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Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 04:13 AM UTC
I remember seeing several gun hummers while working with 1-5 Inf while I was stationed there. Normal HMMWV's with a "cage" in the back that mounted .50 cal or MK 19's

I'd like to try to make one of these, but need details.
Is it possible to take a few pics of them for me? I, (and I'm sure a few others) would appreciate it.

Thanks, John
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Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 05:59 AM UTC
I'm gonna have to re-watch Blackhawk down, I don't remember seeing the type they had in Ft. Lewis. The one I'm referring to is a "pickup" type Hummer with a locally fabricated "cage" in the back that included a ring mount for either a .50 cal or a MK19 40mm grenade launcher, seat, and minimal armor around the gunner.

Guntruck, do you know what I'm talking about?

John
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Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 12:34 PM UTC
i'll see what i can find around ft. lewis. might have to take pictures thru chain link fence hope that won't be a problem. there are a couple of hummers down at the other end of the airfield i think i can get to with no problem but they don't have the cage fabrication that your talking about. anything else you need pictures of just let me know and i'll go do some hunting.
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Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 12:47 PM UTC
marcel or john
have you come across the ambulance version of the hummer yet? i'd like to see how detailed the interior is as far as how they have the back made up.
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 05:43 AM UTC
john
so far on my outtings here on post i haven't seen what your looking for is 1-5 inf between stryker and railroad? or are they on north fort?
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 06:04 AM UTC
I hope that they havent turned them in yet.
They were on the far side of the airfield, over by PLDC. 1st BDE area. If you follow the range road that goes behind 1-25 INF you might be able to find them.

Thanks for the reply though, I thought you had forgotten.

John
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 09:37 AM UTC
any chance you got a picture of the version your looking for. with all the hmmvv's around here i might have seen it and just not known what i was looking at.
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 03:08 PM UTC
I cought a glimpse of a few hmmwv's the other day ,coming home from wocester im going up again tomorow and taking picks for myself, I'll post them here anyway if they come out o.k. I hope its what your looking for. Either way someone will find them usefull
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 05:24 PM UTC
I have open day photos of the M997 Ambulance interior, and shall post these shortly if anyone is intersted. Just give me time to balance my delicate juggling act.

Cheers,

Jack
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Posted: Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:42 AM UTC
marcel
now that i know that academy makes the ambulance version i'm wondering what the interior looks like or who makes a good kit for the interior? got pictures of the interior or of your model?
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Posted: Monday, August 12, 2002 - 02:19 AM UTC
jack
how about sending me some of those pics you have i'm interested in seeing how they have the stretchers set up in the back.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 10:56 AM UTC
john
i just got back from the 1st bde area and the hummvv's weren't over there so they either got moved or their hiding. also what was the color of the interiors i know the seats are od green but what about everything else?
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Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 11:15 PM UTC
John I dont know if this will help you at all but AFV Club releases a Hummer kinda like the one you are talking about. It was like teh cargo version that you are talking about and has the roll cage "CAGE" with a MK19 grenade launcher on top of it. The bad news is that thsi kit was only released in Japan I think and not in the US. I've seen this hummer on eBay a few times so you might want to check there.

Hope this helps,
Mike
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Posted: Friday, August 16, 2002 - 01:12 AM UTC

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John I dont know if this will help you at all but AFV Club releases a Hummer kinda like the one you are talking about. It was like teh cargo version that you are talking about and has the roll cage "CAGE" with a MK19 grenade launcher on top of it. The bad news is that thsi kit was only released in Japan I think and not in the US.


I have built the AFV kit. It consists of the Cargo Hummer (Academy) with resin wheels/tires, seats, front bumper w/brush guard, rear bumper, roll cage, weapon platform w/ Mk19 and a metal insert forthe rear floor. Very nice. It was my first experiance with resin and went very well. I got the kit at Missionmodels.com, but don't know if he has more.
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