I recommend Diomartins’ advice plus maybe gently file some flat surfaces on the bottom of the vehicle tires?
J
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Re my comments above: This photo shows three in a row for washing, presumably post meal. Not how it was done in the 80’s, but the photo shows how they were used.
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@18bravo Yeah,
I need to rework those immediately. I got the scale off by a lot! Thanks for the information, and the photo. You guys rock!
@Dioramartin I think I can use some pigment powder to do some light tire treads in the open area, and @JRutman All my wheels can be removed, so sanding them might do the trick and avoid any possible base damage.
@justsendit Mike, Thank you, man! The compliment is much appreciated.
Again, thanks for helping me make this thing the best it can be!
Jason
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That is looking fantastic.
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If it’s the same system that I was taught in the Boy Scouts, the first tub is the wash station – hot water with some soap in it, the second is the rinse station – hotter water, no soap, and the third is the sanitizing station – either cold water with sanitizing tablets in it (I don’t know if they were issue items in WWII yet), or as close to boiling as you can keep it. You scrubbed as much food off as you could before you put it in the wash tub to minimize the food bits accumulating for the people behind you, washed everything clean in the first tub and shook off what suds you could, rinsed off the rest of the soap in the second tub, then a dip in the third tub before hanging everything to dry, in a mesh bag if you had one.
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thank you!
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That’s exactly how our field kitchen in the 70’s was set up. But only on the occasions where we ate out of mess kits. Later on we simply served off paper plates and everything wound up in big plastic trash bags. If I remember correctly the main reason was that with the fuel shortage we had in the early 70’s in Germany the use of both gasoline and diesel for such “luxuries” as heating water (and TENTS!) was curtailed.
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Gents,
Thanks for sharing the wealth of information! Hope you fellas are having a pleasant Sunday.
J.
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We used these on FTXs stateside, except with the metal mess trays. Wayne
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Thinking about it, I only used them in BT, late 84. After that it was paper plates on the very few times I went to the field.
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Hey friends!
I recently started a new job (as a park ranger at a state park) and as I’ve been adjusting I haven’t gotten time to post or browse here. I’m down to just the nitpicky things that need to be finished, and as soon as I get those done I’ll post the final and finished scene.
Hope the universe is treating you all well!!
Jason
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Congrats on the new job. 
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Sounds very cool. Can you tell us what park or where? Could it open a new area of diorama themes?
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Well, at least gives him access to an unlimited supply of diorama materials…
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Thanks man! I’m loving it so far.
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I’m at Tickfaw State Park here in Louisiana. It’s a quiet place. Camping and a lot of trails. I’ve already been collecting juvenile cypress twigs that I think will make decent pine boughs once they’re dried and painted!
They’ve had me on a tractor bush hogging places along trails and primitive campsites that have become overgrown. It’s nice to be a part of making it beautiful. I’ve been watching those tractor tires with great interest, noting how they look after dirt/dust/mud/running on asphalt. Not exactly T48 rubber chevrons, but the contact points would be about the same! hahaha.
There’s a lot of gum and cypress swamp. Lots of gators, turtles and snakes. I’ve seen one black bear, and countless raccoons. I’m mostly on my own, patrolling the trails and doing maintenance when needed. Perfect job for me!.
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Thanks for letting us know. Sounds like good terrain to diorama the Pacific, or Burma or New Guinea. And maybe a good place to collect logs for RR cars. Sounds like a satisfying job.
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Definitely a lot of Pacific possibilities. I’ll post a few pics of my surroundings here soon.
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FINALLY got some GI trash cans in, and putting a few finishing touches on this thing. Will post the final photos once I get some decent outside light to take them in.
Stoked to have this one done!
Hope all your projects are going smoothly and you’re enjoying this wacky hobby of ours!
Cheers
J
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I suck at figures, focus on the uniforms and equipment, don’t try all the fancy witchcraft on the faces and skin tones 
But, now I can’t stop thinking of field chow, and that long shelf life milk we got in the 80’s! 
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