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Posted: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 10:04 AM UTC
Old M800 series trucks never die.....they just go to Iraq !

with a little pushing

Still impressive after all these years IMHO

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Posted: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 10:29 AM UTC
5 guys pushing..... 20 watching........ :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
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Posted: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 10:49 AM UTC
Great Picture
Make a great Diorama any kits available of this truck. I suppose the Italeri Big Foot could be used.

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Posted: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 11:51 AM UTC

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Great Picture
Make a great Diorama any kits available of this truck. I suppose the Italeri Big Foot could be used.

Cooke


Actually, it looks to be an M800 series 5-ton with Bigfoot tires like an M900 series added to it. Very interesting.
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Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 12:13 AM UTC
I saw this pic over the internet and seems to be a good reference pic.



This is 3 color camo isnt it?

just a question guys, Im planning to have a kit painted in this color scheme, any suggestion on what paint color to use?

Thanks for the help soldiers!

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Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 12:39 AM UTC

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Great Picture
Make a great Diorama any kits available of this truck. I suppose the Italeri Big Foot could be used.

Cooke

Lol you're aren't gonna think of getting 20+ figures for a diorama like this too would you?

Cheers.
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Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 12:52 AM UTC

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5 guys pushing..... 20 watching........ :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)


I thought, that only in Russia so do - there is this international employment
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Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 01:16 AM UTC

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Old M800 series trucks never die.....they just go to Iraq !

with a little pushing

Still impressive after all these years IMHO

Frenchy


I think that this is USMC M813.
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Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 08:39 AM UTC

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5 guys pushing..... 20 watching........ :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)


Oh No the Armys gone union.

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Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 10:12 AM UTC
Your right Miloslav, a lot of the Army M813's had tubular grills.



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Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 10:46 AM UTC

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I thought, that only in Russia so do - there is this international employment



Alexander,

In Czech republic this is the same.

Miloslav
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Posted: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 - 05:38 AM UTC

I think that this is USMC M813.
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Miloslav -

I think you are correct that it is a Marine truck....in which case the troops aren't pushing the truck....they are just doing PT.....a bit of resistance training.

Semper Fi,
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Posted: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 - 09:44 AM UTC
it is definitely a Marine truck. They are the only branch that wears the green under shirt....

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Posted: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 - 01:05 PM UTC

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I saw this pic over the internet and seems to be a good reference pic.



This is 3 color camo isnt it?

just a question guys, Im planning to have a kit painted in this color scheme, any suggestion on what paint color to use?

Thanks for the help soldiers!


This appears to bve a variantion on the four color MERDC scheme of the 70's and early 80's. Note the black on the corner of the front fender, at the back corner of the hood (bonnet in th UK) going across the fender just ahead of the open vent and about the middle of the truck bed.

Here's an example of the official pattern :

from this website

The bumper appears to be un-repainted forest green (FS34079). The main colors look like Sand (FS30279) and Earth Brown (FS30099) with Field Drab (FS30118)- the swirl on the driver's door- and Black (FS37038). If this is correct, the trcuk would be considered in a gray dessert scheme.

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Posted: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 - 01:38 PM UTC

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5 guys pushing..... 20 watching........ :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)


They're TRAINING, guys.

Can't you hear the NCO.....

"Demonstrators.....prepare to push.........PUSH!!!"

"Next three, fall in behind the truck....."

etc....

At the end of the day every one of those guys was qualified to push a truck. Hell there is probably a badge for that.

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