I remember that safe well. Had to lug one of those from Hawaii to Guadalcanal and back in 1989, with $50K in greenbacks tucked inside. Had to have an armed guard on it 24/7. We were going to chain it to a radiator with a good 'ole steel GI lock and chain but guess what!?! No radiators in the Solomon Islands! this is a great rendition of one though. VR, Russ P.S. --those safes were also found in Headquarters elements at the Company, Battalion, and higher echelons, and were primarily used to store keys, classified document (such as CEOIs--code books) and other sensitive items in. Sometimes they'd go to the field in the back of an M577, or other Command and Control type vehicle. Otherwise, you'd find them in the unit orderly room or commander's office. VR, Russ

Got an immediate use for several of the work benches with grinders. Don't know who carries Hauler and I'll need to check and see if MiniArt does anything like this as I'll need several for what I've got in mind and I really like their stuff.

I bought one when they first came out to along with the field desk switchboard setup from Plus Models. I haven't built it yet, but it's really well done - nice clean casting no air bubbles, it shouldn't take long to get together at all.

I too remember that safe. First, I had to get one key from the CQ to open a locked box behind him. Inside that box was ANOTHER key - just one. I would then go into the XO's office, open the safe that only three people knew the combo to, and in that safe was an ammo box with a lock on it. The key opened that lock. Inside the box were a whole bunch of keys on a ring. I would take those keys into the basement, call civilian security to let them know I was about to open the vault, at which time I had exactly fifteen seconds to open it. Once inside the vault, the keys on the ring opened all of the weapons racks and optics lockers. Fast forward fifteen years or so. I had the OPFUND for my ODA, always issued at CJSOTF in Kabul in increments of $25,000. Lots of regulations to follow including keeping it locked up in one of those safes. Of course no ODA has a safe on the books, especially in theatre, so I'd walk around downtown Kabul with $25,000 in my cargo pockets. I couldn't even negotiate prices very well as everything had to be in increments of $20.