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GAMA GOAT from PSM
chnoone
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Posted: Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 03:07 AM UTC
GAMA GOAT is now posted on the website too, looks nice the little bugger !

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Christopher
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 05:29 PM UTC
link ?
HermannB
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Bayern, Germany
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 06:16 PM UTC
http://www.perfect-scale.de/product_info.php?language=en&qm_boosted_product=M561-Gama-Goat---transport-version--&products_id=182&
HermannB
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 06:19 PM UTC
http://www.perfect scale.de/product_info.php?language=en&qm_boosted_product=M561-Gama-Goat---transport version--&products_id=182&
chnoone
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Armed Forces Europe, United States
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 10:10 PM UTC
Here is another LINK

http://f3.webmart.de/f.cfm?id=2078181&r=threadview&t=3754845&pg=1

Cheers
Christopher
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Posted: Saturday, August 14, 2010 - 11:34 PM UTC
Just nitpicking I know, but I wish they'd stop using kleenex tissue and white glue to make their tarps.

Otherwise I love 95% of their products and buy many of them.

Cheers,

Christophe
redleg12
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Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 02:12 AM UTC
I must admit by looking at the photos, this versin looks much better than the Commanders Models version which I review here and I am currently building. This appears to come with the canvas sets and in general the details are well done here but need to be added to the Commeders Models version.

It is a bit more expensive but may be worth it.....OK back to adding details to mine!!

Rounds Complete!!
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Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 02:39 AM UTC
I drove one back in the 70's in Korea and we lost one when a certain Battalion Co told a guy to drive across the flooded Imjin river found it like 50 miles away latter stuck under some bridge.

The same field problem where 3 soldiers drowned in a pontoon boat.
A bad problem it was for all.
But the thing came down to the Battalion Co was relieved of his command,as to trying to cross ,when should of said no way Jose.

Kit looks decent.
m75
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Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 11:17 AM UTC
Maybe it's the camera, but the windshield looks to be a tad too tall. I remember the two windows being more rectangular, longer wide than high. As I recall, once removed from the body, the glass panels were hinged to allow them to be folded for storage or lowering the height of the truck for shipping/air-dropping. They slid into a compartment in the engine cover.

The windshield would otherwise be an easy fix. That might correct the way the wipers appear, as well.
chnoone
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Armed Forces Europe, United States
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Posted: Monday, August 16, 2010 - 10:25 AM UTC
My memories of the Gama Goat in action was that it was so bloody loud, everybody close to that thing wore heavy ear protection,
and their poor operators freezing their ass off in the winter.
Saw these still in good use with Arty units in Europe , early 80‘s, couldn‘t really figure out what the were good for ...... to be honest

Anybody remember the GOAR fuel truck, I believe it was called ?
The Army had some really weird pieces of equipment in those days

Cheers
Christopher
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Posted: Monday, August 16, 2010 - 10:37 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Anybody remember the GOAR fuel truck, I believe it was called ?
The Army had some really weird pieces of equipment in those days

M559 Caterpillar GOER Amphibious Fuel Tanker :


HTH

Frenchy
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Posted: Monday, August 16, 2010 - 10:54 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Maybe it's the camera, but the windshield looks to be a tad too tall. I remember the two windows being more rectangular, longer wide than high. As I recall, once removed from the body, the glass panels were hinged to allow them to be folded for storage or lowering the height of the truck for shipping/air-dropping. They slid into a compartment in the engine cover.

The windshield would otherwise be an easy fix. That might correct the way the wipers appear, as well.


Windscreen looks in proportion going by the pics of this real vehicle

http://www.nf6x.net/greentruck/truck5/p1010281.jpg

http://www.nf6x.net/greentruck/truck5/pics.html
GFReasor
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Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 03:03 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Saw these still in good use with Arty units in Europe , early 80‘s, couldn‘t really figure out what the were good for ...... to be honest


I was the recon/survey leader for a while in an FA battalion in Europe in the mid-80's and we had two goats that we used to haul our survey equipment around in. It was always a challenge keeping them up and running. Goats were also used by the commo section and as RATT rigs at that time.

m75
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Posted: Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 08:01 AM UTC
The GOER came in three models, refuel, ammo and wrecker. I believe the photo used is of the unit in a transportation museum in Oregon. No suspension, other than the over sized tires. Articulated cab-body, amphibious, loud.
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