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Workaholic What piqued your interest... 08-31-2021, 12:28 AM
Ovidio I started with my Grandpa’s... 08-31-2021, 01:44 AM
mrclark303 For me it was the trench art... 08-31-2021, 04:46 AM
lawrence_n I always loved history and... 08-31-2021, 06:15 AM
Bob Womack I grew up surrounded by... 08-31-2021, 09:38 AM
champ0608 For me it was Saving Private... 08-31-2021, 12:33 PM
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HOOKED ON HISTORY Having always been interested... 08-31-2021, 03:46 PM
RASelkirk WWII got me by the... 08-31-2021, 06:10 PM
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72 usmc Back in the day a Woolworths... 08-31-2021, 07:41 PM
BEAR Being an Army brat, I had a... 08-31-2021, 09:44 PM
HOOKED ON HISTORY And $10 foam heads. I gave up... 09-01-2021, 05:51 PM
MasterChief War movies! Born 1950 and... 08-31-2021, 11:27 PM
ssgross I had only ever fired a Red... 09-01-2021, 09:30 AM
rcathey A love of all things... 09-01-2021, 12:09 PM
BEAR $7.99 at Hobby Lobby......but... 09-01-2021, 09:19 PM
Low & Slow The Old Man's study. On it's... 09-01-2021, 11:38 PM
HOOKED ON HISTORY That is the best price I have... 09-03-2021, 07:19 PM
hoya74 In the 1950's my Dad, a WWII... 09-08-2021, 06:38 AM
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CINDERS Started with my dad WWII vet... 09-02-2021, 04:35 AM
baltimoreed 119890Always been a military... 09-03-2021, 05:05 PM
Aragorn243 I've been a military history... 09-04-2021, 12:59 PM
Eaglelord17 Always enjoyed history, when... 09-05-2021, 06:11 AM
MSW2 Seeing older guys go off to... 09-05-2021, 07:31 AM
Youngblood The K98k that Granddad kept... 09-05-2021, 05:39 PM
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mmppres I was a history buff from a... 09-06-2021, 07:59 PM
CINDERS Isn't it fun mmppres when you... 09-07-2021, 01:40 AM
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ssgross And it's even worse when you... 09-07-2021, 09:19 PM
mmppres I have a whole box full of... 09-08-2021, 07:49 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by CINDERS View Post
    Isn't it fun mmppres when you put a thing together just to find a screw or such left over and its position in the whole mix is right in the centre of the item you just pulled apart and re-assembled.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CINDERS View Post
    Isn't it fun mmppres when you put a thing together just to find a screw or such left over and its position in the whole mix is right in the centre of the item you just pulled apart and re-assembled.
    And it's even worse when you have no clue where the leftover came from or where it goes. That's another thing I appreciate about the old designs...every pin and screw is unique...no guesses required about where it goes.

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    I have a whole box full of left over parts from stuff I worked on. Figured I would just wait till I took them apart the 2nd time to see were they went.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mmppres View Post
    I have a whole box full of left over parts from stuff I worked on. Figured I would just wait till I took them apart the 2nd time to see were they went.
    Reminds me of one or two car shops I've been in (briefly) Five gallon buckets full of the fastenings they couldn't remember where to put back!

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