My Trip to the US Part 2! (2 Viewers)

[TomNT]

Hi all

Recently I was in the US on holidays and my itinerary included attending the Chicago 2018 Toy Soldier Show, catching up with a bunch of my US mates and seeing some more of the good old USA. I took a ton of photos which I'm still going through so I thought I would start posting some of them from the starting point of my trip which was Chicago. I have already posted some pic's of the Chicago show which are in the Chicago Toy Soldier Show 2018 thread. The first lot of pic's below were taken from the Willis Tower (formally the Sears Tower) observation deck.

 

[TomNT]

More pic's from the Willis Tower..

 

[TomNT]

More pic's from the Willis Tower and around Chicago CBD.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Tom...thanks for sharing the pics...I'm getting dizzy just look at the view from up there...^&grin

 

[TomNT]

The next lot of pic's are when me and Duke (WW2 Buff on the forum) visited the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago which houses an actual UBoat! (U-505) This U-Boat was captured by the US Navy off the coast of South America in June 1944.

 

[TomNT]

More pic's of U-505...

 

[TomNT]

Interior pic's of U-505 and model ships of the US Navy task force that captured her.

 

[TomNT]

More pic's from the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

 

[TomNT]

Model HO gauge railway in the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago

 

[TomNT]

More pic's from the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.

 

[TomNT]

Last lot of Pic's from the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

I will post more pic's over the coming weeks from my next leg of my trip after I left Chicago.

Tom

 

[Obee]

Tom,

thanks for showing us all those pictures, looks like a great museum to visit.

I think that the diving STUKA has really taken you attention??? Interesting to see one without the spats over the wheels?

Looks like you had a great time, so where to next year???

John

 

[villagehorse]

That U-Boat is spectacular Tom, what a thrill to get on board something like this. Robin.

 

[Terp152]

Awesome pics Tom, museum looks great. You had some cool places to visit last yr and this. Chris

 

[OzDigger]

Great pics Tom, we need a U-boat exhibit like that in Australia.

 

[wayne556517]

Great pics mate but who is that weird looking bloke in some of your pics lol
The U-boat and Stuka how awesome cheers for posting mate

 

[Raider]

Love the pictures Tom,science and industry is a fantastic museum.So Glad you got to see the interior of the u-boat,it's my personal favorite exhibit at the museum.it was nice meeting you,hope to see you at the Chicago show again someday!!!

 

[TomNT]

Tom...thanks for sharing the pics...I'm getting dizzy just look at the view from up there...^&grin

Noted Mike, I won't suggest drinking whisky with ya up at an observation deck....^&grin Thanks mate.

Tom,

thanks for showing us all those pictures, looks like a great museum to visit.

I think that the diving STUKA has really taken you attention??? Interesting to see one without the spats over the wheels?

Looks like you had a great time, so where to next year???

John

Thanks John and who knows but with the welcome I got in the US, maybe part 3 might be on the agenda....

Yeah, the Stuka looked cool but wait to you see my upcoming pic's of all the other warbirds from other museums...

That U-Boat is spectacular Tom, what a thrill to get on board something like this. Robin.

Yeah Robin, I got a kick out of seeing this in the flesh..

Awesome pics Tom, museum looks great. You had some cool places to visit last yr and this. Chris

Thanks Chris and yeah, I crammed in a lot on this trip.

Great pics Tom, we need a U-boat exhibit like that in Australia.

Thanks Matt, we should offer the Chicago museum a trade, the Mephisto for the U-Boat, what do you reckon??? ^&grin

Great pics mate but who is that weird looking bloke in some of your pics lol
The U-boat and Stuka how awesome cheers for posting mate

No worries mate, you'll have to get over there, then there will be two weird looking blokes cruising around the joint!!! You might get kicked out of the US though trying to cut bits off the U-Boat and Stuka....^&grin

Love the pictures Tom,science and industry is a fantastic museum.So Glad you got to see the interior of the u-boat,it's my personal favorite exhibit at the museum.it was nice meeting you,hope to see you at the Chicago show again someday!!!

Thanks Jason, I hope to get back there again and hopefully catch up with you and everyone else.

Thanks to everyone else for the likes, heaps more pic's to come from my next destination....

Tom

 

[Leadmen]

Thanks Tom for the pictures of Chicago. When I was a kid our neighbor took us to watch them bring in the U505 from lake Michigan. Thanks for the memories. John

 

[wwiibuff]

Hello Tom, great pics! It was a pleasure going along with you to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Seeing the U-505 was a real treat. Glad you made it back down under safe and sound.