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Sometimes things get done before you know it.  The last few days were spent doing the small stuff that completes the work.  Ladders and brackets, pike pole, extra hose in the open compartment, CO2 extinguishers, pump cans, hand lights, hard suction hose all done.  Some highlighting here and there to bring out some of the details was also done.  So here is the finished result.  :)

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Just had to add one more detail.  The real rig has a couple of soft bags hanging about so I added a couple.  I am told by one who was there that the fire fighting platoons never did this but kept things stored inside compartments.  I think the bags are on the real rig as restoration accessories but are not prototypical.  I made the bags using folded paper towel wrapped with duct tape.  Then I added the D rings and straps, painted everything with flat OD and then weathered them when the paint was dry.  Slightly different shade for contrast.

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1 hour ago, redneckrigger said:

Charlie, that looks like the period photos from a WWII US GI Technical manual for that truck! Simply amazing, as always!

I like to do some computer magic once in a while.  Here's what the build would look like in black and white and as it might appear in one of the tech manuals.5c98386c41763_063-Copy.thumb.JPG.a8c01508ac93a9a847b0508bb5a407ed.JPG

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On 3/24/2019 at 10:10 PM, Chariots of Fire said:

I like to do some computer magic once in a while.  Here's what the build would look like in black and white and as it might appear in one of the tech manuals.

Yup, looks EXACTLY like the photos in the WWII era Tech Manual I have that shows all vehicles and armor that was in Uncle Sam's inventory in 1944. AWESOME!

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