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Offline CompanyB

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Company B Rolls Royce Fleet
« on: November 24, 2008, 03:24:53 AM »
Photo of all three of our Rolls Royce Models.  All 1/56th Scale.



Offline WillieB

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Re: Company B Rolls Royce Fleet
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2008, 12:34:35 PM »
Which of these would have been used in Ireland during the IWI and Civil War?
I guess the first one?
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Offline Musketeer

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Re: Company B Rolls Royce Fleet
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2008, 01:01:31 PM »
Lovely vehicles. I would guess the first one too Willie.
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Offline Arlequín

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Re: Company B Rolls Royce Fleet
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2008, 10:59:49 PM »
The first one... the 2nd is a 1924 pattern, I believe.

But this may help

http://www.johnmalamatenios.net/armouredcar.html

Offline BigMecha

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Re: Company B Rolls Royce Fleet
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2008, 03:39:47 AM »
very NICE!
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Offline Gallowglass

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Re: Company B Rolls Royce Fleet
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2008, 05:39:22 AM »
Which of these would have been used in Ireland during the IWI and Civil War?
I guess the first one?

Yes, Willie, the first one. However, the same model with solid wheels (like on the centre model) would also have been seen in Ireland during the Anglo-Irish War and Civil War:



This is Sliabh na mBan, one of the 14 Rolls Royce armoured cars left to the National Army post-Independence. She's still in working order  ;)
 
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Offline CompanyB

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Re: Company B Rolls Royce Fleet
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2008, 11:08:32 PM »
we have the smooth solid wheeled model as pictured as well.  It's actually the default wheels that come with the early model, and the wire wheeled version are a different skew.

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Company B Rolls Royce Fleet
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2008, 09:14:24 AM »
Very nice work. I'm somewhat attached to my Lledo versions but these are rather good.

At the risk of appearing a pedant, the earlier wartime 1914 pattern Rolls had a shallower turret shape than it's successor. It's pretty apparent in those rare photos that show them side by side but I doubt many people would notice.

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/jpegs/rr_ac_photo5.JPG


Now all you need are the Fordson chassis version and the quite dissimilar India pattern and you've (almost) covered the range. I presume the chassis is solid on top? Lots of Great War Era photos show RRs with the upper turret plates removed. I'm sure one of those would be a solid seller.
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