New Israeli Arid Expeditionary force

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Spotted this stunning force built for the Gruntz game over on the
Canister and Grape blog. Amazing paint work!

http://canisterandgrape.blogspot.com/2011/11/gruntz-15mm-new-israeli-ari
d.html

Home www.gruntz.biz
Photos www.flickr.com/photos/inrepose/

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> gzg-d Digest				Volume 2011 : Issue 60
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> Today's Topics:
>  Re: Blacker than Black		 [ Roger Burton West
<roger@firedrake. ]
>  Re: Blacker than Black		 [ Doug Evans
<devans@nebraska.edu> ]
>  Re: Blacker than Black		 [ Roger Burton West
<roger@firedrake. ]
>  Re: Blacker than Black		 [ Doug Evans
<devans@nebraska.edu> ]
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> From: Roger Burton West <roger@firedrake.org>
> Subject: Re: Blacker than Black
> Date: 9 November 2011 09:42:15 GMT
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 05:06:30PM -0500, Tom B wrote:
> 
>>
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/super-black-material.html
>> They talk about all the instrument uses and the uses in heat
management.
>> However, I'm wondering if a coating of this would help stealth
satellites,
>> drones, and spaceplanes... maybe even starships....
> 
> By making them _more_ efficient emitters of infra-red?
> 
> If they were purely passive and produced no waste heat, perhaps...
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> R
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> 
> From: Doug Evans <devans@nebraska.edu>
> Subject: Re: Blacker than Black
> Date: 9 November 2011 12:48:29 GMT
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> 
> 
> You forget, Mister Burton West, how we're all about countering Mk. I
> eyeball. ;->=
> 
> Doug
> 
> 
> 
> From: Roger Burton West <roger@firedrake.org>
> To:	gzg@firedrake.org
> Date: 11/09/2011 03:42 AM
> Subject:	Re: Blacker than Black
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 05:06:30PM -0500, Tom B wrote:
> 
>>
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/super-black-material.html
>> They talk about all the instrument uses and the uses in heat
management.
>> However, I'm wondering if a coating of this would help stealth
satellites,
>> drones, and spaceplanes... maybe even starships....
> 
> By making them _more_ efficient emitters of infra-red?
> 
> If they were purely passive and produced no waste heat, perhaps...
> 
> R
> 
> 
> 
> From: Roger Burton West <roger@firedrake.org>
> Subject: Re: Blacker than Black
> Date: 9 November 2011 12:59:08 GMT
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> 
> 
> On Wed, Nov 09, 2011 at 06:48:29AM -0600, Doug Evans wrote:
>> You forget, Mister Burton West, how we're all about countering Mk. I
>> eyeball. ;->=
> 
> I can't help remembering that rumour about the Ohio-class SSBN - that
> when first in service, they were sufficiently _quieter_ than the
> equivalent volume of seawater that it actually made them easier to
> track...
> 
> R
> 
> 
> 
> From: Doug Evans <devans@nebraska.edu>
> Subject: Re: Blacker than Black
> Date: 9 November 2011 13:11:12 GMT
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> 
> 
> Oh, now that's a scream; never heard that!
> 
> Gives whole new meaning to 'make like a hole...'
> 
> Thanks, and sorry to all for the derailment of thread.
> 
> Doug
> 
> 
> 
> From: Roger Burton West <roger@firedrake.org>
> To:	gzg@firedrake.org
> Date: 11/09/2011 06:59 AM
> Subject:	Re: Blacker than Black
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Nov 09, 2011 at 06:48:29AM -0600, Doug Evans wrote:
>> You forget, Mister Burton West, how we're all about countering Mk. I
>> eyeball. ;->=
> 
> I can't help remembering that rumour about the Ohio-class SSBN - that
> when first in service, they were sufficiently _quieter_ than the
> equivalent volume of seawater that it actually made them easier to
> track...
> 
> R
> 
>