Did this happen? LRDG 15 CWT W/ Breda

[OldManModeller]

So, many years ago I bought this kit and modified it. A single-kit bash, if you will. I am a fan of the LRDG and pretty much all things WWII in North Africa. I lived in the Mojave Desert for a few years and find the Long-Range Desert Group as being kindred spirits. I also love the CMP 4x4 truck variants as well.

 

[OldManModeller]

So, I did this...

 

[OldManModeller]

Any comments good or bad is appreciated.

I know that the metal thickness is way off on the doors and body.


But it is what it is.

Model on. Be well.

Eric

 

[Modelprofessor]

The build looks good . Did you do a search for that combination ? It would not surprise me to see it though. Many odd combinations were done .

 

[OldManModeller]

The build looks good . Did you do a search for that combination ? It would not surprise me to see it though. Many odd combinations were done .

This is a kit bash that I did maybe 10 years ago. After reading up and buying several books on the LRDG, I realized that they used what they had and what was good.

On a side note of the history of North Africa...
I even did research behind the film and author of "The English Patient", a favorite film to me. Although it was mostly fiction, it was deep to me. Historically... Almassy was apparently a homosexual, if one believes the historical opinions. None- the- less, the film was phenomenal.

The bottom line is it could have happened. My kit bash, that is. A search today on google shows me that similar vehicles were created.

It's all about history and maybe it happened. It's all about having fun, with history in the mix.

Be well. Model on.

Eric

 

[BarleyBop]

Great build! Photo setting really sets the mood!

Yup, at around the same I got enthralled (obsessed) with the LRDG and R.A. Bagnold, including his early exploits proving the feasibility of motorized travel in the deep desert... no small feat when you consider he did it 20 years earlier by Model T!
At one point I surprised an antique dealer by recognizing a theodolite (adopted in the desert for navigation) that he had in the window: fortunately my wife intercepted me before I found my credit card!
Like you, I collected every resource (physical and on the ether) I could find (that wasn't outrageously expensive), but I don't recall any photos or references to this combo in service with the LRDG. I'm pretty sure it did exist though as a field modification, as the belligerents were constantly 'acquiring' the other guys' stuff and putting it into service!
I even bought the same kit, mostly for the Breda, which I am yet to bash onto a Chevy 30CWT 'Heavy weapons' patrol truck.
I built the kit truck, and dressed it in a 'pinkish' (not so pink in the photo) camo scheme, regular 8th army.




Glad I'm not the only desert aficionado! Hope to see more of your builds from that corner of the war.

Cheers

 

[OldManModeller]

Great build! Photo setting really sets the mood!

Yup, at around the same I got enthralled (obsessed) with the LRDG and R.A. Bagnold, including his early exploits proving the feasibility of motorized travel in the deep desert... no small feat when you consider he did it 20 years earlier by Model T!
At one point I surprised an antique dealer by recognizing a theodolite (adopted in the desert for navigation) that he had in the window: fortunately my wife intercepted me before I found my credit card!
Like you, I collected every resource (physical and on the ether) I could find (that wasn't outrageously expensive), but I don't recall any photos or references to this combo in service with the LRDG. I'm pretty sure it did exist though as a field modification, as the belligerents were constantly 'acquiring' the other guys' stuff and putting it into service!
I even bought the same kit, mostly for the Breda, which I am yet to bash onto a Chevy 30CWT 'Heavy weapons' patrol truck.
I built the kit truck, and dressed it in a 'pinkish' (not so pink in the photo) camo scheme, regular 8th army.

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Glad I'm not the only desert aficionado! Hope to see more of your builds from that corner of the war.

Cheers

Yeah, I hear ya. I love the desert, in the winter. Been a desert camper, hiker, Jeeper, and motorcyclist since the 1970's. But, only in the winter time now. Did a few summer camping trips in the Mojave desert with my brother back when I was in my early 20's. We almost died. 123 degrees F one day.

Those LRDG and SAS troopers went through a lot.

I considered scratch building a dash sundial for that old build. Never happened. But It's still one of my favorite builds.

Your build is better than mine! Kudo's.

Be well. Model on.

Eric

 

[BarleyBop]

Yeah, I hear ya. I love the desert, in the winter. Been a desert camper, hiker, Jeeper, and motorcyclist since the 1970's. But, only in the winter time now. Did a few summer camping trips in the Mojave desert with my brother back when I was in my early 20's. We almost died. 123 degrees F one day.

Those LRDG and SAS troopers went through a lot.

I considered scratch building a dash sundial for that old build. Never happened. But It's still one of my favorite builds.

Your build is better than mine! Kudo's.

Be well. Model on.

Eric

Nice! The closest I ever came to desert was in my imagination as a kid, crawling over snow 'dunes', recreating scenes from the 'Rat Patrol'!

 

[BarleyBop]

On the subject of desert travel, I found this a great read!
I think I read elsewhere that after WW2, he went on to be something of an expert in desert dynamics, and brought in as a consultant in more recent desert conflicts.