They’re from Tamiya’s set, so are one piece. I sanded grooves in the back, so that they sit flat on the hood. I will also attach more gear and holding straps, once I get hold of some LAWs and have scratched some stretchers.
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It looks like your color options are black or MERDC. I love MERDC but the black has a certain “wow” factor. It’s up to you. Other than that, you have a great looking set up there, it should come out great.
One thing I would change is the antenna mount. The old Tamiya mount sucked, with a big notch cut into the spring. There are lots of better options available today.
Ken
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Is that M60 strapped on by its tripod?? I found some interesting images on dashmounts.
And where would those frontstraps be fastened on the inside on the jeep? There are no tiedowns on the dashboard.
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Apropos of nothing very much save an armed (and armoured) utility vehicle, the Brit SAS (amongst others) used/trialled a black-painted Austin Champ back in the 50s:
Note that this image may not be one of the black painted ones - I’m still searching - but you’ll get the picture I’m sure.
Plus ça change and all that…?
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Yes, the 60 tripod is bungeed down in reverse position onto some honeycomb cargo drop padding material on the fender. The cargo strap is probably looped over the grab handle on the passenger side of the dash
The front leg of the tripod is likely attached with a bungee to that grab handle as well…
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I would suggest leaving off the VRC-47 radio and antenna mounts. Photos do not show the Ranger jeeps so equipped. Most likely they had a man pack radio or two in their rucksacks. Not the ones on the hood, but likely carried in the back of the jeep.
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Good call! I hadn’t even noticed the absence of antennae. I assumed they all had them.
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No, installation kits for radios are done at unit level, and can be installed, removed or swapped out quite easily with only a few tools needed.
Just a thought, but for air landing ops as was done in Grenada by the Ranger jeeps, it would be a lot more quick & simple to have radios in rucks inside the aircraft for immediate use afterward.
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Ah, the ANGUS report. They did have to be in a timely manner.
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Wasn’t that what some people called HIGNFY back in the day?
“Back in the day” for some people was still in my future. In my time it was an ANGUS.
I just found this in my stash. Apparently I was up to something similar and completely forgot about it.
Now I know I was up to something. These were in the same box. Six spokes instead of five, but sometimes baggars can’t be choosey.
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Yes, we had Angus, Boris, and Cyril reports as our SOP once upon a time… damn I had forgotten all about those until you mentioned it…
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There is very little I’ve forgotten in my military career. Except the Q course. Most of it remains shrouded in fog. The classes I remember. The day to day survival, not so much. I’m not even sure how I passed.
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OK, so what is ANGUS and HIGNFY?
Ken
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It’s an initial entry report sent after a team has inserted. Very brief, and a just the facts type stuff, sent within 4 hours of arrival.
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Not enough Brits reading this topic, is what it is 
well, I did it… painted the thing satin black.
But tried to make it look like a rushjob, so no workshop skilled spraypaintjob.
I actually painted the underside a dark green (which hopefully will show through the weathering later) suggesting an overpaint.
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And roll they did… but as bad as they were I always liked driving them when I had the chance.
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