Dutch LWT Landy

[SPTA team]

My brother has just purchased his first Military vehicle, a Dutch LWT land rover. Do the Dutch use the same Cammo nets as us or do they use some thing diffrent. He is keeping it in its one tone green but giving it a touch up.

Cheers guys

[Tony B]

If there is a diffrence bettween British and Dutch nets I've never noticed.

[SPTA team]

Thanks Tone.

[Mark]

What is an LWT landy ???

[sirhc]

Lightweight, somtimes called airportable, correctly called 1/2 ton.

[Tony B]

That actually weigh more than a standard SWB. :dunno:

[SPTA team]

I have always woundered why they are called light weights. Even with the doors and top bulk head removed they are still as heavy as a standard Landy. :dunno: :dunno:

 

Next question, Dutch arial mounts? are they easy to come by? He would like to put it back as an FFR. The one picture I have seen, the mounts look totaly different. If all else fails we will put a set of Brit whips on with side mounts.

 

As for the nets I had a look on the PM site and found I had some pictures of modern Dutch vehicles on there. The nets look as if they are made up of three colours. Dark green, light green and brick red. :dunno:

[lightweight]

That actually weigh more than a standard SWB. :dunno:

 

Not if you remove door tops, back body top, bulkhead top, tailgate top, front bumper, spare wheel, windscreen, door bottoms and empty your pockets and bowels before climbing aboard:-D

[Markheliops]

I'm going to have a stab in the dark here and other members feel free to agree or disagree.

 

I am assuming that when items became known as NATO, pretty much everything was standardised.

 

As Holland were a NATO contingent, it is not unreasonable to suggest the cam nets they would be using would be the same as UK forces.

 

I know other countries used various paint schemes etc but I don't think you would be wrong using a standard NATO cam net as per the UK forces.

 

I do stand to be corrected - and probably will. :-D

 

Markheliops

[Tony B]

Not if you remove door tops, back body top, bulkhead top, tailgate top, front bumper, spare wheel, windscreen, door bottoms and empty your pockets and bowels before climbing aboard:-D

Bit like a 101 then? Airportable if you scrape the paint off?

[SPTA team]

I have noticed that the British Army are starting to use more of the three tone cammo nets. I have just purchased one that feel of the back of a lorry, literally. :tup: No good for the light weight but will look good over the command tent.

[Tony B]

Yeah but you got to put the B******** up! :shake:

[SPTA team]

Don't like the sound of that Tone, please don't say there is a knack to putting one of the 12x12 tents up. Dave Im thinking we are going to need another trophy mate. who can get it up the fastest. :help:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tony B]

Its not the 12 x12. The trick with them is leave the end panels on fold them up so that when you put up the frame the canvas sits on the middle then unfolds over it. Its the camo nets. There should be plastic or aluminium pole sctions that fit three of four at a time, then a thing like a flower basket on top. Nail one side of the net down and the poles hold it up.

[morris c8 fat]

 

Oh 101 are air portable with full Rapier kit you just strip off the canvas and tie everything down I have even done a hot evacuation in a Herc with a DN181 towed by my 101

[snowtracdave]

Oh 101 are air portable with full Rapier kit you just strip off the canvas and tie everything down I have even done a hot evacuation in a Herc with a DN181 towed by my 101

 

 

Sounds hairy . Can you tell us more ?

[Tony B]

Sounds hairy . Can you tell us more ?

 

Go on that does sound like a tale.

[Larry Hayward]

Plain Military,

 

I think the Dutch did have different colour camo nets to the British Army.

 

If you get Mark Cooks excellent book ' The Half Ton Military Land Rover' you will see a good colour shot of a Dutch LW in service on page 165. The nets on it do look different from anything I have seen in British Army use even taking in to account the real foliage on it too.

[SPTA team]

Cheers Larry I will tell my bro he needs a Dutch Cammo net. That will please him as nether of us no the best place to get them from :dunno:

[LeeEnfield]

Cheers Larry I will tell my bro he needs a Dutch Cammo net. That will please him as nether of us no the best place to get them from :dunno:

 

 

 

Errrrr, Holland. :whistle: ;-)

[SPTA team]

Thankyou LeeEnfield, thats you of my crimbo card list. :rofl: :rofl:

[LeeEnfield]

Thankyou LeeEnfield, thats you of my crimbo card list. :rofl: :rofl:

 

 

 

 

 

:cry: :cry: :cry: :wave:

[Gareth Coe]

Dutch camo nets from that era have small steel rings at intervals along the edges. The rings are about 20mm dia (like a keyring) and are spaced at roughly 300mm. These measurements are from memory and I could be horribly wrong, of course.

Aerial mounts: Have a look at http://heidilandrover.webeden.co.uk

There is a photo of the Phillips mount in the "Heidi Photos" section.

The correct colour for the Laro (as the Dutch called 'em) is RAL6014, which any paint supplier can mix for you.

 

Hope that helps ;¬)

[SPTA team]

Spot on Gareth :tup:

Superb Laro and great pictures, will be book marking your site for future references if thats OK.

Did your vehicle come with the arial mounts fixed or did you have to source some? One more question, did the Dutch ever use SWB landys? I have one sat in the barn and at loose ends with what to do with it.

[lightweight]

Dutch camo nets from that era have small steel rings at intervals along the edges. The rings are about 20mm dia (like a keyring) and are spaced at roughly 300mm. These measurements are from memory and I could be horribly wrong, of course.

 

 

Hey - I've got one of them! Wondered where it originated.

[Gareth Coe]

Spot on Gareth :tup:

Superb Laro and great pictures, will be book marking your site for future references if thats OK.

Did your vehicle come with the arial mounts fixed or did you have to source some? One more question, did the Dutch ever use SWB landys? I have one sat in the barn and at loose ends with what to do with it.

 

 

;-)

The Landmacht mainly used the Airportable in the general service role. They differed from British LWTs in a number of ways: gazole injun, vinyl tilt, wing-top indicators etc. etc. The Dutch also used the 109 SIII in small numbers, as general service, ground survey and command/recce (Heidi was one of these). They also had 109 ambulances.

 

They're using G-Wagens these days.

Edited May 16, 2009 by Gareth Coe