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This is the next project I'll try working on it starting from tomorrow if I still have enough spare time.

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that will be excellent for an OEF and OIF update.

some pics for further reference

transient tents

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these were more common on the smaller bases (at least in my experience)

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nicer version of what i stayed in in Iraq. due to Hurricane Katrina, some references to FEMA reject trailers were made

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food joints at Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait

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never managed to get a McRib until stateside though

barbershop, PX and MWR not shown

Kandahar Airfield, 2009

bunker (where a great many cigarettes were smoked waiting for the all clear from a rocket attack)

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my home for about six months or so (the others looked very similar

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view walking towards the DFAC or Boardwalk, depending on if you veered left or right at the road

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something one of my joes tried getting to run again. not sucessful, but he tried

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me, hard at work

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not the greatest sample of pics (especially the home copies) but a small sampling of life inside the wire

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34 minutes ago, daddyairplanes said:

that will be excellent for an OEF and OIF update.

some pics for further reference

transient tents

111124025647-u-s-troops-kuwait-04-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg.20bcaa266283b877de1d11cf864b5401.jpg

Afghanistan-Military-Tent.jpg.0fdb10c860f4be8a546dd6fafd4bb1ca.jpg

these were more common on the smaller bases (at least in my experience)

Darren_Wright_CHU.JPG.e97db6d91024b2a71067f0778b8c7053.JPG

index.jpg.9913f8de3d7e3a91a645356e17eb1c66.jpg

nicer version of what i stayed in in Iraq. due to Hurricane Katrina, some references to FEMA reject trailers were made

housing.jpg.e80d7f5fe6a864f7901a30ea3ed8b237.jpg

food joints at Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait

subway.jpg.fd3756d618660349363d251da679ee19.jpg

12515437.thumb.jpg.e9572a59b50e79e78931898946482076.jpg

5c1fd471c3df5_1K2Chjb86e6KIK8rHib0RIw@2x.jpeg.317528e178c75cc8f31429cd1cfc8bd6.jpeg

never managed to get a McRib until stateside though

barbershop, PX and MWR not shown

Kandahar Airfield, 2009

bunker (where a great many cigarettes were smoked waiting for the all clear from a rocket attack)

bunker.thumb.JPG.4575fde523832d74056de720dffc26ff.JPG

my home for about six months or so (the others looked very similar

5c1fd3500010b_homefor10months.thumb.JPG.ea21701266441be350bc6df36438051f.JPG

view walking towards the DFAC or Boardwalk, depending on if you veered left or right at the road

5c1fd3538d824_viewtowardsDFAC.thumb.JPG.c3e3bb7ac2377f8e4ec36f0e88c955e2.JPG

something one of my joes tried getting to run again. not sucessful, but he tried

5c1fd35225673_scooterlaterwrecked.thumb.JPG.8c9704e65ef86af1fb1260df6f43a69a.JPG

me, hard at work

DSCN0324.thumb.JPG.7951951e224b4ea6731587820bdb2056.JPG

not the greatest sample of pics (especially the home copies) but a small sampling of life inside the wire

Thank you for sharing, I will do my best to accommodate some of them in my work. 

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18 minutes ago, daddyairplanes said:

no worries. it is more to give you a small sample of the variety of housing we joes have used over the years.

and the strategic importance of Kuwaiti McDonalds:lol:

What do you think just started working on the skin for the new town lol

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its a start. you will need some improvising on the corrugated building though.

if i was doing it off the provided pics, i would do alot of cut and paste from the displayed end of the corrugated to make the longer segment, then cut and paste doors from the the little gray unit. also just blue out the placard for the building number, will look better and not with a blurry white zone.

 i am not certain if you are intending the above as one skin, or peices of two as they are irl.

finally, much can be done with manipulating exising images. but sometimes you gotta improvise and rework things to fit better.  thats what really builds ones Photoshop/GIMP skills!

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12 minutes ago, daddyairplanes said:

its a start. you will need some improvising on the corrugated building though.

if i was doing it off the provided pics, i would do alot of cut and paste from the displayed end of the corrugated to make the longer segment, then cut and paste doors from the the little gray unit. also just blue out the placard for the building number, will look better and not with a blurry white zone.

 i am not certain if you are intending the above as one skin, or peices of two as they are irl.

finally, much can be done with manipulating exising images. but sometimes you gotta improvise and rework things to fit better.  thats what really builds ones Photoshop/GIMP skills!

You are absolutely correct a lot of work needs to be done. It was just intended to show that I am interested in these two photos and I will take them into consideration as a skin for this project.

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Oh man seeing those RLBs brings me back to Kandahar five years ago! If you're interested in making some different versions, I should still have a few pictures for reference.

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4 hours ago, Viggen said:

Oh man seeing those RLBs brings me back to Kandahar five years ago! If you're interested in making some different versions, I should still have a few pictures for reference.

That will be great thank you. 

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Just to update you all, I am almost finished with the models and I should have them completed soon.  I am just looking for some more photos to complete the collection..

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