OO Military Vehicles

I'm not to sure as to how much of the old Airfix range is available again but they would be the ones to look out for. Trucks, tanks, artillery they did them all. There's a few specialist vehicle producers, search for "25mm" on the various wargaming sites but take a deep breath, they'll be expensive.

(25mm to wargamers is more or less 4mm to railway types)

Sadly, most of the Airfix range, with the exception of the Scimitar, is of WW2 prototypes. Model Structures in Minature do some military Land Rovers at £ 2 each, or £ or so for six if you're willing to take a few 'civilian' ones. See this link-

Have a look at

They also do a US military Jeep. Scale is 1:72.

On that topic, does anyone do a WW2 Warflat/Warwell? I understand the Model Rail one is post-war.

R.

Howdo all,

On a vaguely related idea (and apologies to the OP for hijacking his thread here), are there any good websites/books that have information and (esp.) photos of British railways during WW2.

Thanks in advance, Martyn

try railwaygun.co.uk

there is a link to the ww2 railway society which supports this area

Try Genesis Kits

High Martyn

Contact me off list for further information.

Regards

Tony Cane Secretary World War Two Railway Study Group

BW models is still going very strong and he has a very large range white metal kits - not just military he also does a number of fire engines.

He "did" have a website, although it was a little hard to find, but I can't find any reference to it anywhere, although you could not purchase off the site anyway. I would reccomend, and he has recently moved to Scotland. However if you wereto write to BWModels 5 Brinkburn Place Amble, Northumberland NE65 0BJ, UNITED KINGDOM

I'm sure he still has his mail re-direct going and ask for a price list.

Paul

Just got back from Paris, where I had a wander around the model shop near my wife's flat. There is a firm called Dragon Models

The Scimitar was the standard vehicle used by RAF EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) teams for airfield clearance. The 30mm RARDEN cannon was found to be ideal for disabling unexploded bombs. A single shot would puncture the UXB casing and set fire to the explosive content. The explosives would then "deflagrate" or burn fiercely rather than detonate. Of course, if it all went pear shaped and the UXB *did* detonate, the armoured hull gave the crew a welcome sense of well-being!

That explains that, then... Nice little model, BTW. Any idea what a Sherman propelling two very large wheels might be used for? Brian

Mine exploder.

Commonly known as a flail, between the wheels should be some large chains that flail the ground to detonate mines.

No, thats a sherman crab with the chains, there are several versions where large heavy wheels pushed in front of the tank were used to pressure blow mines by there weight.

I believe that variant was entitled 'Aunt Jemima' presumably a GI joke! For Kits of AFVs try

Stretch