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Catching up here - Jim I totally agree that after Wake Island there was hardly anything left not destroyed or taken out during the battle. They were operated on other islands though but there is so little detail and information on these units it is difficult to locate some hard data.
That crate is the the bus version of what was called the DECO years from 41 to 47. The grille although is exactly what goes on PB's K 18 hands down and without a doubt from all the pics I have collected and signs from the truck itself.
As for the Signal Corp emblem - I would take a pass on sticking anything on it if it was not know without just throwing something on there - I prefer to know exactly what it was and where it served its duty time. As for the 3rd Army - its a no brainer as that was on the very first coat of paint on the surface as well at that #17 was - no idea what that was either.
As far as getting chit done and stop thinking about the after effects - there is still a little bit of straightening that exterior lip of the back - then once straight get it riveted into place - but I am doubling up on rivets and not using screws either. The bumper ends on either side will have carriage bolts in them instead of makeshift sqare headed plow bolts.
Pics of of the 6 windows soaking at this time of a full can of PB Blaster. No hurry here either.
That crate is the the bus version of what was called the DECO years from 41 to 47. The grille although is exactly what goes on PB's K 18 hands down and without a doubt from all the pics I have collected and signs from the truck itself.
As for the Signal Corp emblem - I would take a pass on sticking anything on it if it was not know without just throwing something on there - I prefer to know exactly what it was and where it served its duty time. As for the 3rd Army - its a no brainer as that was on the very first coat of paint on the surface as well at that #17 was - no idea what that was either.
As far as getting chit done and stop thinking about the after effects - there is still a little bit of straightening that exterior lip of the back - then once straight get it riveted into place - but I am doubling up on rivets and not using screws either. The bumper ends on either side will have carriage bolts in them instead of makeshift sqare headed plow bolts.
Pics of of the 6 windows soaking at this time of a full can of PB Blaster. No hurry here either.