Saturday, September 24, 2011

Vehicles - Issue Potentially Solved

Model T Ford Truck
Based on a suggestion from Mericánach I have given a look over at the Reviresco site.  Buried within their World War One range (how did they know there would be a World War Two when they called it World War One?...let's call it The Great War as it should be) are several choice vehicles in 1/72nd scale.  Of course, having not lived in Ireland during the 1920s, I have no idea what vehicles might have been used there, but there are some that definitely look the part.

Crossley Tender
Some ideas are the Crossley Tender, the various Model T Ford trucks, the Thornycroft Type J Lorry, and/or a Rolls Royce armored car.  The 1/72nd scale kits are not too expensive, ranging from $8.50 to $15.00.  Reviresco's service seems to be rated highly as well, based on the comments from The Miniatures Page.  I will be ordering a vehicle or two soon.  I will probably stay away from the armored cars for now, since the rules do not cover motor conveyances let alone conveyances with armor.  Needless to say I'll have to write up some modifications for vehicles, but that shouldn't be too difficult.  A truck is a truck is a truck after all, just a question of scaling movement and carrying capacities.

So, there you have it, finding vehicles in scale with 20mm figures has been made a lot easier with the Reviresco line!


* Pictures taken from the Reviresco website.

6 comments:

  1. Congratulations!!!! You´ve found the exact type of trucks I am looking for to use for 1930´s ganster gaming!!! :-D
    Nice blog btw
    Cheers
    paul

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  2. Thanks, and glad you also found a use for the Reviresco line!

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  3. Picked up a couple of Crossley Tenders from Amazon , they are diecast and needed repainting but not expensive

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  4. Hey Moss...would love to see the link for that. My Amazon search skill seems to be lacking today as I cannot find any such item!

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  5. Try this link https://www.amazon.co.uk/Matchbox-Models-Yesteryear-Crossley-Carlsberg/dp/B000MRDFT4/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1317057399&sr=8-15 There are several more varying greatly in price . I searched for - Models of Yesteryear

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  6. Excellent, thanks for the info, Mosstrooper!

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