Happiness is: Finished M2-2 Flame Thrower Project

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Re: Happiness is: Finished M2-2 Flame Thrower Project

Post by AZ Jeff » Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:03 am

Jeff N. made some gorgeous frames indeed.

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Post by Raymond S. Meldrum » Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:06 am

WOW! dude, diggin it! :mrgreen:

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Post by AZ Jeff » Thu Mar 25, 2021 5:33 am

Well, it only took eight years more to get it on a mannequin...

"Sparky" taking a break.
Sparky front 03.24.21.jpg
Sparky side 03.24.21.jpg
The wood ammo crate absorbs the weight of the M2-2... which becomes the anchor for the lightweight Yanks mannequin thanks to the chest and shoulder straps. All of the clothing is original down to the Australian 1942 socks (which no one can see). Not minty but I'm pretty sure that helmet and those P42 trousers and boondockers were "there".

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Post by copdoc » Thu Mar 25, 2021 9:09 am

Better than most museums Jeff.

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Post by USAFpj » Thu Mar 25, 2021 9:21 am

Congratulations, Q!

No one deserves to enjoy the fruits of their labor more than you. Or perhaps Zeph. Or Oz. You guys are the hardest working dudes I've ever had the pleasure of 'knowing'...

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Post by Mike McCrea » Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:39 am

What a great display, congrats. Makes me wish I never sold mine.
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Post by SubgunFun » Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:47 am

Wow. Excellent job. I can't imagine the hours you have into this project. Curious as to what's the next big project?

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Post by Bill H. » Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:05 pm

Jeff, impressive!!!
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Post by g.i.gino » Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:57 pm

Absolutely fantastic mate...
Has given me inspiration to re visit my set up and try and finish it, here in Australia parts are impossible to get.
Still need some small items to finish it off such as tank caps etc...
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Re: Happiness is: Finished M2-2 Flame Thrower Project

Post by AZ Jeff » Thu Mar 25, 2021 3:35 pm

Thank you all for the kind remarks.

Breaking the code on getting FT parts (originals or good replicas) was made easier through mutual friends who were doing their own (and, perhaps, wanted some of the parts from the CWS Service Kit I bought here on the G? LOL).

This display has inspired me to consider buying another Yanks mannequin, seated, to accompany this guy. It would be a full officer field uniform, c. Okinawa campaign, currently in a USMC footlocker marked to, you guessed it, an Okinawa vet 2LT. I've come to the conclusion that if the stuff is packed away I'm less interested in owning it anymore. That will explain the collection-purged items I've been selling over the last year.

If you go to the Louisville show (July, 2021) stop by and say hi. I'm the (only) seller with the weird pegboard display contraption (as seen in 2020 below)...
SOS 2020 display.jpg
Next project? I'm thinking the 1943 LW SC250 incendiary bomb I got from John Seidts is going to get some overdue attention this year. I had to cold-chisel and drill the old ("demilled" and incorrect) fuze from the fuze well. The pucker factor got a little high when I thought I'd encountered a gaine under the fuze... What's that expression? "What doesn't kill you... makes for a great den display"?

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Re: Happiness is: Finished M2-2 Flame Thrower Project

Post by frenchman » Thu Mar 25, 2021 5:08 pm

hi jeff
what an outstanding display jeff great job everyone get an education reading all your post here on the G
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Re: Happiness is: Finished M2-2 Flame Thrower Project

Post by dog.farrar » Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:53 am

Great job Jeff.

I am always amazed by your attention to detail.

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