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3 new 1/72 kits in processing at Roden; Rolls Royce Armoured Car 1920 Pattern, FWD 3 Ton Lorry, and Vauxhall D-Type Staff Car.

http://www.roden.eu/HTML/framemodels1.htm

 



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YEEEEEES! Thank you so much for this news.... I can't wait! How many FWD's can I fit in my house and where can I find the Bull Models 6 inch howitzer ASAP?!

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Yes, it's great news, isn't it!

For Bull Models, you might be better to wait for the OnTrack show in Folkestone:

http://www.ontrackshow.co.uk/Index.htm



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There is an excellent article on Landships II about the FWD type B truck:

http://www.landships.info/landships/softskin_articles.html?load=/landships/softskin_articles/FWD_Model_B.html

It mentions Russia ordering these trucks as well. Elsewhere I read that 82 were delivered to Imperial Russian forces. If anyone knows any details about this, and about later service up to 1945, I would be most interest to learn about that. Regards, Pat



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They get a fairly significant mention in the Official history of the Ministry of Munitions which I'll write up at some point. I also highly recommend the book 'London Gunners' which is the history of the Honourable Artillery Company's Royal Garrison Artillery Siege Battery during the war, equipped with 6 inch 26 cwt howitzers. It's very well written and so far in the top two artillery books I've read (top place goes to 'Field Guns in France' by an Officer in a 4.5 inch Howitzer battery - he certainly enjoyed his job). The FWD's the Battery was equipped with get mentioned frequently, perhaps most memorably when describing 1918 from March onwards in the retreat and then advance

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Thanks for posting this PDA



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Box art for the FWD Model B, and information that it is due out in August:

www.militarymodelling.com/news/article/new-roden-kits-due-in/21885

Looking at the wooden box body and what you can see of the wheels, looks to be suitable for British? Time to get myself a Bull Models 6 inch 26 cwt howitzer to go with it!

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Roden Models News

http://www.baumann.co.jp/list/roden/072T736.htm

http://www.baumann.co.jp/list/roden/072T734.htm



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Roden Models News

http://www.baumann.co.jp/list/roden/072T736.htm

http://www.baumann.co.jp/list/roden/072T734.htm



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Roden Models News

http://www.baumann.co.jp/list/roden/072T736.htm

http://www.baumann.co.jp/list/roden/072T734.htm



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072T735 Vauxhall D-type Staff, scale 1:72.

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10410541

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Roden Models News:

ROD-738 1/72 Vauxhall D-Type Army Staff Ambulance
ROD-740 1/72 WWI FWD Model B 3-Ton Army Truck w/8-inch Howitzer MkVI



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Any release dates for these excellent looking kits

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Interesting choice of artillery pieces, I'd have thought the 8 inch howitzer would be too big and only hauled by the Holt, I've only seen 6 inch howitzers towed by FWD's

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Concur with that - the 8inch was supposed to be moved as a train with a limber and trailer with the timbers for the howitzer base.

I've only seen images of the 8inch howitzer train towed by a Holt or traction engine.

Regards,

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Image here, definitely looks like the 8 inch howitzer and limber, FWD looks like the U.S. ammunition body? Missed opportunity not to do the 6 inch howitzer, no one does one in 1/76 or 1/72 (not counting the awful Matador one) and that was their main/only use in British service http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235008222-roden-172-ground-vehicles-news-fwd-model-b-3-ton-w8-inch-howitzer-mkvi/

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Seems further pointless as Strelets do that howitzer (but not the limber) already...

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Think on the positive side at least they are producing more and more WW1 products unlike the leading manufacturers. For my part it would be a 60pdr instead of the 8" howitzer.



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Thanks for the update. A 6" howitzer would be all I need to complete my British WW1 artillery. Rob, may I ask what's wrong with the Matador kit, the review on Landhips is pretty positive?

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RODEN MODELS - 740 1/72 WWI FWD Model B 3-Ton Army Truck w/8-inch Howitzer MkVI

 



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I thought the FWD towed the 6ins Howitzer,would have thought the 8ins would have been too heavy.The pictures I have seen of the 8ins is that they were towed by Holt Tractors.Please tell me if I am wrong.

The other thing that puzzles me is the scale.I have just built the Vauxhall,a really nice kit,but it seems nearer to 1:76th scale.I used the figure sets from my W^D range,W^D46,the Driver and Passengers for my Crossley staff car and these are 1:76th scale and they just about fit.

Has any one compared the Rolls Royce kits to 1:76th plans????



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