Trojan Points | 21 Jan 2015 11:09 a.m. PST |
Just found another comic book from back when I was a kid with an imagi-nation that'd make a couple of great miniatures armies… But a couple of vehicles defy my attempt to identify them… Anyone got any idea? Please let me know on here or on the blog proper! Thanks! link |
tmy 1939 | 21 Jan 2015 11:20 a.m. PST |
Interesting. The armoured car looks like a Diamler, although Humber is also a good guess. link No ideas for the jeep and the trucks. The armoured rebel vehicle could be an impression of either a: BTR-40 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTR-40 or a Walid
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Gaz0045 | 21 Jan 2015 11:30 a.m. PST |
I'd say that the armoured car is a Humber, the trucks are similar to the small 4 wheel Dodge link The armoured truck could be a White armoured car ….or a btr 152? |
Bob the Temple Builder | 21 Jan 2015 11:46 a.m. PST |
The armoured car looks like a Humber and the Land Rover appears to be the Belgian Minerva-built model.
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Trojan Points | 21 Jan 2015 11:58 a.m. PST |
Armoured Car: I've looked at the other drawings of the armoured car through the book and it looks much more like a Humber than like a Daimler (shape of the front of the hull, of the mud guard, back vents… Armoured Truck: I think Gaz0045 nailed it… Definitely a BTR 152! Or at least something with a very nearly identical front end (except for the second pair of headlight but that really a small detail): there is no side view but the drawn vehicle might be shorter… Maybe a four instead of six wheel variant? Is there such thing? Rover: that Minerva looks like a very good match, and Belgian comic artist do have a tendency to use military material that can be seen locally for inspiration… Great job guys! I spent hours in google for not much result. Just a few minutes on TMP and I got pretty much everyting I need! Now about that funny looking bus? |
shaun from s and s models | 21 Jan 2015 12:01 p.m. PST |
the armoured car is a humber mk4, there is also a dodge wc ambulance, an m38a1 jeep, a couple of dodge 15cwt 4x2 trucks, a series 1 land rover a wlaid apc, (like a btr40) and some sort of oversize vw combi van. imho! |
Trojan Points | 21 Jan 2015 12:20 p.m. PST |
I'll take you word on the exact model of the Humber (and probably go with whatever model I can actually find) The model on the cover is a dodge wc ambulance alright, but is the heroes vehicle and neither army or rebels, so I probably won't bother with it… The M38A1 and Dodge 15cwt are good matches! The Minerva looks closer to the drawing than the original Series 1 (the lateral part of the front end are sloped instead of rounded)… Oversize vw van? Yeah… Can't find anything better either! |
Gaz0045 | 21 Jan 2015 2:15 p.m. PST |
Not quite the 'bus' you are after but worth a look…. link And another contender without 'portholes'! auction |
shaun from s and s models | 21 Jan 2015 2:42 p.m. PST |
looking again it could be a Minerva land rover, as it also looks like a sort of tintin comic and he was in a Belgian comic, I think. |