Guys, thank you so much for the kind words!
Rex: I think the balloon idea came to me when I was about to doze off to sleep one night... I'm not sure if the rubber will deteriorate as time goes on, but I made sure that it wasn't too stretched to prevent it from tearing. Time will tell, but in any case, the whole cover is replaceable.
Gus: Thank you for your insight! I'll take a look at the documentary, it looks very informative. I've also decided to paint my tank with the MERDC scheme used during the REFORGER exercises back in the 80s, the winter verdant to be exact.
