LRDG Jeep,1/24,75mm conversion set coming soon,Acmodels.

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I'd love to paint the figures if someone wants to do the jeep? :)

Super job mate, this one will tick lots of boxes for folk,

Stay safe

Mike
 
kiwi45 said:
Come on Mike, as an armour modeller of old this jeep should be no problem to you!! ( and in the bigger scale , all the better for your eyesight lol )
Cheers Les
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Days are too short like my eyesight mate to get stuck back into vehicles mate. It takes me weeks to paint a large scale rifle let alone a full jeep ;-)
 
Ok! .. Tubby (me) is going to hang out his .. 'Nut's', for a kicking! ... but the use of Jeeps ?... Original SAS! .. Popski's private army etc. yes! ... LRDG, ..not in any of the books I have read. ?? or am I confused! Open for a kicking!!:nailbiting:

'Ducking for cover'!

Mark
 
Tubby-Nuts2 said:
Ok! .. Tubby (me) is going to hang out his .. 'Nut's', for a kicking! ... but Jeeps ? Original SAS! .. Popski's private army etc. yes! ... LRDG, ..not in any of the books I have read. ?? or am I confused! Open for a kicking!!:nailbiting:

'Ducking for cover'!

Mark
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Are you saying you've never heard of the Long Range Desert Group?......if so they were they pre existed the SAS but when the SAS gave up the idea of parachuting into action in the desert WW2 after a disastrous first drop (Quite a few deaths)they where taken into action by the LRDG .......bit of a very short potted history but that's about the jist of it
 
Funky50,.... Yes, I have heard, and read about the LRDG! ... but never in 'jeeps'! ... Chevrolets and old Bedford's,....yes! ... That was my query!

Regards,

Mark
 
Tubby-Nuts2 said:
Ok! .. Tubby (me) is going to hang out his .. 'Nut's', for a kicking! ... but Jeeps ? Original SAS! .. Popski's private army etc. yes! ... LRDG, ..not in any of the books I have read. ?? or am I confused! Open for a kicking!!:nailbiting:

'Ducking for cover'!
Hello again Mark...If you google LRDG you will get a far better history than I could give you....Hope this helps
Mark
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Tubby-Nuts2 said:
Funky50,.... Yes, I have heard, and read about the LRDG! ... but never in 'jeeps'! ... Chevrolets and old Bedford's,....yes! ... That was my query!

Regards,

Mark
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Special_Air_Service_in_North_Africa_E_21337.jpg


hope that helps!
Cheers, Martin
 
Tubby-Nuts2 said:
Ok! .. Tubby (me) is going to hang out his .. 'Nut's', for a kicking! ... but the use of Jeeps ?... Original SAS! .. Popski's private army etc. yes! ... LRDG, ..not in any of the books I have read. ?? or am I confused! Open for a kicking!!:nailbiting:

'Ducking for cover'!

Mark
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Hello again mark ....just took my own advice and Wikipedia states that wily's jeeps were issued to the LRDG in 1942 for the patrol commander and the patrol sergeant.......hope this helps
 
Tubby-Nuts2 said:
But the above photo's are of David Sterling with the SAS! ... Anyway it is still a nice conversion kit !
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So here we go with some more information and of course you are right that the pictures provided so far depict SAS troopers.

"LRDG Bantam (Willys MB Jeep)
The LRDG and the SAS both came up with the idea of using Jeeps as patrol vehicles. Unfortunately for the LRDG, the SAS was the first in line to receive them. Eventually the LRDG would get their own issued Jeeps but until that happened they would find and repair SAS Jeeps and then put them to use. LRDG Jeeps tended to be used as pilot cars (patrol O/C and 2 i/c). They rarely stored fuel cans on the Jeep bonnet (hood) or above the rear wheels. They also tended to carry fewer weapons. Often only single MG or perhaps a twin mount. The first "Jeeps" to arrive in the Desert were Bantam BRC-40s. The First use of Jeeps by the LRDG was in September, 1942 during the Barce Raid. By this time the Willys MB had become the standard Jeep model. Despite being made principally by Willys and Ford, Commonwealth forces continued to call the Jeeps (including the Willys MB) Bantams throughout most of the desert war. The term Bantam was even used in official communications when requisitioning the Willys MB Jeep. It was not until after the arrival of Americans, that Commonwealth forces started calling the Willys MB a Jeep."
read on : http://lrdg.hegewisch.net/

some more pictures that should show LRDG troopers in action - the appearance of the Jeeps matches the description above btw- :
LRDG Jeep1.jpg
LRDG Jeep3.jpg

Cheers, Martin
 

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