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Interesting OIF Humvee pics
Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 08:10 PM UTC
From Webshots. com (just click on the pics to enlarge...)






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Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 08:23 PM UTC
Thats definitely the "mad max" of humvees. Interesting find. Is that an M35 front bumper?

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Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 08:57 PM UTC
Cool looking Humvee! The bumper looks like one from an M39 or an M939( or whatever its aclled now) There was a similar Humvee pictured in issue 28 of AFV modeller magazine, the rear cargo area had a similar seat fitted for a rear gunner. Hmmm perhaps an idea for another M1114(i have got 3 of the kits after all :-) )
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Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 09:00 PM UTC
I like the backseat gunner's position even though I wouldn't like sitting back there on a convoy. Nice shots.
Removed by original poster on 03/09/07 - 23:07:18 (GMT).
Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2007 - 09:30 PM UTC
Sorry for the unpredictable red "X" in the post above. To crown it all both the "edit" and the "delete" buttons have once again disappeared at the bottom of this post....
Just copy and paste this link in your navigator :
http://www.rongeorge.com/albums/armorref/DSCI0006.jpg
to see the picture I was talking about. It should work....

Frenchy (crossing his fingers)

Matt890
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Posted: Friday, March 09, 2007 - 08:01 AM UTC
Is that rear seat an offic chair?
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Posted: Friday, March 09, 2007 - 08:13 AM UTC
That is indeed an office chair.

A rotating chair!

Who need's a turret!

I find these pictures rather amusing.
Cheers!

Frenchy
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Posted: Friday, March 09, 2007 - 11:22 AM UTC

Quoted Text

That is indeed an office chair.


I rather think it's a hi-back Humvee seat (scrounged from another Humvee..) like those that are included in some resin AM conversion sets (CMK, Mig Production, Pro-Art...).

Frenchy
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Posted: Friday, March 09, 2007 - 12:01 PM UTC
I agree with Frenchy. The gunner's seat is the newer high-backed bucket seat that comes on newer HMMWVs, or can be ordered as a kit to upgrade older ones. Dfeinitely not an office chair.
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Posted: Friday, March 09, 2007 - 02:02 PM UTC

Quoted Text

I agree with Frenchy. The gunner's seat is the newer high-backed bucket seat that comes on newer HMMWVs, or can be ordered as a kit to upgrade older ones. Dfeinitely not an office chair.

Hi Gino
Here are some TM drawings showing this seat :


Frenchy
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