Recent content by M813rc

This is a real dog fight! Last month's competition drew a rather pathetic total of 28 votes, but this month we have 64 votes so far, and it isn't over yet! Cheers

One thing to keep in mind is that there are only around twenty V100s known to be in private hands in the US, restored and unrestored. There are probably a few lurkers hidden away in barns somewhere. There used to be quite a few Vs in police use, but they have mostly been retired due to age...

Thanks to NDT, it looks like I have already found one semi-locally. :) What a great group of folks inhabit this board!! It also shows that it is often worth asking "Hey! Does anyone have an extra one of these obscure items?". :) Cheers

That would be outstanding!! I'd happily make it worth their while. Cheers

I am looking for an AN/UGC-74 teletype terminal for my M348 command trailer. Working condition is unimportant so long as it looks good (It's for display in the trailer, I'll likely never hook it up for use). I found one for sale in Tobyhanna PA, but the seller refuses to ship it, local pick up...

That state just gets more and more bizarre! Cheers

Yes, I was a Marine. I was always interested in accurately documenting markings because I was a model builder in my youth. My sons were also Marines. Son-the-elder was a combat engineer and heavy truck driver (LVSR MKR-16) with 1st CEB, so I was allowed access to his motor pool on Camp...

On most USMC Humvees the markings are painted on, some had stickers but they tended to peel. For unit repaint, the USMC stencil comes precut, with the letters closer together than can be done with brass stencils, and a different style M, but regular brass stencils are sometimes used. Number...

Kenn, since you indicated you are applying for a FMV plate, this isn't necessary for you, but I'll add it anyway for other folks who might read the thread. Texas will let you register a military vehicle by any number/letter combination painted (or stickered) anywhere on the vehicle if it is...

The other-than-authorized "reassignment of Government assets" is very common amongst the services. ;) It is also possible that the Navy actually legally acquired the Mule, but that doesn't sound like nearly as good a tale. Usually, to get the truth of the matter you'd have to find the actual...

How about 383 with new safety tape and door decal? Maybe yellow tape? That would look cool and less civilian. ;-) Cheers

The best ride I ever had in the M813 was when the Guard donated some surplus bottled water to us, because they didn't have room to store it. At the end of a show on Camp Mabry, they asked "Hey, can we donate some left over water to y'all to get it out of our way?" I told them "Sure!". They...

Yes, you can spray paint the shells. Use masking tape on the rubber edging if you want to do it right, though you'll find that the military folks often skip that step when changing colours on their helmets. The paint code for the correct Tan is 33446, the same as used for vehicles (overall tan...

Yep, the way Lemay set it up, SAC tended to have their own world! The "dots or not" are both in period active duty photos, I never fully trust restoration photos because folks often don't do proper research. ;-) Unfortunately, that goes for museums too. :roll: East Texas, same state but...

On the topic of dots/periods - that is one thing the Air Force was inconsistent about on application - roughly half the vehicles I have collected pictures of are marked U.S. and the other half are marked U S Tudorp, whereabouts in Texas? Cheers