Exactly - this is the difference between a vehicle from the barracks and a humvee in combat conditions. 
I do indeed have good reference photos and intend to use them - dust and clutter included.(@18bravo 
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Usually - the most important word in this case. The arrangement of antennas and armament is also modifications of the crew according to their own needs. Am I right Rob?
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Some humvee and storage accessories
- AT4
- LAW
- pelican cases
- laptop
- H&K
- sniper rifles
- gas cylinders
- grenades
- bullets for Carl Gustaf and a grenade launcher
- minigun ammo
- backpacks& bags
- helmets
I don’t think that is the case at all. It is more likely your second reasoning; crew needs and/or how quickly it was installed. My HMMWVs in Iraq (OIF 1 and OIF? ('08-'09)) had tight radio cables like the one I showed above.
Yours looks great, just showing other options.
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Perfect example in a non-combat environment. In 1999 my unit was tasked to provide EOD Support for a brigade from 4ID at the NTC. Our M998 Humvees had no radios in them at all, just empty racks. So besides installing all the MILES gear, they had to install a full SINGARS set up in our trucks. Wires and cables were everywhere!
Two weeks later, those same techs had to remove everything when we went home.
Ken
One more thing - in old humvees M998 / M1025 from OIF there were often old radios = few cables. With SINCGARS, BFT, DUKE, Harris and other things, the number of cables grows gigantically.
Oh man, to me those were the new ones!
Ken
Sure - I meant M998/M1025 vs M1114/M1151 variants
I’m no expert, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express once. 
That trunk area looks the part as well.
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I can tell you that all the wiring harnesses start out right, and are held in place everywhere. Loose wires are a problem looking for a place to happen. TACOM is extremely strict about all the cables and how they are stored.
gary
99% perfect. Nobody on my ODA (or any that I know of) smoked. Dipping is another matter entirely…
Ah, maybe a thermite grenade or two near the comms gear. I think you actually have them in a few of your photos.
I just resent them to you so you don’t have to search for them.
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Thanks. I’ll add grenades. Beer cans will be outside in the “warehouse”
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Ah yes - the warehouse. Home sweet home. Also rigged to blow at every corner of every rafter with enough C-4 and det cord to take out well, a huge warehouse with an ODA and all ther gear and vehicles inside of it.
I’m still trying to find the one with the cats…
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Yeap that’s a properly ‘lived in’ interior- dusty, grimy and plenty of kit- plus lots of nice little details too.
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Yep your sh*t level is just about there…
Very nice, I like the interior a lot. Well done!
Mario
Thanks Guys. The inside of the roof is almost ready. It was bare - now there are 39 parts. I will install the second turret drive element later. Unfortunately, very little will be visible.
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Looks good! I’ll leave this to you - we either disabled or completely removed the electric turret drive. It was notoriously unreliable - and just went with the hand crank.
I’ve heard about these problems 
