, ho...I told that flipping @ChuckMK23 that somebody would say something along those lines due to his green jacket.

 

[mad dog]

@ChuckMK23...so I was looking at the close-up pic of the two UH-1s (and the Grinch) that I posted here. Notice anything missing on one of the birds? See if you (or anyone else) can find it. Attention to detail, candidate.

 

[HAL Pilot]

Ammo belt

 

[Flash]

@ChuckMK23...so I was looking at the close-up pic of the two UH-1s (and the Grinch) that I posted here. Notice anything missing on one of the birds? See if you (or anyone else) can find it. Attention to detail, candidate.

Ammo.

 

[zippy]

Ammo.

It's not missing, it just got sequestered...

 

[mad dog]

Freaking drone school...I can't hack it...I'm DORing before I get attrited...bah humbug.

 

[mad dog]

Ammo belt

Correct...good eye.

 

[mad dog]

Ammo.

Correct...good eye.

 

[HokiePilot]

Freaking drone school...I can't hack it...I'm DORing before I get attrited...bah humbug.

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What is up with your wrist? Are you really wearing two watches?!

 

[jmcquate]

What is up with your wrist? Are you really wearing two watches?!

MD needs to know Zulu at all times.

 

[mad dog]

What is up with your wrist? Are you really wearing two watches?!

Affirm. It's a long and ridiculous story...so here goes...I'm a watch enthusiast (not a collector) who's been into watches since the age of 8 (1972) thanks to my uncle who's a watchmaker/clockmaker/collector.

In the pic previously posted (and posted below), I'm wearing two Seiko [mechanical] automatics on one nylon NATO strap. One Seiko is a 6309-7049 that I purchased new at the NAS Whiting Field NEX in 1987 when I was an SNA in VT-2...it was my first dedicated 'flying watch' and I still wear it flying today. The other Seiko is an SRP777K1 that I purchased new in 2016...it is a first year 'reissue' of the venerable Seiko 6309-7049 which ceased production in 1988. I like to wear both watches at the same time because I believe they 'go together'.

Pics from today at Dunkin' Donuts...

6309-7049 top, SRP777K1 bottom...


6309-7049...


SRP777K1...

 

[Hotdogs]

Make sure you take off those rubberband main rotor tie downs on the Huey's. That usually a solid Class C if the engines start...