This new model features ten blocks of ten British manufactured jerricans in 1/35th scale
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/gecko-models-ww2-british-jerricans
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/gecko-models-ww2-british-jerricans
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Well, that’s the load for the Airfix Stolly sorted then!
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The only problem with that is how many of these WWII era cans would have still been in use from the 1960s-90s? Granted, with the sides of the Stolly up you probably won’t see the sides of the jerrycans so you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference, but the markings used on later postwar ones were of course different.
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Exactly, once rammed into a Stolly for instance, you won’t be able to discern the date.
I think the main manufacturing upgrade came in the mid-60s, as produced by Accurate Armour - but of course, they’re now long gone. I think the only noticeable difference was the date stamped into the metal. There was also a NATO fuel-type tag secured to the handle, which no one hardly ever models. This was in a thin metal crimped across the handle. The colour went something like this (my memory may let me down here):
Petrol - dull red
Diesel - pos yellow
Kero - light grey
Anything else, such as the aviation fuels AFTAG and AVGAS I’m afraid I just can’t remember.
I did add these to one of my Land Rover models some time ago - just about discernible:
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Having the cans in “blocks” seems like a good idea. But it also limits how they can be used.
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Yes, it will be interesting to see how they’re assembled/moulded, and if it’s possible to trim a row commensurate with whatever vehicle it is planned to stow them in.
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It does not look like the rows can be trimmed since the “ends” are not separate. If they are trimmed then one end will have to be hidden against a wall, etc. Or, if the modeler has UK style cans from Italeri or Asuka, they can be placed at the end. If they are the same size, of course.
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Remove length from “the middle” of the row.
Keep at least 2 at the end and remove as many as needed from the inside of the row.
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Ahhhh! That makes perfect sense. That’s probably why I did not think of it!
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