I'm not sure what video you are talking about specifically. I posted a video of the PA ( Philippine Army) Museum recently.

It rained the entire time that we were there and we were not allowed to photograph the inside of the museum. It's a shame as there are some great shots of PA glory inside.

Sidenote: Marcos received the medal of honor shortly after the end of WWII.

deflecting bridge :)

That bridge was stronger than you would think , in have seen scafolds in HK that were WAY high made from bamboo tied with suran wrap


But I Did like the line about " see the fat white man rolldown the hill "

I wanted to make sure that the camera was rolling just in case I did end up busting my ass there. If nothing more the clip would have been the funniest thing I'd ever filmed.

Onward,

This is the Philippine Army Museum. We ended up here by accident.

There is a Tae Bo "class"? there on the base every morning. It's for soldiers and citizens.

We arrived late and couldnt catch the class. "Is there anything interesting I can take photos of while we're here?" I said knowing this would be an unpopular activity.

Just then the tanks came into view.


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Most of the cool stuff is inside the museum. The scenes from the different time periods were very well done. This is also the only museum that I've seen so far that has authentic looking models. Most of the models look like Americans while trying to look natural in a pinoy setting.

It was surely worth the P20 admission.


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I should bring a photographer with me for these types of places.

What would make these pictures truly memorable would be to have me standing up in the troop carrier manning that big 50. Then getting some different angled shots, from the side, from the front, maybe looking directly down the barrel with me aiming. Those are the shots that I want.

Any idiot can get these types of photos. I want the action shots with me in the photo.

Even if I get ejected from the venue, those photos will be more interesting that just the run of the mill pics. :)


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How do you close that big back door in the troop carrier? It is motorized? Or is one soldier supposed to be strong enough to pull it up and closed? I'd have trouble closing it if it were made of wood, let alone steel.

Motorized gate , think you come motoring up in one of those , gate drops then you GO GO GO GO GO GO GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Setup a peremiter , secure the area , then carry on with your mission

Good question Glatt.

I'm sure that it's hydraulic but Googled around and didnt find anything specific to the rear hatch.

There are tons of sites that show the specs and photos of this machine because it's the most popular armored vehicle of all times.

Finding something specific to the raising and lowering of the rear door though, I didnt see anything.

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Similar but different

This is the sort of thing that I'd like to have on the roof of the new house.

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hydraulic makes sense. I didn't see any obvious motors, cables, or winches etc. But a big hidden piston underneath that pushes out and levers it shut would make sense.

Next time I'm over there I'll get some detailed photos for you.

There was only one other pic of the inside and it doesnt show the lift for the rear hatch.

The museum isn't in the secure area so I can go back any time we pass by there again.

Since the whole collection was shot in the rain it might not be a bad thing to go back and re-shoot them all.

Of course, I'll be going alone for this. :)

I found this in my change the other day. It's a 10 peso note which is sorta strange here as there is a 10 peso coin that is quite popular.

This is the first 10 peso note that I've seen here.

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