I'm in the process of making a fictional open rollbar Humvee by kitbashing Tamiya's M1025, Hobby Fan's ROC, and Academy's M1025. (Long story...I wanted to make a Dumvee, but figured I'll have less gray hairs making a fictional FAV that looks like a Dumvee . My Humvee looks like the Hobby Fan one, but with cargo bed slats, a tailgate rack, and side and bed MGs).

I may enter it in the "Twlight 2000" or "Move It!" Campaign if I ever finish it and buy a digital camera before the deadline.

Now the questions...

* I remember Rob G. mentioning that Humvees can have Aggressor threaded tires or bias ply, but NOT a mix of the two. My Humvee has resin four Aggressors, but can the spare be (duh!) a bias ply even though it would make a mix if the spare's worn?

* Can the spare be mounted on the side of the rollbar A and B pillar, or does the wheel weigh too much for the pipe and for the crew to lift onto the rollbar? Now remember the ROC Humvee has one vertical bar per A and B pillar and not a cross-bar matrix like the SEAL DPV.

* What is the history behind the brush guard? Concord's Humvee book shows the Academy M998 bar and mesh brushguard pre-1996, the Tamiya brushguard around 1996-current, and the Hobby Fan/ AM General Hummer brush guard only on civilian models. Does the Army have a reason for using only the Tamiya brushguard these days?

* What is the reasoning for the secondary MG on the ring? My Humvee has the Dumvee weapons config of a MG on the passenger side, MK-19 on the weapon's ring, and MG in the bed. None of the Dumvee photos I've seen have a second MG on the weapon's ring and I wonder why not.

* Dumvees have many radio antennaes. Question: Do all the radios go in the center console or are some mounted on the roof or behind the gunner, or do all antennaes feed to the SINCGARS?

* What is normally stored behind the gunner's platform or is that area empty? Being open, I'm wondering if I should put the ammo cans behind the gunner or in the cargo bed only (I already built a ring rack for cans).

* Is it common practice for MGs to hang belts, or have attached ammo boxes?

Thanks for the answers

If you needed a spare, any type tire would be OK. Generally though, a truck has all the same type of wheel/tire.

The spare would weigh too much for a standard B pillar.

There is a wide variety of brush guards in the system. Some trucks came with a brush guard, other units ordered brush guards and they may have been different. Some brush guards were modified CUCV brush guards removed from obsolete CUCVs. The manufacturer also varies.

Not all antennas go to the SINCGARS, one could be for the MSE, GPS, VHF, or some other acronymed communication system.

The secondary MG mount on the ring is so crews could have the infantry killing qualities of a MK-19 but still have a direct fire weapon if the need arose.
Kyle

Thanks for the answers. At least I don't have to break a resin wheel set for a spare...