What you do, when you wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep!

mikewint · Nov 6, 2017

Good work Jan, considering its position who would ever notice?

Crimea_River · Nov 6, 2017

Doing great there Jan!

Lucky13 · Nov 6, 2017

Thank you kindly gentlemen....the cab is next....we're getting there! lol

Lucky13 · Nov 8, 2017

The next time that Trumpeter f*ck up their instructions, I've got backup!

:lol:

Wurger · Nov 8, 2017

mikewint · Nov 8, 2017

Jan, didn't know you were into military trucks. And they don't even have 13s on them

fubar57 · Nov 8, 2017

You're on a roll now Jan

Wayne Little · Nov 9, 2017

mikewint said:
Jan, didn't know you were into military trucks. And they don't even have 13s on them

Don't worry Jan will WILL either find a 13 to suit or simply make it a 13.....either way it's a win...

Lucky13 · Nov 10, 2017

As I slept most of the day....bugger....I've done e wee bit more on the ZIL 131, question is though....what's the interior like, I've tried Google it....don't which one's the correct one, it only shows the inside doors with the same green as the exterior....

fubar57 · Nov 11, 2017

Can't really help ya young feller but I'm thinking the innards would be the same colour as the door. That's a nice looking dash

Lucky13 · Nov 11, 2017

Thanks kiddo....and I was thinking the same, tried to Google....that was just confusing! :lol:

Wurger · Nov 11, 2017

Jan, our mobile radar station was on ZIL-131s. We had four of them for the purpose. Generally the cab interior was of the same colour used for the outsude of the body. If the truck was renovated in the Russia the entire vehicle was re-painted. But if it was overhalued in Poland, it was re-painted outside only retaining the genuine one in the cockpit. The indicators had the black bodies and there was a couple of cables seen below the dashboard. The indicator panel was of black but also I saw them of quite dark grey. The steering wheel and all knobs were of black. The mats on the floor were of the black rubber as the wraps on the pedals. The accelerator pedal was of metal (silver) finish and the clutch one was of black ( depending on where or if the car was renovated or not ). All of the handles were of the white metal finish ( quite shining silver ) tone. The gear stick was silver with the black knob on the top. The difference were the seats. Our trucks had them of black while two other ones I saw , had them brown. Like in the pic below.. it seems it depended on the period of time and the factory the truck was assembled by.

Wurger · Nov 11, 2017

BTW .. the ceiling lining.. I don't remind myself if this there was in our trucks. It is very likely the military vehicles didn't have it there at all. But the one I saw had it either of very light grey or white colour.