Friday, 15 April 2016

M-939 trucks

The box of crap which yielded the HUMWVs mentioned yesterday also contained this pair of trucks.  Or as we say here in Blighty, 'lorries.'  The design seems to me to be based on the US M939 series but I'd welcome more expert opinions (yes Don I mean you...).
They have been treated to the same rough paintwork as the Hummers, with the chassis and nasty black wheels left in their virgin state.
And yes - you can see the ground through the cab!  Floors are for wimps.

Cheap?  Yes.  Nasty?  Oh indeed.
But as someone wise once said, (all together now) "you can never have too many lorries."
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15 comments:

  1. Don M15 April 2016 at 18:18

    LOL, Yes Tim, you got it right, that was the prime mover for the 198 howitzer...)

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  2. Tim Gow15 April 2016 at 18:19

    Don M
    The Oracle speaks! I assume the real ones have cab floors?
    Thanks Don.

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  3. Don M15 April 2016 at 20:01

    Yes and a full front bumper....)

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  4. Tim Gow15 April 2016 at 20:48

    Don M
    Even when you've driven them?

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  5. The Ferrymen15 April 2016 at 21:16

    Tim,
    We used to have an expression back in the early 70's - "Good enough for wargaming." Lately I have adopted it as my mantra.

    Regards,
    John

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  6. Don M16 April 2016 at 02:37

    Never damaged a truck.....a store front with the tube on an 8 inch self propelled
    a different (and long) story.....)

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  7. peter16 April 2016 at 19:49

    "you can never have to many lorries"! Is that good enough for you Tim?
    Great work again.

    Greetings
    Peter

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  8. Tim Gow16 April 2016 at 22:49

    Don M
    Is this part of your 'everything's bigger in Texas' myth? Over here the armed robbers just use shotguns...

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  9. Tim Gow16 April 2016 at 22:50

    Peter
    Well done sir!

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  10. Paul Foster17 April 2016 at 03:12

    Truckin' good Tim.

    Lets hear more from Don!!!!

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  11. Tim Gow17 April 2016 at 18:36

    Paul Foster
    You know what these Americans are - so quiet and modest. Hopefully between us we'll be able to goad Don into telling all.....

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  12. Don M18 April 2016 at 01:25

    LOL , I was driving a M110 Howitzer in convoy through a very small town in Korea
    when a Korean taxi zipped in between us and order not to hit him I had to do a bit of a hard turn. There was plenty of room for the track however the gun tube is
    many feet out in front of the vehicle. So the muzzle brake took out the window,
    door and one of the supporting columns on the front of this small store. The Korean
    police got there remarkably fast, and as it is Korean law not to interfere military convoys (let alone drive recklessly) the driver was ticketed.

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  13. Paul Foster18 April 2016 at 12:42

    Thats a lot tamer than I thought it would be Don. Nice surprise for the store owner I bet!

    I must confess at this time, that I managed to write off a RL Bedford at a railway crossing, and therefore as a pot, I cannot call the kettle black.

    Good times...

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  14. Tim Gow18 April 2016 at 16:40

    Don M
    I think taxi drivers are much the same the world over.

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  15. Tim Gow18 April 2016 at 16:41

    Paul Foster
    Come on then, we need the full story.

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