This the Copper State Models kit in 1/35th scale. It was a pleasure to build. I was especially impressed by the delicately molded wire wheels. A PE replacement set is available, but not any real improvement, IMHO. There is no interior detail provided. My only complaint is that several exterior details were omitted. They provided the bucket holding bracket, but not the bucket. The retaining strap for the box on the right side of the body was missing. And there should have been some mud guards that extend from the toolbox/fenders to the rear bed. CSM does offer them as a part of a separate PE ‘upgrade’ set. They were however easily scratch-built.
The driver’s armored visor was meant to be closed, but I preferred it open. So I added the missing center roof support and the hold-open bracket. The crewman having his cuppa and biscuit is from CSM. They make several different figures to go with this kit. I added a driver that is barely visible, just a Hornet head on a spare torso. Thanks for looking, questions and comments are welcomed.
The old National Service rumour was that the tea was always laced with Bromide as a sexual-urge suppressant; the same rumour prevailed when I was in Junior Leaders - it certainly did taste strange!
(Junior Leaders was a British Army initiative whereby by 15 year-olds could join the Army until 17½ then hit adult service fully qualified)
If it was true then I suppose it made sense - 600-odd teenagers with hormones raging were not to be taken lightly! But in all honesty, with at least 3 hours a day on the barrack square doing drill, PT, assault courses, cross country marches, let alone the endless cleaning and polishing, I don’t think we had that much spare energy anyway!
