swing-rhythm
For those of you who want to ask questions for Swing and his friends
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Gives u a banan
Aww, thank you!
Finally decided to try out my new sketchbook I got way back at Christmas so I drew the boxing eagle mascot for a WWII fighter squadron. Turned out pretty good, even if I did have some problems with the legs...
The guys on Grindr are a whole ‘nother breed of guys I swear...
A rare sight to behold and it's now part of my collection. During WWII the United States Navy experimented with the idea of issuing garrison caps for the dungaree uniforms that could be interchangeable with the traditional dixie cup caps. The plan was eventually shelved and would never be considered again and officially died with the retirement of the dungaree uniforms in the 1990s. That wasn't to say that these caps didn't see use though. Much like the early Ike jackets, these were custom items that the sailor would have to pay for himself. They followed the same pattern as other US Navy and US Marine Corps garrison caps and fit well with the uniforms worn while at sea. These are extremely uncommon and this is actually the first time I've ever seen one in person. Knowing what it was and the fact it was only $4, I quickly snatched it up and now proudly have it in my collection with my US Navy Lieutenant's garrison cap.
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All of you talking about Tide Pods being the “forbidden fruit” but I think y’all forgot the forbidden chewing gum
Full shaded commission for @ask-swing-rhythm. Thanks so much!
Dear Tumblr, what the fuck?
Today on Random Ass Texts from my Mom, there’s this...
One item I don’t show off much in my collection, mostly due to the feelings against anything Confederate in the last year, is an unissued Southern Cross of Honor. The SCH was essentially the South’s version of the Medal of Honor (which originated in the Civil War). The SCH though was never actually awarded during the Civil War, instead the first was awarded in 1900 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy who created the award and was given to Southern veterans in recognition of loyal, honorable service to the South. I picked this one up at a flea market last summer for $7 and took it to a guy I know who said it’s worth around $250 as is. A named one will typically sell for around $300-$750 depending on who it was awarded to and what battles they participated in.
Not the best pictures in the world, but they’re the best ones out of my old sketchbook I just found in my desk. Figured someone might enjoy seeing them.
Our WWII TBM Avenger torpedo bomber flying over while our Jeep fires blanks at the “bogey” from a .50 caliber. The “blanks” are a mixture of oxygen and propane being burned in rapid, short bursts to replicate how it would fire if active.
Captured a few seconds of our B-25 doing a flyby today
Something else I do when I’m not writing MLP fanfics or being lazy, is train as aircrew to eventually fly our museum’s WWII B-25 bomber. As a student pilot, I’ve not gotten enough hours to train yet as copilot so for now I’m training as a flight engineer and navigator. For navigation, I sit in the most forward seat in the nose which is nicknamed “the greenhouse” because of all the windows which make it sweltering hot. But it always offers the best views.
This is what I love about being a pilot, the beautiful views I get while flying along the river and being able to watch the sunset reflecting off the cliffs and the water.
Hey everyone. I just made a new blog for one of my other OCs and I’d really appreciate it if y’all could go follow it too. I’m going to bounce back and forth between the two but I’ll most likely be more active on the new one. Again, if you could go give it a follow it’d mean the world to me.
These Freaking Porn Bots!
I’m so tired of getting a notification from tumblr and getting all excited and then seeing it’s just another damn porn bot followed me...
Any Requests?
Just to try and make my blog a little bit more lively, does anyone have any requests for stuff they want to see? More aviation posts or my military collection? Anything really?
A few videos I took a little over a month ago and put together from my ride in our museum’s WWII TBM Avenger torpedo bomber.
Those are some cool bomber jackets, I have a shoulder band for the Civil Defense of New Jersey as well as a patch I got from my uncle that says "Operation Iraqi Freedom". At my grandmother's house I found some WWI medals which had the State of New Jersey victory medal in a bad as well as some silk.
Thank you. Im about to start on a few more, two of which I’m hoping to sell. I’m also working on trying to find more stuff like the Civil Defense and WWI items like those. They’re usually a rarity around these parts except for the CD helmets which they sold surplus to the local coal mines.
cute blog i'm so so sorry I didn't see this earlier
It’s quite alright. I’m not the most frequent with posting so I typically just fly right under the radar.
One of my other hobbies I figured I’d share is that I collect old military uniforms for the purpose of restoring/preserving them. While most unfortunately don’t have names in them, the one on the far right in this picture does. It’s named to a gentleman who flew fifty missions in a B-29 Superfortress bomber over Japan as a crewman. I also help other collectors I know locate the veterans or the families of veterans who once possessed the items they have.
While I’m not really that good at any sort of art, one of my hobbies I figured I’d share with my few followers is my hobby of painting up leather jackets like WWII aviator’s jackets. The first two pictures are of my own personal jacket.
I know it doesn't really fit with my blog but I really liked this picture I took while riding in an old WWII torpedo bomber that was flying in formation with a B-25J Mitchell. Thought maybe someone else would like to see it too
Got to meet one of the original code talkers. He was a very nice man.
The Navajo language was chosen to code U.S. military operations because it has no written form and is almost impossible for non-native speakers to learn. After the operation was declassified in 1968, the Japanese Chief of Intelligence admitted that though his army had been able to decipher many U.S. codes, they were never able to crack the Navajo code. Source Source 2
To My Followers
I know my blog is far from the most active and definitely not the most interesting as I don't put pictures up with answers, but I want to thank you all for sticking with my blog and not unfollowing despite my long absences. It means a lot to me that you all stick around. Thank you so so much
Well the eclipse was blocked by a thunderstorm until it was almost totally finished.... I hate the weather here
This game right here is about 90% of the reason I'm not active much on here
More pics of my OC with my amazing boyfriend's OC Glacier Wind