N.O.S. Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Paul, in all your studying of base vehicle photos, have you come across any generally adhered to policy for markings? Would it be a general rule that vehicles allocated to a specific squadron show that squadron number (e.g. 561), others which show the BG or FG number would presumably have been allocated to units which covered the entire base maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightweight Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 You'll be mighty relieved to learn that despite a thorough search I cannot find that garbage truck photo, so you'll just have to label her up as something else :red: As for white bumper ends front and white bumperettes back, I think they look really good - sort of give the truck a defined edge, and are very effective as a safety measure too. Some bases painted the entire front bumper which I don't like - too much white. Not all vehicles on any one base were painted the same either. Here is a 388th BG Chev I posted on the appalling stencil thread, showing that anything goes really. Instead of 388Bg it has 136STA (Station 136, the base designation). Note the MacChevrolet burger logo where the 8 should be, also lack of white bumper ends unlike most 388th trucks, but with small white sections on wing tips. I think that's the nice thing about USAAF finish - it can be whatever you fancy! [ATTACH=CONFIG]59512[/ATTACH] This is all very useful stuff - much appreciated. I'd like to think that I could improve on the stencilling in the photo, time will tell! Any other 'bumpers on airfields' photo's would be appreciated. I'm not going to get to the stencilling for a few days yet - annoyingly work is interfering - and I'd like to get it right first time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Bellamy Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 It's very much mix-and-match from the 8AF vehicles I've seen, those that haven't been censored out that is. In the main vehicles assigned to the combat units at Group and Squadron level follow the book numbers-wise but with variations on lettering formats. On-base support units can be either fully "by the book" or completely made up as they saw fit. SOS and ASC transport and supply units that would be mainly out on the road were usually as laid out in the relevant bumf though. Blackout markings also come in a variety of flavours as you'd already mentioned. My particular favourite is the white-painted hub covers on this jeep based at Sharnbrook ordnance depot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightweight Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Where do you find this stuff? I've spent ages trying to research this and virtually drawn a blank. I still don't know what the W that used to be on my bonnet denotes if you can help out with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Bellamy Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 The W simply denotes a War Department vehicle. This prefix to the registration number was a pre-war specification, and was omitted from January 1942 onwards. All the best, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightweight Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 The W simply denotes a War Department vehicle.This prefix to the registration number was a pre-war specification, and was omitted from January 1942 onwards. All the best, Paul Once again Paul, I am indebted to you - many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Bellamy Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 You're welcome. PB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightweight Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 This is taking so much longer than I thought it would! Another day closer to finished.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G506 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) Hi Martin, your Chevy is looking good! I was up at the workshop tonight and remembered to measure the hole spacings for the Chevy rear window guard, they are 9 3/4'' apart Edited April 2, 2012 by G506 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightweight Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hi Martin,your Chevy is looking good! I was up at the workshop tonight and remembered to measure the hole spacings for the Chevy rear window guard, they are 9 3/4'' apart Ah, thanks Mark, very grateful. Did you get the actual width and height of the guard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G506 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Hi Martin, I can get those later this week (should have got them last night, shouldnt I!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightweight Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 Hi Martin,I can get those later this week (should have got them last night, shouldnt I!) Very grateful for the help so far! Did the stencilling today, I went with my original plan - no real reason why, just couldn't be bothered to work out something more complicated - and as Mr Bellamy had already done all the hard work for me it seemed rude not to! I'm hoping the blue on the bonnet will calm down a bit as it dries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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