philp Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Got the Hasegawa Ground Crew set with the little crew van and want to do a little detailing to it but I am having no luck finding info on the web. Anyone have any good pics or a good web site location for one of these? Looking for some interior pics and colors especially but any pic with one in it would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDarrah Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 I don't have any photos, but being a retired USAF crew chief, I've spent many an day/month in these things. There was no standard for how the trucks were layed out, but normally there was a large metal trash can behind the driver's seat. It was normally secured with bungee cord to prevent it from flying around the truck. It was "the favored sitting spot", so make sure that you dent in the lid bigtime. Also add a FOD can behind the passenger seat, secured the same way.There were bench seats on each side of the truck, normally "dexion" (L-brackets with lots of holes drilled in it) was used to make the frame and the seat was plywood covered with padded vynal. The inside of the trucks were painted a dull silver. Up front with the driver/passenger seats, you'd have a FM radio set, not the type you listen to music on, that would be mounted up high near the sun-shade. Remember to add a clip-board with a bunch ofpaperwork, and Tech Data books to the top of the dash board. Depends on what the truck was used for, if it was for the Flightline Expeditor, he'd have a plexiglass board mounted on a plywood frame that carried the aircraft stats on it. If it was the line truck for weapons or "pointy-heads" (specialists), then there would be no big board. Remember to add tool boxes under the seats. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumterIII Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 (edited) Tim came after the time of the picture lol, we did not have an expeditor per say back in those days. The weapons truck had a couple benches covering the wheel wells for the four man load crews to sit on. No tools were in the truck just people. Tech data? don't need no stinking tech data...we used check list which stayed in the load box. Other than people and a few aircraft parts like launchers or TERS tossed in not much was in there. Dispatch or MOC would call down to the shops and send us out with a AF249 card (work order), we would pile in and head out to our box in the bunker to load or work on something after the crew dogs opened the panels, yep they did that back then, they got lazy after Tim came in and we had to do our own after that.. lol :Smile_sceptic: Edited August 25, 2012 by sumterIII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 48th FIS at Langley had a picture of an Xray machine looking device on theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRechlicz Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Mark, Were you in the 48th? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 No, My dad was! Was stationed at Langley from 86 to about 84. Loved going out and looking at the Darts and TAZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRechlicz Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 I was with the 6 ACCS next door to the 48th from 78 to 82. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Kool! I graduated in 82 and joined the Army! Dad carried on for another 3-4 years after that! They all now live in Richmond! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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