OIF Guntrucks

Modeling Subjects Armor
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For those interested, I found these photo’s
http://community.webshots.com/album/124599660fVnKRb

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Nice find there, grandadjohn. Gives me a few more ideas for my own project, not really based on any single one, but a mix of those and some Vietnam guntrucks I’ve seen. Thanks for sharing the link.

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Glad to help

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Interesting timing…

At our regular model club meeting this past Saturday, we were quite foretunate to have Ron Smith, a member of the ATA and Vietnam guntruck veteran, speak to our members. He had a video of Vietnam era guntrucks in theater, a limited edition lithograph, and some great stories.

Following their annual reunion in 2002, they were surprised by some Pentagon staff who politely asked if they would come to DC. Ron and 11 other members of the ATA went to the capitol and briefed personnel on how to convert existing military vehicles into guntrucks. Their homepage has the story as well as a boatload of guntruck information:

http://134.198.33.115/atav/default.html

BTW, it seems as though they are planning on Pensacola for their 2006 reunion and will be bringing 5 reconstructed Vietnam guntrucks!!!

Hope you enjoy…

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Cool stuff, should give the scratchbuilders an idea or two.

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That is what they look like. I am realy supprised that they dont have the hemmit gun truck in there. It is famous for being the biggest gun truck in the army. I have a life time of ideas after a year here in the magic kingdom! lol

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great pictures I am debating the decision that might plant me inside one of those good to know theres some clever welders in the army.

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i uploaded some pics onto ronusmc’s web site a bit ago ( SF trucks in the ref section )
i’d add a link but there is a time limit on the computers here on our FOB.

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The ideas for the new generation as created by our troops show we still have the creativity to over come but still 50 cal. quad mounts would really be intimidating.

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Great info. Too bad I didn’t know of the existence of this stuff when I was building the Italeri Bigfoot. It would have been a nice addition to have a gun mount in the back.