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Post by Gromit on Jun 29, 2012 19:05:32 GMT
I was searching t'interweb recently for information on a couple of items and I found this ...  ... it's an Austin Champ fire tender, built for use on airfields ...  So, as Howard Whitehead of KFS has a 1/24 Austin Champ in his catalogue, I thought why not? ... Austin Champ ordered and delivered in under 24 hours. I need to find a few more details and study the vehicle in question but I think this build could soon be underway! |
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Post by madmalc on Jun 30, 2012 16:12:32 GMT
I've had the KFS Austin Champ and Italeri Fire Jeep taped together ever since the Champ was issued. Now you've provided pictures of real ones, I don't have an excuse for making my own assumptions and getting it wrong.
What did you do that for?
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Post by Gromit on Jun 30, 2012 16:31:44 GMT
I've had the KFS Austin Champ and Italeri Fire Jeep taped together ever since the Champ was issued. Now you've provided pictures of real ones, I don't have an excuse for making my own assumptions and getting it wrong. What did you do that for? Well, call it sharing ...  |
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Post by Gromit on Jun 30, 2012 16:41:37 GMT
Here's another advertisement for you Malcolm ...  |
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Post by madmalc on Jul 1, 2012 11:22:32 GMT
Seriously, thanks for the second advert. The first one mentioned a trailer, and I was going to ask about it. Also, the second Champ has a different equipment configuration, so maybe there is some flexibility available to modellers.
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Post by Gromit on Jul 1, 2012 16:54:50 GMT
Just in case you've decided on a build, here's a couple more ...   |
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Post by madmalc on Jul 2, 2012 20:40:02 GMT
Lots of useful info there. The Cornwall article gives the impression that their vehicle was custom built, rather than the commercially-available Firefly; that may be just an uninformed journalist, but it would open up possibilities for 'field conversions'.
Why is it being driven by Capt Mainwaring?
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