Video of the ship I modeled ours after.
5/27/10
5/10/10
Ordered some parts today.
Found some cool parts to add to our ship today. See photos. I need to post some updated photos because the ship has come a long way since my last post. New photos soon to follow.
3/21/10
Field operations
Today I took the two older kids out to my parents new property to play around and enjoy the great day. Madeline brought her horse Penney and rode the open prairie. Reese however geared up in his army fatigues and stormed the sandy hills. Above are a few of the photos of Reese diving into fox-holes, charging over a ridge and pointing out a possible target. Fun times! Click on any image for larger photo >
3/18/10
3/17/10
3/16/10
Redesigned training for troops.
Battlefield lessons from Afghanistan and Iraq force the first basic-training overhaul in 30 years.
Read full article >
3/12/10
More construction photos.
New additions include;
A bunk room
Lighting on the interior
Working missile launcher
Side dock in the rear bay for hovercraft.
3/9/10
Progress report.
Hey, thought I better post a progress report on the ship that Reese and I are building. Man did it get big quick. I really had no idea that it would end up quite so large. I have made some adjustments to the design so it can also serve as a toy bin. (Only redeeming factor about the size of this thing.)
But we have come a long way. The thing has really taken shape. I love working with the wood material I have. It bends to shape well.
I'm jumping ahead of myself a bit with these photos, but I'll post the photos of inside the ships belly later. I have left one side of the bridge open so the boys can still play inside. Kind of like a cross section. The opposite side of part of the bridge opens to allow them to park a chopper in the chopper bay. Click to super-size image.
3/2/10
Stack em'
Bought a hand-full of mini army style bunks for the ship Reese and I are building. We have built a room below deck to serve as living quarters for his soldiers. This will be a nice addition. I will have photos of our progress ready soon.
2/24/10
Reese - AKA Wild Bill
Keep face clear of missiles!Some photos from last summer of Reese at the Camp Ripely museum looking at a AH-1 Cobra helicopter. This was cool for him because uncle Tad has the GI Joe version of the same helicopter. The GI Joe version is called a "Dragonfly" (I guess Cobra was taken) and came with pilot "Wild Bill".
Name that GI Joe
Click for large image.
Hey, see how many GI Joes you can pick out that you once owned! I count 40+. Tad, how many do you come up with? These are just the Joes. I wonder what the number would be including Cobras?
2/22/10
War movie highlight.
Man am I looking forward to this movie... visit www.greenzonemovie.com to see the trailer for "Green Zone". Created by the same film group that did the Bourne movies it will again star Matt Damon. If it is at all like any of the Bourne films should be great!
War movie highlight.
Just recently watched "The Hurt Locker". Not a bad war movie. Long, but that never bothers me much. Kind of different direction then you are usually used to in a war movie. I don't think most people would like it though. I think you would have to be a war movie buff to stick with it.
2/19/10
2/18/10
Man the guns!
Below are some photos of Reese playing on a howitzer. Some parents won't their kids play with guns, others go ahead and let them play on army artillery.
2/17/10
2/15/10
2/12/10
News Source.
Below are 2 great sources for military news and info. I like getting the news from soldiers perspectives instead of the biased media.
armytimes.com
militarytimes.com
armytimes.com
In the news today.
Follow link below to article on 72-ton, 40-foot -long Marine Assault Breacher Vehicles.
Read more about Breachers
Reese and I have started making plans to create/ build an Amphibious Assault Ship. (also known as commando carrier or chopper carrier.) I have been thinking of building a ship that would be closer to scale for our GI Joes than anything that has been made for Joes. I am thinking it will also serve as a toy bin in the boys room to hold our mounting collection of crap. (Storage space built into the ships hull.) We chose this type of ship to build based on the vehicles we already have in the collective collection between my brother and Reese and I. Commando carriers have a well dock (Filled or flooded with water - See photo example) in the rear of the ship for Marine hovercrafts to drive directly into. (Tad has the original GI Joe hovercraft vehicle) Plus these ships are designed to carry hummers tanks and armored attack vehicles. (Below deck. - See photo example) The ship also resembles aircraft carriers, but are designed to support helicopters. Should be a cool fit since we have choppers, tanks, hummers and hovercraft. We will find out if I have the building skills for a project like this. I'll post updates on the progress.
Our ship will be built from wood not a model kit.
Click on any photo above to enlarge.
Dain
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