 Pawel wrote: |
Hello, Nice idea. I plan to build a FAC jeep from Vietnam, with trailer mounted generator and in my case that would be a MRC-108 or MRC-107 commo palet. But finding any kind of kit that has a radio is already a problem. And people normally can't tell them apart (neither can I), so nobody sells that. Now you, ROMAD, you know how the radios look like, maybe you can even get some TM's that describe them. The way I see it you should at least scratchbuild the radios or post some fotos, maybe try to cast something in resin![Big Smile [:D]](/emoticons/icon_smile_big.gif) . OK, bad joke. But I really don't see an alternative to scratchbuilding right now. Maybe somebody else can help you more. Have a nice day Pawel |
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That'll be an awesome project! Here are some links you might find a bit helpful:
Korean War (pre ceasefire 1950-1953) ROMADs "Mosquitos" http://www.mosquitokorea.org/
Vietnam War Direct Air Support Squadron/Flight (DASS/DASF) ROMADs: http://www.afdasf.org/
Some photo galleries of interest there:
Halfway down, a static display of TACP radios of that era on Osan: http://www.afdasf.org/DASF/2ndDASF/Woods/Woods.htm
Some more field photos that might prove handy:
http://www.afdasf.org/DASF/4thDASF/Grubbs/grubbs_b-w.htm
I know, somewhere, on the Vietnam pages there is a few photos of the jeep and the radio equipment: http://www.afdasf.org/robin/MRC108/MRC-108.html
MRC-107: http://www.chancefac.net/A-cs_pgs_rebuild/TACP_Radio_Equip/TACP%20Radio%20Equipment.htm
For the more modern items, here is the ROMAD Locator: www.romad.com Just select enter and click on the Equipment button, if you want the history which contains some of the photos of the older equipment, click the ROMAD 411 button and the History will be in there.
Hopefully these will be a tad helpful for you!
Michael "Sudsy" Sutherland
Deviant Art Gallery: www.sudsysutherland.deviantart.com