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Thank You! Ed

You come down on our next machine gun shoot july 4th and bring your Toys with you; you can scar it up much as you want.

Note that the Mule is blowing Red dirt from his nostrils ala the red dirt roads in Vietnam.

Well, this is what we ended up with by the end of the day. my Artist was getting a tad tired but **** of a job! I did not want the text too perfect but more free hand and original. Still needs some touch up and outline on the letters We'll get the other side tomorrow.

Thank you for the complement. The paint is made by Gilispie, I bought mine from Rapco in Bowie Texas. The color is Rapco-24087 Semi Gloss Olive Drab Industrial Finish. This is essentially G.I.paint. This project has been a real joy which Im very proud of and by no means could have done it by...

As I post this the work continues. My huge thanks to the Beautiful artist....

Got the mermites at the other end of the bed and not installed yet 3 spare M2 barrels which will be racked at the forward bulkhead of the armored box.

Hooahhh ! Im all over that suggestion. Know anyone out there who has red dirt in the vicinity? If I can get 50lbs. of the stuff, I would dust it.

Hey Sam.........

My sincerest thanks Driver for your kind words.

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Here a couple pics of some stuff done to the truck today. Ammo cans are now at a premium so not using best cans to be walked on. My intention is to create a battle harden likeness in this vehicle so dirty cans would be appropriate anyway. More pics coming.

Pacing a vehicle could be very unhealthy, it could lead to incurable case of lead poisoning.

According to a Vietnamese customer who frequents my shop the translation reads: Do Not stand Behind Truck When Backing. He said the meaning can change according to different punctuation and inflection used in the phrase.

Ive posted some more pics. The project was not that difficult so much as pulling together all the resources to get it done. Had to nail down a welder for 3 days, couple guys to hold the steel while he tacked everything in place. literally ran down a back hoe driving past on way to a...

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Very nice trucks!!! I plan to take mine to a scale when completely done to get an accurate number. Can you suggest where I might find more pics of 2.5 ton gun trucks. Majority of what I have found are of course are 5 ton. Thanks, Ed

Howdy flyusn99, Thanks for the thumbs up. I got the ring from a buddy of mine near Austin. This was the last one he had. There is a guy north of Seward Junction near Liberty Hill name Lynn Shoney. He Has a yard and sells GI Trucks and hardware. I know Lynn has one but not sure what his plans...

Thanks for your comments Yohan, I wish you much success in your future project. If you support the cab and mount the ring correctly you dont even know its there. Ive learned everything must be level and torqued down tight or things will begin to slip out of position and get tweeked. Thus the...

Thanks, any other research reference material would be greatly appreciated. Ed.