inquiry on Iltis

[T. Alcorn]

Scotty,
Now I know where Platemeister got the image, right from that site you posted.
The Maple Leaves on the top, are they embossed onto the plate or printed? Platemeister was going to print two maple leaves onto 3M reflective media, but, I think that would cause camouflage problems in the field. You guys deployed with these plates on the vehicles.
If he can print the maple leaves that should be good enough. I wouldn't expect them to make the embossing die unless there is sufficient demand for replica plates. Most of the vehicles were surplussed with the plates still on, right?
Should I start a separate post in the Restoration section about DND plates? Same plate design would be used for domestic M38s, M151s, Iltis, etc.
Canadian Forces in Europe have a different plate.

[Craig S.]

Tom -
I'm on leave until the end of the month so the info you require would have to wait until then - sorry...

[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by T. Alcorn

Scotty,
Now I know where Platemeister got the image, right from that site you posted.
The Maple Leaves on the top, are they embossed onto the plate or printed? Platemeister was going to print two maple leaves onto 3M reflective media, but, I think that would cause camouflage problems in the field. You guys deployed with these plates on the vehicles.
If he can print the maple leaves that should be good enough. I wouldn't expect them to make the embossing die unless there is sufficient demand for replica plates. Most of the vehicles were surplussed with the plates still on, right?
Should I start a separate post in the Restoration section about DND plates? Same plate design would be used for domestic M38s, M151s, Iltis, etc.
Canadian Forces in Europe have a different plate.

The pic you posted above is the correct plate for a CF Vehicle, regardless of wether it is Tactical or Commercial, deployed or domestic. The others with the Red Lettering would have been on private vehicles of those who were posted to Germany/Europe.

As for the CFR Plate, the white background is reflective, CANADA and the green trim line around the plate are embossed but not reflective. The actual Digits and the Maple Leaves are just stickers and are also non-reflective. We usually either remove or just cover the plates with a sandbag during actual operations, so the reflective properties of the plate aren't of a huge concern.

I've seen CFR plates left on surplused vehicles, but that would be an exception and not the rule. Usually lately, with MLVWs anyway, the CFR is just written on the bumper with a lumber crayon or something similar.

Scotty

[Ed Storey]

As Scotty said, DND uses the same style on all of its CFR plates even if the vehicle is commercial or SMP. Please keep in mind that the design of the CFR Plate has changed and I have noted three types in use since the early 1970s. Here are a couple of images of Canadian vehicles in use on overseas missions.

[Scott Bentley]

From the EDR Viewer:

CFR No 86109
CFR Year 1984
Serial No BI01-11-84-86109
Actual ECC 121501
Authorized ECC 121501
NSN 2320-21-895-3768
ERN 30111
Holding Unit 0107 (CFB/ASU Petawawa)
DA Unit 0107
Date Acquired 15-Feb-85
Cost 26500
Alloc Code MB
Comm Suite
Current VMO DLE28432 - 24-Aug-00
HN Date 22-Oct-02
Pending? No
Disposed? Yes
Disposal Date 08-Sep-00

So, it came from Petawawa, sadly, I can't pull up the specific Unit it served with. Considering you are depicting the 3 RCR Battle Group with your restoration and this Iltis is from Petawawa, your in the Ball Park.

The strange thing is it went to pasture pretty darn early with a "BX Code, to be converted to MA". Someone may be able to elabourate on that.

Scotty

[T. Alcorn]

Thanks, Scotty! Need anything from here?

I was hoping it was going to have the ECC 121518 for C&R Iltis with GPMG Mounting Kit. Mine came with twin antenna mounts on the rear bulkhead. No way to tell if that was the proper Comm Suite configuration for my Skunque?

Does being surplussed early mean it was totaled on an accident or something? My Odometer shows 77039 Kms.

[Rob Cooper]

any info on this iltis B101118587764

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Rob Cooper

any info on this iltis B101118587764

Hello Rob, have you read the reply from Ed in your own thread?
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=32825