One of the those sets of brackets on the front is for the boom to lift the generator.

I cheated and looked in the TM. Those metal things are stowage plates. We never used them either.

And we had the ballast plate rack on the top left rear but it was used to hold MOGAS and water. I would never want to swim a 577.

James-- love your work, very detailed and very nicely painted. May I recommend that you drill a hole in the top and bottom of the bracket located near the generator on the right side of the M-577? It is the antenna mounting bracket and will hold the sections of the 292 antenna (they probably have another type now). Hopefully, Gino will pipe in and provide the current correct nomenclature--arty guys live in those tracks..well done!
DJ

James - Johnson, that is...
I know what you are talking about IRT the framework and bars just below the TC's hatch. I could have sworn that those items were counterweights for swimming due to the height of the 577 and the nose heavy attitude with the engine and the 5Kw generator. I remember asking some maintenance folks the question 20-25 years ago and I think that that was the answer...

Jimmy Chuck,
Again, that is a great quickie build for Gordon... Keep up the vehicle modeling. you need to do an 11th ACR ACAV & M48 one of these days.

John

I agree about the generator boom, but I seem to recall the antenna bracket or was it a dual purpose item? What does the TM say?

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I agree about the generator boom, but I seem to recall the antenna bracket or was it a dual purpose item? What does the TM say?

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You are correct.

"Two antenna mast mounting brackets behind the driver's hatch are used to mount the portable antenna RC-292."

Spent a few years in and around a 577 while working Brigade and Division S2. Don't ever recall seeing those mounting brackets.

To the OP. Cool model, brings back memories. All my years in Service, MERDC was the camo pattern. Helped paint a few soft skins and AFV's.

Bruce,
Awesome paint on the 577! Yeah, I've got a soft spot for the earlier camo schemes as many of the local National Guard (50th AD country!) units where I grew up were in MERDC schemes (still haven't tried one yet, but it's coming!). I did do a slick M60 in MASSTER last year:



Regards,
Georg

The boom mounted flat on the roof went into the brackets on the curb side and was used for the generator. The brackets on the drivers side were for the 292, if it wasn't ground mounted.

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Spent a few years in and around a 577 while working Brigade and Division S2. Don't ever recall seeing those mounting brackets.

To the OP. Cool model, brings back memories. All my years in Service, MERDC was the camo pattern. Helped paint a few soft skins and AFV's.

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How did you swing the generator out of the cradle or mount the 292 poles?