Oh we need the Stalwart !!
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I pulled the trigger on an Osiris Models (UK Ebay) as a Made to Order Item in 1/35th for twice the price, but it has 2 HIAB cranes, stowed & in use. I ordered 3 custom builds at the same time, so there is a reasonable wait time.
I have a dozen from Badger 3D/Osiris Models UK, built 2, had they have measured up spot-on to the info I have, Terry Ganders, Modern British Armour book
PS I already have the Airfix Stolly on order!
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Does anyone do a standalone HIAB in 1/35 ??
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Got to be on SMMs list of updates surely?
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Possibly, I did look at the Osiris site and the HIAB doesnt look to hard to scratch once you have the Stollie for size comparisons. I think those Osiris ones are a bit to much for me, plus they look pretty chunky in a lot of areas and a few bits were off. The interior on the stollie looked complete though.
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In anticipation of getting my glue-strewn fingers on this kit, I stumbled across this site and fellow enthusiasts might like to browse through it; I haven’t even finished my study but it is chock-full of facts about the Stolly, including pics and even the Swedish interest. It also contains lots of other stuff from Cooking Stoves to the findings of a Board of Inquiry after a fatal accident on Salisbury Plain back in 2021, in a CVR(T). Grim reading for sure. However, for the detail fanatics awaiting the Stolly:
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That’s a great photo of the Mol conversion. Is there any more of it with the jet engine fitted?
We’ve got a Stalwart group on Facebook Redirecting...
And there’s a video of the jet engine putting a fire out
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The Red one was an ex Swedish Coastal Artillery Stalwart, which was bought and shipped back to the UK in 1985. In the 90s it was bought by the Korean Antarctic Survey, and shipped down to King George Island. It worked for around 5 years, parked up for 5 years, and then sent to Chile for Disposal
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The Yellow one was a private rescue company. It’s green now, and for sale at Tanks a lot.
No Stalwart every carried white, or worked for UN during their time with the British Army. The white colour was a whim of the civilian owner
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All I have is this one, from an article about the Stalwart in the TWENOT’s club magazine, De Tank, issue 278.
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Many thanks.
I’ve updated my web page with some recently learnt info about Mol’s Dutch Fire Fighter
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The Tankograd Stalwart book is a really good reference tool for building a Stolly
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