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M1114 messy interior and inside ref photos
M1A1hunter2
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Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 11:19 PM UTC
Hey so I am building both of broncos m1114 hunvees, and after making the legend figures finally fit and sculpting the spare vests I was about to close it up but I am now wanting to detail up the inside roof and the inside parts of the turret ring but I'm not finding all that much on google for the newer m1114 if anyone out there has any images of m1114 being used???
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 10:13 AM UTC
I'm not sure how much this will help you, but take a look at my topic about the Legend Humvee Crew at the post by 18Bravo. He posts a pic looking down through the turret ring. If that interior isn't messy enough for you, I don't know what is. There are quite a few posts about the M1114's [I would know, I'm a Humvee obsessor ], so try searching kitmaker for some of those. I'm sure I've seen interior shots in my own searches.

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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 10:40 AM UTC
There are several M1114-related threads on Armorama, most of them have pics, like this one :
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/144554&page=1

Here are a few interior pics that may be of interest :
















HTH

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M1A1hunter2
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 11:04 AM UTC
WOW thank you guys so so much ill post up some images of my hummer soon once I have added more detail. Thanks also to frenchy you always come through.
18Bravo
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 11:07 AM UTC
Here's an other from my CD. All large items are either stowed in the trunk or tied down so they don't become missiles in the event of an IED. Notice the small stuff -- batteries, chem lights, smoke and thermite grenades. All mission essential stuff to be sure.
Personally, I find that loading them with Pepsi and Coke cartons is somewhat unrealistic, at least for us. Anyone with any sense isn't going to be drinking stuff like that out in the desert where we were.
The only other things in the front should be go bags and ammo. Lots and lots of it. For me.
Demo, special weapons and more ammo go in the trunk.

Don't forget dirt. There can never be too much.
TacticalSquirrel
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 03:21 PM UTC

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Here's an other from my CD. All large items are either stowed in the trunk or tied down so they don't become missiles in the event of an IED. Notice the small stuff -- batteries, chem lights, smoke and thermite grenades. All mission essential stuff to be sure.
Personally, I find that loading them with Pepsi and Coke cartons is somewhat unrealistic, at least for us. Anyone with any sense isn't going to be drinking stuff like that out in the desert where we were.
The only other things in the front should be go bags and ammo. Lots and lots of it. For me.
Demo, special weapons and more ammo go in the trunk.

Don't forget dirt. There can never be too much.
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What about the Rip Its
melonhead
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 04:39 PM UTC

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Personally, I find that loading them with Pepsi and Coke cartons is somewhat unrealistic, at least for us. Anyone with any sense isn't going to be drinking stuff like that out in the desert where we were.

Don't forget dirt. There can never be too much.
you know, i cant agree more. number one, where are people getting cases of soda anyhow? number 2, its not an important enough item to take room away from more important things such as ammo or food. number 3, my time in the marines, there has never been any point in time that i saw any vehicle have cases of soda as stowage.

its my biggest pet peeve i have when i see great vehicle builds that are ruined with something so rediculous. just because there is the ability to make pepsi/coke cases doesnt mean your vehicle should have it included.
18Bravo
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 04:48 PM UTC
People ae now frantically searching online to find photos of vehicles loaded with cases of soda... I'm sure a few will even turn up. But thepoint is well made. MOST soldiers realize the il effects of drinking so much caffeine in a desert clime. And as you mention, there were more important things to carry.

As for the Rip Its, I will admit to having drunk a few. Generally when the Mission Brief was at 0200, and it was 20 degrees F outside. While dehydration is also a consideration in extreme cold weather, it usually happens to the same idiots who let it happen when it's hot. I certainly didn't bring a case of them. The brisk wind in my face and the threat of having my head blown off at any moment usually was sufficient enough to keep me awake.
melonhead
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 05:40 PM UTC

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People ae now frantically searching online to find photos of vehicles loaded with cases of soda... I'm sure a few will even turn up. But thepoint is well made. MOST soldiers realize the il effects of drinking so much caffeine in a desert clime. And as you mention, there were more important things to carry.

As for the Rip Its, I will admit to having drunk a few. Generally when the Mission Brief was at 0200, and it was 20 degrees F outside. While dehydration is also a consideration in extreme cold weather, it usually happens to the same idiots who let it happen when it's hot. I certainly didn't bring a case of them. The brisk wind in my face and the threat of having my head blown off at any moment usually was sufficient enough to keep me awake.
ill be the first to admit, i may have had a 20 oz with me in a hmmmv. but it was something i had already started drinking before i got in the vehicle and brought it with to finish off. but by no means are there going to be soldiers/marines going down a check list..."mre's-check, ammo-check, gear-check, case of soda-check.. someone maybe storing a couple cans/20oz in their pack, sure. but it definately wont be common stowage unless your on a training mission in canada or something. now, cases upon cases of water is another story
M1A1hunter2
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 06:00 PM UTC
No soda and monster energy drinks... got it, thanks guys this is helping so much because I had heaps of coke and pepsi cases from my stryker's that i was planning on using, I might add a coke one for a little colour, maybe "they" could be handed out to kids in the street?
One other question is it ok to use the kit provided radio mount or should I make the square looking one from some of frenchy's photos?
TacticalSquirrel
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Posted: Saturday, April 23, 2011 - 07:50 AM UTC

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People ae now frantically searching online to find photos of vehicles loaded with cases of soda... I'm sure a few will even turn up. But thepoint is well made. MOST soldiers realize the il effects of drinking so much caffeine in a desert clime. And as you mention, there were more important things to carry.

As for the Rip Its, I will admit to having drunk a few. Generally when the Mission Brief was at 0200, and it was 20 degrees F outside. While dehydration is also a consideration in extreme cold weather, it usually happens to the same idiots who let it happen when it's hot. I certainly didn't bring a case of them. The brisk wind in my face and the threat of having my head blown off at any moment usually was sufficient enough to keep me awake.



On our longer missions, I always made sure I grabbed a few extra Rip It's from the chow hall for the beginning of the mission and the very tail end of the 4 day mission when wake up was 02 and you had 3 hours of guard duty to keep me away. Water and hydration was never an issue on mounted ops, dismounted is a different story of course.

However this was in Cougar and MaxxPro MRAPs, in HMMWV's there just isn't room for that. In the MRAP's we had room for the extra stuff after our full load of water and MRE's. Hell I had a truck that had a coffee maker in the side stowage bin that later died at the hand of an RPG strike to that stowage bin lol. The only time there were cases of soda in our trucks was when we were going back to the JCOP from a bigger FOB like FOB Ghazni or Rushmore or something or when we'd give it to the ANP at our district centers. They loved soda and it helped build our relationships with them. That said my job is very different from Robert's and our trucks would be set up different due to the different missions.

That said, it's different with a HMMWV, there's no room in an 1114 or 1151 for that kind of luxury item, in MRAP's you have that space for all your necessities and some nice stuff.

Steve
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