Buffaloed! (6 Viewers)

[mestell]

One slow moving water buffalo, one frustrated truck driver.
Mike

 

[29 Let's Go]

Great background and story.
Steve

 

[mestell]

Great background and story.
Steve

Thanks Steve. The background is a picture of Hoi An, Vietnam.
Mike

 

[Horus]

Nice one Mike, your story in your display is starting to take shape

 

[villagehorse]

The truck may come worse off it try’s to take on this beast. Nice setup Mike. Robin.

 

[Woodyskysolo]

One slow moving water buffalo, one frustrated truck driver.
Mike

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If troops act quickly Mike, buffalo burgers for dinner 🍽. Paul

 

[mestell]

Nice one Mike, your story in your display is starting to take shape

Thanks Steve. I have a few ideas I'm working on for this shelf display. More items are in the works.

The truck may come worse off it try’s to take on this beast. Nice setup Mike. Robin.

THX Robin. The Boy and His Water Buffalo is a nice looking figure. I am glad this second one was released giving me the opportunity to collect it. What's a Vietnam display with out a least one water buffalo?

If troops act quickly Mike, buffalo burgers for dinner 🍽. Paul

"Deer" God Paul, I'm beginning to worry about you. It seems lately you have been preoccupied with having these figures kill and eat some poor animal. Why would they want to do this when they have at their ready disposal yummy C-rations to eat . Meat out of a can, not off the hoof.
Mike

 

[Woodyskysolo]

Thanks Steve. I have a few ideas I'm working on for this shelf display. More items are in the works.



THX Robin. The Boy and His Water Buffalo is a nice looking figure. I am glad this second one was released giving me the opportunity to collect it. What's a Vietnam display with out a least one water buffalo?



"Deer" God Paul, I'm beginning to worry about you. It seems lately you have been preoccupied with having these figures kill and eat some poor animal. Why would they want to do this when they have at their ready disposal yummy C-rations to eat . Meat out of a can, not off the hoof.
Mike

 

[paxtoysoldier]

Love your pics Mike! Always look for your latest work of art. Good stories behind the scenes.
Pats

 

[mestell]

Love your pics Mike! Always look for your latest work of art. Good stories behind the scenes.
Pats

Thank you Pat, much appreciated.
Mike

 

[Barkmann]

I wonder how much 'hoof power' that things has?
Do you think when the kid left the house his mum said BiSon.......

 

[Horus]

Thanks Steve. I have a few ideas I'm working on for this shelf display. More items are in the works.



THX Robin. The Boy and His Water Buffalo is a nice looking figure. I am glad this second one was released giving me the opportunity to collect it. What's a Vietnam display with out a least one water buffalo?



"Deer" God Paul, I'm beginning to worry about you. It seems lately you have been preoccupied with having these figures kill and eat some poor animal. Why would they want to do this when they have at their ready disposal yummy C-rations to eat . Meat out of a can, not off the hoof.
Mike

Oh yes, I'm sure you're having fond memories of Chopped Ham and Eggs in a can and don't forget those cans of Ham and Lima beans always a hit with the troops,

 

[mestell]

Oh yes, I'm sure you're having fond memories of Chopped Ham and Eggs in a can and don't forget those cans of Ham and Lima beans always a hit with the troops,

You just had to stir up those memories didn't you Steve. Ham and Eggs: a pale looking mass with pink spots throughout, yummy! And who could forget the Ham and Lima beans, a digestive nightmare! Talk about a gassy stink bomb! They were so bad we called them "Ham and Mother F@@kers
Mike

 

[mestell]

Do you think when the kid left the house his mum said BiSon.......

You just couldn't help yourself could you

 

[mestell]

Oh yes, I'm sure you're having fond memories of Chopped Ham and Eggs in a can and don't forget those cans of Ham and Lima beans always a hit with the troops,

While we are on this topic, here's another memento from the past - a C-Ration can opener, or as we called them "a John Wayne". As you can see, I still have one and it still does a fine job opening tins. You never knew how old the C-Rations were that you were choking down. Once, when we were drawing rations, I noticed that the case lot being distributed was canned in 1948. I was born in 1948. Nothing like fresh .
Mike

 

[Horus]

While we are on this topic, here's another memento from the past - a C-Ration can opener, or as we called them "a John Wayne". As you can see, I still have one and it still does a fine job opening tins. You never knew how old the C-Rations were that you were choking down. Once, when we were drawing rations, I noticed that the case lot being distributed was canned in 1948. I was born in 1948. Nothing like fresh .
Mike

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I was lucky enough to sample some US C- Rations in late seventies, I think the beef and potatoes was from 1966
I too have one of those can openers somewhere, though mine has a British /|\ broad arrow head mark on it.