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AFV Club M-109 ( the shop van)
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27-1025
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Posted: Saturday, December 30, 2017 - 04:09 AM UTC
Great job!!! MERDC looks good.
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Posted: Saturday, December 30, 2017 - 04:21 AM UTC
Pulled off the camo pretty deftly!
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Posted: Saturday, December 30, 2017 - 05:16 AM UTC
Nice work buddy. Can't wait to see this one in September. Nice job on that camo.
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trickymissfit
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Posted: Sunday, December 31, 2017 - 02:13 AM UTC

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Out of curiosity does anyone have any photos of this beast in its element or of the interior? I have found a couple through internet searches but Im trying to develop a vignette that will make some sense


I'd suspect they were built for a certain task. The only ones I was around were there to repair rifles, so you can take it from there. I do remember a nice gun cradle to hold the rifle while working on it. Seems like there was a large peg board hold tools like screw drivers and such. Plus there might have been an air compressor. I had an M14 worked on once (the sights literally fell off it!), and had an M60 fixed one other time. On Arty ranges we never saw one (even shooting M109's). Most issues had to got strait to the garage. Even changing the barrel on an M107 didn't have the van within eye sight. Suspect they were for light repair work only. Still a neat piece of equipment.

Your build is very nice, I might also add here.
gary
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Posted: Sunday, December 31, 2017 - 02:15 AM UTC
did your kit come with First CAV decals? If you didn't use them, and don't have a need for them; let me know.
gary
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Posted: Sunday, December 31, 2017 - 05:41 AM UTC
very nice build the paint is great .
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Posted: Sunday, December 31, 2017 - 05:45 AM UTC

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Out of curiosity does anyone have any photos of this beast in its element or of the interior? I have found a couple through internet searches but Im trying to develop a vignette that will make some sense


I'd suspect they were built for a certain task. The only ones I was around were there to repair rifles, so you can take it from there. I do remember a nice gun cradle to hold the rifle while working on it. Seems like there was a large peg board hold tools like screw drivers and such. Plus there might have been an air compressor. I had an M14 worked on once (the sights literally fell off it!), and had an M60 fixed one other time. On Arty ranges we never saw one (even shooting M109's). Most issues had to got strait to the garage. Even changing the barrel on an M107 didn't have the van within eye sight. Suspect they were for light repair work only. Still a neat piece of equipment.

Your build is very nice, I might also add here.
gary


Put one next to a tank, we had at least one in D Co. 1/3 ACR back in 1988 or so. We had M1A1’s back then. Tanks were in NATO three tone cammo, the rest of our vehicles were in a desert MERDC scheme.
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Posted: Sunday, December 31, 2017 - 05:46 AM UTC
Hi Brian - and happy new year! Thanks for posting, looks great!

Cheers
Nick
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Posted: Monday, January 01, 2018 - 07:18 AM UTC
Brian - Nice build, always love the MERDC paint.

As for the uses, I had one in towed artillery battery for maintenance. Each battery had 1 and BN maintenance had 2.

Rounds Complete!!
trickymissfit
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Posted: Monday, January 01, 2018 - 10:41 AM UTC

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did your kit come with First CAV decals? If you didn't use them, and don't have a need for them; let me know.
gary


could you show me what you are lookin for ? Ill look


look at the bumper on the truck (box art)
gary
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