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Offline Fitz

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CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« on: November 30, 2018, 04:08:00 AM »

Here's my 3d printed CMP Chevrolet 15cwt light truck, all painted and crewed. The gunner is an assemblage of various bits and pieces out of the spares box; I think (though I'm not sure) that the figure is a gunner from a 25 pounder. It's from Battlefront, in any case, as is the Bren gun.

I have a bunch more of them awaiting paint, but this is the only one I've printed with the roof hatch open. Which turns out to be a relief, since putting the gunner together was kind of a pain with my decrepit eyes and fingers.

The markings are entirely specious; I know almost nothing about British WWII softskin markings, so I just made them up.

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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2018, 05:16:35 AM »
Lovely work. How about 1/56th version please.

Thanks for sharing.

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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2018, 07:36:04 AM »
That looks great.
Nice bit of character about it.
Well done.
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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2018, 08:44:23 AM »
Very nice job.

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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2018, 09:26:28 AM »
The markings are entirely specious; I know almost nothing about British WWII softskin markings, so I just made them up.

lol
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Looks great Fitz.

From tabletop distance no one is going to notice, but I have to say the striations left by 3D printing do bother me though  :?

Lovely work. How about 1/56th version please.

I can recommend the Rubicon 1/56 kit, Helen. A really lovely model.  :)

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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2018, 10:15:26 AM »
Looks amazing...and I didn't really notice the striations until Captain Blood pointed them out! I particularly like the half-closed canvas at the back.

A really nice piece of unique kit that would look even better in my collection!

Offline Poiter50

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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2018, 10:18:54 AM »
Agreed, a friend has a couple in his CoC LW forces.
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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2018, 11:20:06 AM »
Looks amazing...and I didn't really notice the striations until Captain Blood pointed them out!

lol

Sorry about that... 

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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2018, 11:39:37 AM »
Lovely stuff - really nicely done.
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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2018, 02:00:36 PM »
Very nice indeed!  Markings would be the same as for any AFVs in the unit.  So if it's an infantry battalion HQ vehicle it would have exactly the same markings as for a Carrier in that battalion, if that's any help?

RASC Troop-Carrying Vehicles (TCVs) in Infantry Divisions (which were mostly QL 3-tonners, but also included some 15cwts) would have a red/green diagonally-split square with either 70, 71, 72 or 73, depending on the company. 

In Armoured Divisions the companies were numbered 81, 82, 83 or 84.

N.B these serial numbers are only good for 1944-45.

Some divisions permanently assigned TCVs to infantry battalions and these would have the infantry battalion's marking painted immediately above that of the RASC company.

The bridge classification disc number was typically '4' for 15cwts, though '5' also sometimes pops up.
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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2018, 11:02:21 PM »
The bridge classification disc number was typically '4' for 15cwts, though '5' also sometimes pops up.

I take it that's the yellow disc? In that case, this must be one of the special "heavy class" 15cwt trucks with the depleted uranium chassis* :)

* Note: I made that up too, just in case it wasn't obvious enough.

Offline Jemima Fawr

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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2018, 12:35:04 AM »
 lol

Army Catering Corps... It's the weight of the suet and other associated stodge... ;)

Sorry, yes, that's the yellow disc.  It's basically the 'all up' weight of the vehicle in tons - bridges would have similar yellow discs nailed to the end and if your vehicle's number was greater than the number on the bridge, you couldn't cross it.  Simples.

Vehicles with trailers or towed guns would have two numbers on the same disc, one above the other, showing the weight of the vehicle with & without the towed item.  So for example, a 15cwt towing a 6pdr gun might have 4 over 5.

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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2018, 12:45:34 AM »
Lovely model Fitz!
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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2018, 03:06:25 AM »
Some black "Mickey Mouse ears" camo would add to the already wonderful paint work!

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Re: CMP Chevrolet 15cwt (15mm)
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2018, 12:15:25 AM »
Some black "Mickey Mouse ears" camo would add to the already wonderful paint work!

Too late for my period. If I was doing any camo at all, it would be the KH#3 and DG#4 scheme.