Dan Morton
A Fixture
I found Capt. Claud Williams memoir of the Light Car Patrols performing recon, ravaging enemy supply columns and, most importantly, mapping large areas of the at-that-time largely undocumented Libyan desert fascinating. Capt. Williams memoir and the way others, including many senior officers describe him leads to a picture of an unassuming, hard-working officer given a near impossible set of missions to accomplish more or less simultaneously with meager resources. That he does any of these jobs well is remarkable, but that he did all of them with great success and inspired other officers and enlisted to rise to the occasion is heroic and inspiring.
To be fair, others apparently came up with the idea to use the Ford Model T modified to fit desert operating conditions, but, given the tool, he and his fellow officers of the Light Car Patrols made damn near inspired use of it in my opinion.
So - just the bare beginning of my little homage to the LCP and Capt. Williams... Early WIP with a long way to go.
I'm putting together and modifying two Model Ts from various kits and a total of four figures - all in 1/16th scale.
One vehicle is being repaired in the field by mechanic and driver. Eventually the mechanic will be holding a spark plug. The vehicle will have an engine added. Lots of mods to do on the vehicles including adding the extra radiator the LCP used to maintain engine temperature and hold extra water. Lots of equipment to add including a Lewis gun mounted on a stalk near the passenger seat. The vehicles will be slightly different in appearance and make-up and both will show damage from desert operations.
Second part. An officer is checking a large and detailed map. He holds a compass in one hand and a pencil in the other. This officer will wear a beat-up service dress peaked cap with visor. All the other three figures will wear Wolseley sun helmets. All four will be wearing Khaki Drill tropical uniforms and kit. A sergeant figure is also holding a compass and pointing into the distance.
As you can see from the photos, I need to straighten up the sergeant figure and probably make some corrections to the mechanic's pose as well. I may put another one of the figures in shorts vs. knee britches.
Comments and critique welcome.
All the best,
Dan
To be fair, others apparently came up with the idea to use the Ford Model T modified to fit desert operating conditions, but, given the tool, he and his fellow officers of the Light Car Patrols made damn near inspired use of it in my opinion.
So - just the bare beginning of my little homage to the LCP and Capt. Williams... Early WIP with a long way to go.
I'm putting together and modifying two Model Ts from various kits and a total of four figures - all in 1/16th scale.
One vehicle is being repaired in the field by mechanic and driver. Eventually the mechanic will be holding a spark plug. The vehicle will have an engine added. Lots of mods to do on the vehicles including adding the extra radiator the LCP used to maintain engine temperature and hold extra water. Lots of equipment to add including a Lewis gun mounted on a stalk near the passenger seat. The vehicles will be slightly different in appearance and make-up and both will show damage from desert operations.
Second part. An officer is checking a large and detailed map. He holds a compass in one hand and a pencil in the other. This officer will wear a beat-up service dress peaked cap with visor. All the other three figures will wear Wolseley sun helmets. All four will be wearing Khaki Drill tropical uniforms and kit. A sergeant figure is also holding a compass and pointing into the distance.
As you can see from the photos, I need to straighten up the sergeant figure and probably make some corrections to the mechanic's pose as well. I may put another one of the figures in shorts vs. knee britches.
Comments and critique welcome.
All the best,
Dan
