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Another beautiful base my friend. Makes your K&C sets come to life.
 
Excellent! Both vehicles look great on the desert base.

I must admit that I was never a big fan of the LRDG 30cwt; perhaps it's the length, but after seeing it pictured with your dio, it looks like an awesome vehicle. I really like the machine gun and figure in the back.
 
TomNT said:
You made Toddy's morning mate!

Tom
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Seeing the title and knowing my Aussie mates...... I thought here we go, I'm going to see a display of some lovely Merino's roaming the desert, with a goat herder in tow{eek3}:tongue:.....shame on me for thinking of such a horrid thing :wink2:

Wayne mate you had me at attention, saluting your wonderful displays :salute::

I have both great models and they are two of my favourite's. I particularly like the driver of the Chev, whose wearing his unique 'Lemon-squeezer' hat. As some will be aware, the Kiwi LRDG crews gave Maori names to most of their Chev's, which were written on the bonnets.

Cheers Wayne!!
 
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Desertkiwi said:
Seeing the title and knowing my Aussie mates...... I thought here we go, I'm going to see a display of some lovely Merino's roaming the desert, with a goat herder in tow{eek3}:tongue:.....shame on me for thinking of such a horrid thing :wink2:

Wayne mate you had me at attention, saluting your wonderful displays :salute::

I have both great models and they are two of my favourite's. I particularly like the driver of the Chev, whose wearing his unique 'Lemon-squeezer' hat. As some will be aware, the Kiwi LRDG crews gave Maori names to most of their Chev's, which were written on the bonnets.

Cheers Wayne!!
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Mate, your think the worst of us, we would never do such a thing..:wink2:^&grin

Tom
 
Desertkiwi said:
Seeing the title and knowing my Aussie mates...... I thought here we go, I'm going to see a display of some lovely Merino's roaming the desert, with a goat herder in tow{eek3}:tongue:.....shame on me for thinking of such a horrid thing :wink2:

Wayne mate you had me at attention, saluting your wonderful displays :salute::

I have both great models and they are two of my favourite's. I particularly like the driver of the Chev, whose wearing his unique 'Lemon-squeezer' hat. As some will be aware, the Kiwi LRDG crews gave Maori names to most of their Chev's, which were written on the bonnets.

Cheers Wayne!!
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Can't let that slide........:wink2:


 
TomNT said:
Mate I stand corrected and will rephrase my last post: You think the worst of us, but most of us would never do such a thing! ^&grin

Tom
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Tom mate.......in honour of my fellow friends the 'sheep' I have posted my favourite sheep clip just for you and Waynepoo and all my other Aussie brothers in the chat lounge ^&grin.....enjoy.
 
WesternOutlaw said:
Excellent! Both vehicles look great on the desert base.

I must admit that I was never a big fan of the LRDG 30cwt; perhaps it's the length, but after seeing it pictured with your dio, it looks like an awesome vehicle. I really like the machine gun and figure in the back.
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They're great models WO, you wouldn't regret owning one mate and go well with the SAS jeep & co.
 
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FYI.......

Before and after shots of the same LRDG Chevy Truck as it is today. The search for this and other vehicle's by 3x military historians, from Italy, Switzerland & NZ feature in a doco called 'Lost in Libyia'. Note the large shell hole in the tailgate in both photographs.

There is also a grave close-by for the Kiwi gunner who covered his mates from the mounted machinegun on this Chevy, allowing the other crewmen to escape.

Sadly some visitors to this site now-a-days are not particularly respectful of the vehicle or the fallen nearby.

Africa, Libya, Fezzan. Remains of one of three LRDG Chevrolet trucks in a valley of the Gebel Sherif mountains southwest of Kufra. During Second World War on January 31 1941 the Long Range Desert Group was attacked by the Italian Compagnie Sahariane. Libyen.
 
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FYI.......

Before and after shots of the same LRDG Chevy Truck as it is today. The search for this and other vehicle's by 3x military historians, from Italy, Switzerland & NZ feature in a doco called 'Lost in Libyia'. Note the large shell hole in the tailgate in both photographs.

There is also a grave close-by for the Kiwi gunner who covered his mates from the mounted machinegun on this Chevy, allowing the other crewmen to escape.

Sadly some visitors to this site now-a-days are not particularly respectful of the vehicle or the fallen nearby.

Africa, Libya, Fezzan. Remains of one of three LRDG Chevrolet trucks in a valley of the Gebel Sherif mountains southwest of Kufra. During Second World War on January 31 1941 the Long Range Desert Group was attacked by the Italian Compagnie Sahariane. Libyen.
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Nice post Toddy and it's amazing how well preserved that Chev truck is after so many years in the desert. It's a shame that brave Kiwi's grave has been disturbed and hopefully something better could be done to preserve the grave or the truck and grave is relocated to a spot where it can be better protected.

Tom
 
TomNT said:
Nice post Toddy and it's amazing how well preserved that Chev truck is after so many years in the desert. It's a shame that brave Kiwi's grave has been disturbed and hopefully something better could be done to preserve the grave or the truck and grave is relocated to a spot where it can be better protected.

Tom
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Cheers Tom. The site itself is actually very isolated and the journey to get to it, quite dangerous, so thankfully few have made the trek to Gebel Sherif, which has helped preserve it. The following is a quick overview of the scrap and the aftermath.

On 31 January they were intercepted by the Compagnia Autosahariana di Cufra, an Italian unit similar to the LRDG, in the Gebel Sherif valley.[56] The LRDG had one man killed and three men captured, including Major Clayton, and three trucks destroyed during the battle. The Italians losses were five killed and three wounded, and one truck was abandoned.[57] Four members of the LRDG escaped by walking 200 miles (320 km) to safety in ten days with no food and only a two gallon water can between them.[58] The patrol arrived back in Egypt on 9 February; it had covered about 4,500 miles (7,200 km), experiencing the loss of six trucks, four by enemy action and two by mechanical breakdowns. One vehicle with a broken rear axle had been towed about 900 miles (1,400 km) before it could be repaired. Total casualties were three dead and three captured. Major Clayton was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.[59]
 
Real interesting pictures ... both of the wonderful dio and the historical pictures.
Isn't the remains of the "Lady Be Good" WWII bomber someplace in the Libyan desert? Or was that recovered?

I remember reading the story about the crew of that bomber and the incredible survival feat that they accomplished but didn't quite make it until rescue.

Also there was an episode on "Twilight Zone" or a similar show about a downed US Bomber crew in the Libyan desert that "seemed" to be still alive, waiting 30 years for rescue but not being able to walk more than a mile from the plane. Richard Basehart was the only survivor and he came back with a recovery team 30 years later. The crew finally realized they were dead when the recovery team found and removed each one of their bodies ... all except one.

--- Larry
 
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