Mark Aldrich Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Was driving around North Fort Lewis and low and behold......I found this....... http://ipmsusa3.org/gallery/v/walkarounds/MILWHEELS/M-54/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbush Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Great find! Thanks for the pictures. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted March 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Just so everyone knows, this is not the original Vietnam era "The Colonel". It has been made by the Transportation unit that served in Vietnam. They used period photographs and made it as the unit in Vietnam had made the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwheels Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Great Photos Mark. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skysoldier46 Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 I remember seeing a LOT of deuce and a half's in Nam. One in particular was painted all black and the name was Black Widow. It had a .50 cal mount above the driver, an 81mm mortar in the center of the rear bed and a .60 cal MG at each corner. Sandbags on the floor 3 deep to 'protect' from land mines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 (edited) Black Widow was a well documented M-54. Obliviously changed her armament at least once. I got a few pictures of her running with three .50 calibers at all stations. Edited April 4, 2011 by Mark Aldrich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Yeah, I'm familiar with Black Widow. On another of my Forums I frequent; one of the guys crewed her. he's done many a diorama showing some of the experiences he had on her. If I could get enough spare parts and the gumption, I'd try to build a Vietnam-era gun truck from one of my 1/72 scale trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Best of luck with that! I have seen the conversions done and no one likes doing it. I think the easiest way (in 1/35) is to fork out the big bucks for one of the RealModel conversions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvazquez Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Thanks for the Walkaround friend! Regards, Rodolfo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDarrah Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I wonder if this will be placed at the museum or at the unit's building? Mark, next time you're at the museum, can you please see if that WW1 diorama that we did back in '92/93 is still there? Thanks bud, Timmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I believe the plan is to leave it where it is. The Museum.....as it currently appears, will not reopen until November. But I will definitely keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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