Got her painted!

[SoylentGreen]

Looks a little more presentable. Now I need to go find a parade to be in.
Any of you guys have pictures of the front bumper/ rear bumperette markings. Not trying for historical accuracy, just need an idea of what might go there.
Also, a big thanks to Bob H. for the parts, now I can start on the inside.

 

[pa.rich]

It turned out real nice! Good job.

 

[Recovry4x4]

What paint and what color? It looks great.

 

[SoylentGreen]

Thanks, I used 34079 Camouflage Forest Green from Rapco.

 

[ChevyPowerWagon]

Looks great man. I'm still debating on Tan or Drab. Can't decide. The camo just aint gonna cut it.

I'm thinking the desert storm tan, with a black star on each door. Black deuce stack in the bed, and black bumpers.

 

[snoplay]

Nice job!!!!

 

[N1265]

Looks great, As for the Markings... What branch of the Service do you want it to represent ?

 

[maddawg308]

Outstanding! Takes a special person to see the beauty in an ambulance...

 

[Recovry4x4]

I would love to have a meatwagon.

 

[54reo]

Looks like you did a great job, it will look good in a parade.

 

[SoylentGreen]

Thanks for the nice comments. As for the markings, I'm not really trying to represent any particular branch, just trying to add something to dress it up a bit. It seems that info on these things is somewhat limited.

 

[Bob H]

Here is a pic of my 1st M882 just b-4 I sold it.
on left 264GP-724E (264th Group 724th Engineers)
on the right D-35 ( D company, truck # 35)

this pic shows the unit on 2 lines, I have seen more trucks with it all on one line up front.
See TB 43-209 for marking details

on my M886
on left 38 2MCH1521 ( maybe 38 2MCHI521 Army Reserve Medical #s I think seems an ambulance wouldn't be mechanized "MCH")
on the right C-25 ( C company truck #25)

rear bumperettes same left & right the long # is broke up in two levels
38 2M
CH1521 on the left ( DS) & the C-25 on the right (Pass)

On my current M880 I have the 724th Engineers on the the left and HQ-3 on the right
as for me, this is Headquarters Co & 3rd truck.
Maybe today I'll post the reg #'s for Medlog to look up & I can put the correct unit #'s on it.

Also, I may be wrong on this, but I think the M886's were all Army.

 

[nattieleather]

Wow nice looking truck. The color doesn't look like 34079 it looks darker...maybe it's just the digital picture, but should be closer in color to the pic above....the green part that is.

As for markings. 101AB 23M A-25 (I just made those up...)

 

[SoylentGreen]

Thanks for the numbers, that's what I needed.

 

[clinto]

Rock on!!!!!!

 

[papabear]

Very nice ambulance. Good job.
Don't really care for the "meat wagon" comment though.

 

[N1265]

Also, I may be wrong on this, but I think the M886's were all Army.

I Happen to have a picture that was taken in 1984 of an USMC M886 at Camp Pendelton, painted forest green with yellow markings....

 

[gocmndo]

That is a great looking paint job. Is that pait pretty rough or smooth to the touch. The reason I ask is my truck could sand the skin off your palmes.

 

[CliffW]

Man it looks sweet good job.

 

[SoylentGreen]

The paint is actually pretty smooth.