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Welcome aboard Jason, and Semper Fi! During my time (late-70's/80's) we had lots of M35's running around. Also their M109/M185/etc. kin. Most were painted in Merdc camo. If you are doing Merdc, the later 383 3-colour camo, or the 686 tan, the markings would be the same as for 5-tons...

Tim, your gasser came out really nice. [thumbzup] And it is much appreciated that you come so far to take part in events with not one, but TWO deuces! The V's life as a target was not an easy one, she got hit several times. There were cannon sized holes through her nose, right side, and...

Now with the complete handle on. The various hydraulic lines hook up where the two plugs are on the bottom and one on each side. The second picture gives a good idea on how, though on a slightly different controller. Between the flash and digital camera, it makes the green look all kinds of...

I don't have the pictures of when the V was taken off the firing range, my first one here is the bare hull after the holes were patched up, then sandblasting and priming. Hopefully it looks junky enough! http://www.steelsoldiers.com/cadillac-gage-v100/23235-new-v-100-a.html Cheers. .

Welcome aboard. There are several members down around San Antonio, and a bunch more around Austin and Central Texas. We do a lot of events during the year, so if you want to bring your vehicles out with a group of similarly minded reprobates, you are most welcome to. MKCoen leads the San...

Well, I did talk to a lot of people. My boy listened to me answering questions, (and knows a lot about his V anyway) so he was able to take over and let me take a break after a while. I still only got to see a few of the other cars there. Thanks D R. I try to keep them original and period...

They look like a combination of crash pad (to keep you from whanging yourself in the face trying to look out while moving) and light discipline cover (to keep interior light from being seen from outside through the vision block at night). I cant tell if they have the plastic lens in them, if so...

We took the V to a local car show in Leander on Sunday, it proved to be quite popular. My younger son is enthusiastically learning how everything works so he can take on more responsibility for general operations. For now, the turret hatch is very firmly his chosen position! Maybe he will...

My V came with a black wheel and an OD one, other than colour they are identical. I'll have to compare them side by side with the one in the M813, but they look similar. I used the black one because that seems to be what is in most V pictures. I have a deuce rubber horn button cover in mine...

Aint that the truth! I even built the V its own house. :roll: But, a world without V100s and girls, well...... Cheers

Thanks Bert. I had a chuckle about you signature line, my girlfriend calls the V my mistress. She says it has to be a girl because- 1. It took so long to get ready to go out 2. It has so many accessories that have to be 'just right' 3. I wouldn't spend so much time with it if it were a boy...

Excellent! He is more than welcome to come visit one of his old war horses, I would be delighted to meet him. [thumbzup] I have PM'd you my contact info. Cheers

You are right Rick, there is a tank on each side, and each with its own sight gauge. I have both plumbed and usable, but currently only carrying fuel in the right side as I can't see me needing more than 40 gallons at a time and I don't want any going bad in the tanks. I will occasionally put...

Here is the temporary cover for the winch hole. The winch motor comes into the hull through a hole in the back of the box it mounts inside of on the nose of the V. There is a rubber seal that keeps water out when swimming. The winch controller mounts on the hull above and to the left of the...

And BLT stands for Battalion Landing Team. Cheers

Thanks for that tip Bill. I have used Rapco paint for years and always been happy with it. The only colour I have had trouble with is Seafoam Green which gave me the same frustrations Rolling had (though I haven't used the 686 tan). I can usually get most of an item painted before the...

If you want dummy M60's, take a look at the AirsoftGI website, they have a really nice M60 (its a BB gun) for $399 including shipping. It has the later style E3 grip, which isn't going to be a problem for most as I doubt that many folks would even notice, but if it does bother you, a real...

It probably is somewhere. I took a quick look and didn't find it, but I am notoriously bad at searching for stuff. :???: I remember it from when it happened, which was probably 10 years or so ago (maybe even more?). Cheers

I'm not sure why they do that. They had him on delayed entry to get his boot camp graduation and his helo aircrew school start lined up, then he gets orders to drive trucks. Oh well, so long as he is happy. He is currently licensed on armoured and un-armoured Humvees, the MTVR, and the LVS...

It may not be the same, but there is a LOT to be said for gunning a .50cal out the side of a CH-53........:p Or off the rear ramp.. Cheers