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Excellent. Good luck, we'll keep our fingers crossed for you and a trouble free transition. I'm interested in the details, and also how it differs from the V100-V150 type vehicles. If I understand it correctly, a lot of the folks involved in the V went on to design the Dragoon. Moving the...

Any updates? Pictures? :drool: Cheers

I'll second that, Paul is a good guy. Sarge is in too with a thumbs up. Cheers

My experience at Hooks was that when they said they don't help, they don't! You can't do pickups on Ft Hood-proper on Fridays, because they are on North Fort then...:-) Cameras are not really a problem if you are low key about it- stick to your own stuff, give them 'plausible deniability'...

Which, I can only assume, is why EMI has blocked the #$%^ video on youtube for "copyright reasons"! Cheers

It is important to know if you are picking up from Ft Hood proper, or North Ft Hood, as they are separate facilities on opposite sides of the huge base. Pickups from North Ft are only done on Fridays. If you are going to North Ft, there is no point in going through the lengthy visitor pass...

Thank you for posting that, Ma Deuce. Folks seldom feel fired up to post a positive police experience, so usually all we hear about are the negative ones. My experience has always been that most officers are polite and knowledgeable, but there is always a jerk or two in the mix (often a...

You are right, there they are! :beer: Cheers

Back in the 80's, we in the infantry, and later with the CH-53D community, referred to your bird as the "Shivering S**tcan". Sorry about that! :razz: I have yet to see a V-22 airborne! Every time there is a chance, I seem to miss it. Maybe next week when I'm on Camp Pendleton visiting my...

The 383 (3-colour) camo didn't actually come into common US use until the early 80's. If its MERDC camo you are looking for, look at TB43-0147. It is in the Deuce manual section of the TM's (under the "Resources" button above, if you are not familiar with it). There isn't a pattern in...

There are two types. One you pull the serrated lever below the arm out toward the end and go past "right" to get 4-way (sounds like what you have, and what the others mentioned above). (Pic 1) The other style has a small tab above the arm base, push that back toward the dash, and go past...

It was a long day, and by the time we got to the farm it was cold, dark, and windy. So.. at least half the troopseat load got dumped there without being photographed. Unknown if Sam took any pics of his later. They are Humvee seats. We got such a good deal on them it was worth seeing if they...

Pic 7 is the Northrop YA-9A. The F-3D was also know as the F-10 after the rationalization of aircraft designations across all the services. During the Vietnam war timeframe it was used as an electronic warfare bird under the designation EF-10B. It was nicknamed Willie the Whale, or just...

There are some pretty inexpensive 'new-build' replica M2's on ebay and elsewhere. Most come painted black, but it takes a few minutes to disassemble, repaint, then put it back together when dry. If you don't just have to have an original, these are fine for displays. They look enough like...

:sad: Cheers

Keep an eye on the rubber bungees. I have found them to have a very short life expectancy once the sun hits them, and they turn to a black dust that is very hard to get off of you and your vehicle. The super rope eventually dies in the sun too, but it takes a year or two and just cracks and...

We did the Austin Veterans Day parade on the morning of the 11th. The weather was beautiful, started out around 32* on the drive down (I looked like Rudolph the Red-Nosed V Driver when we arrived!), warmed up to around 50* almost as soon as the sun came up. I invited Baseballump and a Vietnam...

We (Lone Star MVPA) do a military vehicle and equipment display for a local school district each year for Veterans Day. The school does it right before the day so the kids have a better idea of what they are honouring on Veterans Day proper. We did ours on Monday the 7th. Being Texas, the first...

We did the Austin Veterans Day parade on the morning of the 11th. The weather was beautiful, started out around 32* on the drive down (I looked like Rudolph the Red-Nosed V Driver when we arrived!), warmed up to around 50* almost as soon as the sun came up. I had invited Baseballump and a...

For Texas folks- You don't need a CDL, but you do need a Class A license (same for the M809 series trucks, it is a weight thing). The Class A means you have met the requirements for a CDL, but don't have to do the physical or pay the high fees, or keep the log books etc.. The caveat is that...