Trooper15

Hi Ian

Thanks for your reply, It confirms what I thought

best regards

Brian

Hard to tell. It's been a long time. The antenna base looks at first glance to be for a Larkspur HF set (with an earthing strip iirc) though expanding the pic doesn't make it any clearer.

 

The set does not look like a basic C13. I was trained on C13 High Power and C11/R210 as fitted to Saracen ACVs. I really cannot remember what they looked at. Maybe this is one. Or maybe not, because I recall ours were caged away to protect users' fingers from collecting a high-power electric shock from the set.

 

Not much help am I, really?

 

Except that I can believe that in the hands of a competent operator, HF will probably work better over the conditions and distances involved in working in Aden.

 

If this is a C13 High Power or a C11/R210, I'd posit that this LR belongs to a senior officer, either the CO or a Company Commander.

 

Edit:

 

Of course when I look at the picture, there is a BFO number 29 on the spare wheel and I'd bet a good wodge this is B Coy Commander, callsign 29, as I used myself in 1977 when I drove B Sqn leader.[/quote

 

 

Thanks for your help, Yes it is the B company C.O. vehicle , any photos would be much appreciated .

 

cheers Brian

Can anyone help me work out what radio set would be fitted to this Argyles LandRover in Aden in 67, I thought Larkspur but not sure ?

thank you

Brian

Hi Howard

Many thanks for the offer, I have sent you an email.

Much appreciated.

regards

Brian

Hi Trooper 15

 

I have heaps of all round close ups of that conversion (same vehicle, taken at Evesham this year).

Taken to produce a 106 recoiless rifle conversion kit for our 1/24th Champ model next year.

 

Drop me a line if you still need pics on kfs1@btinternet.com

 

Regards........Howard @ KFS

Many thanks for your help and information , as you say photos of the Suez champs are very thin on the ground , I found a decentish one of a Champ with 2 Para in Joprdan in 68 and a couple of other not so clear ones.It is for a model (until Howard's is released) so all help is appreciated.

Thanks again

Brian

I spent many years trying to find out how these things went together...

There is nothing in the EMER’s so I think it was a very limited modification. (less than 24 vehicles)

These were put together in a hurry for the Suez campaign in 1956,

the M40 may have been leased from the Americans, but this time the Americans did not want any involvement in Suez ,so they could have been supplied by France.

The parachute regiment first saw these weapons been fired by the French in Cyprus while joint training prior to the invasion

3 Para that parachuted on to Gamil airfield fitted their recoilless rifles to WW2 era Willys jeeps . 1 Para had theirs fitted to champs for the later beach landings.

I did have a look through the photo archive in the Airborne forces museum. The only thing I did find of any use was a close up photo of the barrel clamp.

As far as I can work out there are two ways the rifles were fitted to the champs

1 for use in Suez (painted light stone)

2 for use in Europe (painted bronze green)

As far as I have figured out the main differences are......

Light stone (Suez)

Bonnet has reinforcing bar and sheet material fitted to the windscreen supports.

Spare wheel fitted to the driver’s side

Spade fitted down the front mud guard

Non folding barrel clamp

Rifle clamped directly on to the rear of the side body panel

Bronze green (Europe)

No bonnet reinforcement

Spare wheel fitted on bonnet

Rifle clamped to extended (high) side body panels

Both types have the rear body panel removed.

 

I did at first, have the front wheel of the recoilless rifle resting on the rear seat base (folded forward) this worked well and did place the wheel at the right height and was simple

I now have the wheel fitted into a mount made from a couple of pieces of angle iron running from the top of the transition tunnel to the back of the seat/battery box. This way is also simple and gives the advantage of been able to use the rear foot wells for storage.

 

With the lack of information on how these were put together I decided to go ahead with the little information I had and wait for people to tell me what I had done wrong!!!!

 

 

Had not spotted that one david , many thanks

regards

Brian

Here is the photo I took of the Champ at Evesham - I'm sure there are loads of others about - it was a very good replica!

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Hi Peter , that is the photo I found on the net ! , you dont happer to have any of the rear or interior by any chance ?

thanks for the reply

Brian

I recently found a photo of a restored Paras Austin Champ fitted with the 106mm recoilless rifle ,unfortunatly It was only one frontal photo , can anyone suggest where I could find more photos that show how the 106 is installed and what other modifications were made to accomodate it ?

regards

Brian

Many thanks again Ross

It is all very helpfull especially the photos , I will post some photos again on the Model making section soon.

