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Re: Indian Pattern Wheeled Carriers [Thread Split from Painting Challenge]

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:16 am
by BaronVonWreckedoften
You're right - I must stop using the Warlord catalogue as the arbiter of what vehicles looked like......

Re: Indian Pattern Wheeled Carriers [Thread Split from Painting Challenge]

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 8:50 am
by Shahbahraz
You'd hope the electrics on the Morris weren't by Lucas, the lamps are tiny anyway without them going out all the time. Great picture.

Re: Indian Pattern Wheeled Carriers [Thread Split from Painting Challenge]

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:34 am
by RMD
Vintage Wargaming wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 2:56 am Always reminded me of a Beaverette in steroids.

I’ve always loved the Indian Pattern Carrier though
Yes it does rather :)

We were really surprised to see one rolling across Pegasus Bridge during the D-Day 65th Anniversary commemorations in 2009. I had no idea that there were any left, but someone's got one running (I've since seen another one restored to working condition on the BBC's One Show).

I've wanted one in 15mm ever since I found a photo of the 1st Polish Armoured Division using them as an engineer recce vehicle in Normandy.

Re: Indian Pattern Wheeled Carriers [Thread Split from Painting Challenge]

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:35 am
by RMD
Shahbahraz wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 8:50 am You'd hope the electrics on the Morris weren't by Lucas, the lamps are tiny anyway without them going out all the time. Great picture.
Sadly, I think it's almost 100% certain that they were Lucas lights. They seemed to have the British military lighting monopoly.

Re: Indian Pattern Wheeled Carriers [Thread Split from Painting Challenge]

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 3:35 pm
by Shahbahraz
Thereby explaining the British military's difficulties in night-fighting... though you would think that they would be used to the dark.