I cant find an shots of M939s in iraq to see if the cavas tops are now armord sand color. During the gulf we had armord sand colord vehicls but the tops were still in woodland camo or standard OD. An ideas???
Bob
what is the 939…is that a hemmet?
Hey Camo, no its the M939 Big Foot 5ton cargo truck.
Bob
The M939 is just a 5-ton cargo truck. It is only called “Bigfoot” by Italeri. No idea where they got that name, but noone in the military calls it that.
The current top is either sand for a sand vehicle or 3-tone NATO camo for camo trucks. For the sand color, I use Testors Model Master Sand, FS33531.
Some still have the green tops. You could do it green for some variety in color. Or go with a camo top on a sand vehicle. Mess-ups do happen when ordering parts. They are only a number or two different when ordering them. Also, if what you order isn’t available, they will often send the other type so you have a top as opposed to waiting for the correct color to come in.
ok, well the pics i have show it in sand color from the invasion of '03. either that or it’s just really dusty/sandy!!! [:D] will look for some pics on my c.d. for ya!!
LOL, The term Big Foot was coined after the went from the dual rear axel, 4 tires per rear axel, to the large profile 2 tire per rear axel and up front. Better traction in sand and easier on maintanence (ever tr to change that inner flat [banghead])
Or simply:
The biggest external difference between M939 and M939A1 trucks are new wheels. Original truck had ten wheels (with duals installed on rear axes), while newer trucks have only six of new much larger wheels (thus Big Foot nickname). M939A2 version added (among other modifications) CTIS - Central Tire Inflation System to all wheels.
Camo, thats what I need, during desert storm our trucks first arrived in standard woodland camo, painted later but the canvas tops were left the same woodland camo scheme. I am thinking after all this time that the canvas during the 03 invaision are also armord sand in color. Need to make sure to get the correct info off to my buddy who is building one.
Appreciate the replies all, So does my buddy Ryan
Roger, got all that. I had 6 of them in my battery in '03 when we invaded Iraq. We had a mix of both sand and green canvas on them at the time. I guess the name hasn’t stuck, we didn’t/don’t call them Bigfoot. Its just a 5-ton or M900 series. Some versions still have the 10-wheel setup as well. Many, probably most, have now been replaced by M1084 FMTVs.
Roger that Arty, thats what I needed to know. I Ran can go with either sand or the camo for a desert version. Name never stuck with us either, jsut the ole 5ton and the trusty duece-n-half…I miss my truck 
Thank you
Bob
thanks gino guess ya saved me from having to look through my pics. not only that, 1st hand knowledge is invaluable! good luck with this m1 and keep posting pics!!
M939 was the entire series of that type of truck and as such, did not exist as a stand alone vehicle. It gained a new identity as soon as it was manufactured and had a bed, fifth wheel or wrecker added to it.
The cargo versions were the M923/A1/A2 and the M925/A1/A2 (with winch). The tractor versions were the M931/A1/A2 and the M932/A1/A2 (with winch). The wrecker was the M936/A1/A2 (all came with winch).
The engineers had an extended cargo bed version to haul their boats and bridging material. I don’t recall that variant’s nomenclature or if it came in with/without winch versions.
As for the canvas top, I’ve seen the original green, the NATO 3-color and I have seen sand colored canvas. As to what was in use, it would probably depend on where the vehicle came from. A unit that maintained their vehicles in sand color at home may have gone to the added expense of changing out their canvas to sand if the truck had originally came with a green one or replaced a worn green one with a sand colored one.
It is doubtful a unit that had green trucks at home would have bought sand tops just for the war. The color camo thing is mainly for air defense; when’s the last time we really worried about an air threat?