Once again your help is very much appreciated.

regards

Brian

Hi Ross

Thanks for your reply and input , The vehicles were supporting B and C squadron Scots DG in Kuwait then Iraq , I have two photos taken by Tony Nicoletti, I'm not sure what set up they have but have been told elsewhere that a Twin VRC353 or a 353 and a 321 would be likely. I am in the process of sculpting the piper figure ( Jim Johnston from Dundee ) , here are the two photos . I have the chassis finisdhed with the 28v alternator built and added.

cheers

Brian

Does anyone know or have a photo of what the radio fit looks like around this time in the back of a FFR Hardtop ? , Would it have been Clansman ?

regards

Brian

Hi all , I have recently joined the forum , I hope to aquire an Ex MoD Landie towards the end of this year ( once my garage is built) , I also build models and have just started a Gulf war vehicle , If anyone can help provide me with some info or assistance with details I would be most grateful , i have started a thread in the model kit section -

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?28905-RSDG-Land-Rover-Kuwait-2003

best regards

Brian Murdoch

This is my latest project , Inspired by the two photos below , The Photos were taken in 2003 with the RSDG battlegroup in Kuwait and then Iraq , the piper is Jim Johnstone and he regularly got up on the bonnet at sunrise and sunset .I am not too familier with the details of this vehicle so any help would be great.I will sculpt and convert a figure of the piper.

The kit I have states it is a Defender 110 hardtop but I think it is more like a Wolf , to compound matters my model is RHD but the on in the photo is LHD ( RSDG were based in Germany) . I have reversed all the front end steering rods etc and moved the cylinder on the chassis leg to the other side to make it LHD , I will convert the dashboard later. I have a set of FFR boxes etc but I'm not sure of the radio equipment and how it would be mounted circa 2003 ( Clansman ?) any info would be much appreciated, Looking at the model engine I seem to be missing a military alternator on the upper LHS of the engine , would this be correct ? anyway , here is where i am so far

as I said , any help , comments or opinions very much appreciated.

cheers

Brian

Brian

 

Look forward to seeing them - i have often hankered after armour modelling, but i have a number of full size cvrt kits and the same problem as you i.e. a lack of time to finish them all (or in some cases even to start them!)..

 

Cheers

Timbo

Hi Tim ,

I will know where to come when I'm looking for information

cheers

Brian

Serious model engineering sir , my respect ! , looks fantastic .

regards

Brian

I just enjoy building vehicles but I'd be happy to answer any weathering questions anyone has , I use mostly acrylic paints for the detail work and oil paints for most of the weathering ,I like to try to do models of factual vehicles from photos that have some history behind them.Do you think anyone would be intertested in a step by step view of the Land rover I'm currently working on ?, I could certainly use the advice on radio fit, interior and engine detail etc.

Here are a couple of photos of more heavily weathered vehicles

Jpz L70/V 114, 1st SS Pz division Ardennes December 1944, "disc camoflage"

Ferdinand tank destroyer 234 , Heavy tank Destroyer unit 653 ,serial number 150100 , Nikopol Bridgehead,Russia ,December 1943

regards

Brian

Hi Tim ,

As yet I have not done a CVRT but I have several kits and lots of parts for a few different versions ,Falklands , Sabre etc , one day soon hopefully , It isn't a shortage of kits that is my problem , it is a shortage of time ! I have kits of a Ridgeback , Panther TES ,, Challenger CR2 TES, Saladin , Ferret and several Landies (and thats only the post war UK stuff) , if only i could buy time to do them I would be happy

I will post some more photos shortly

cheers

Brian

Hi Barrie , how is the Champ coming ?

I will do a KFS vehicle soon , I would like to do a Ferret I think , maybe Queens Dragoon Guards in Aden ,Ive built a few of the KFS 1/24 Commercial trucks before , fantastic castings.

Thanks again to everyone for their comments

regards

Brian

Hi Neil

Yes , sorry , they are all 1/35, mostly resin kits with the exception of the Panther and the Tilly.

I am now working on a Wolf Hardtop with a bagpiper standing on the bonnet taken from a photo in Kuwait in 2003

thank you all for your kind comments :blush:

regards

Brian

I have just joined the forum , a long time fan of Military vehicles I build mainly post WW2 UK vehicles and WW2 German.

Here are a few photos of recently completed models,any comments welcome . I hope they may be of interest to some of you.

cheers

Brian

Stalwart Mk1 Aden

Bulldog Mk3 Basra 2008

NPA Mastiff 2 Afghanistan 2010

Austin Tilly - Royal Navy WW2

Panther G Ardennes Dec 19th 1944

Morris CS8 in italian service

Hi all

My name is Brian and I live in Central Scotland , I have been an avid Military vehicle fan for many years and hope to finally own an ex MOD Land Rover at some point later this year ( garage just starting construction) , I have also been a model maker since I was a kid and now write articles for various model magazines in my spare time,My primary areas of interest are post war UK vehicles and WW2 German . I will be attending Duxford in June and whatever other shows I can make it too .

regards

Brian Murdoch