M101A1 105mm howitzer (old Italeri M2A1 kit) WIP

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Easy fix.

US Royal tires

This came up in another forum. Some of the aftermarket tires for military vehicles are labeled “US Royal” on the sidewalls. Someone was asking if that was a real brand or if the AM companies used the name instead of “Uniroyal” to avoid licensing issues. It was a real brand. U.S. Royal was one of the brand of tires by U.S. Rubber company. They later became Uniroyal. “U.S. Rubber produced tires under the Gillette, Ward, Atlas, U.S. Rubber and U.S. Royal brands…In 1961, the company became Unir…

Any more progress on the howitzer?