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Meng British R-R Armoured Car

jknaus

Administrator
A review of the new Meng British R-R Armoured Car Pattern 1914/1920.

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From Wiki "The Rolls-Royce Armoured Car was a British armoured car developed in 1914 and used during the First World War, Irish Civil War, the inter-war period in Imperial Air Control in Transjordan, Israel and Mesopotamia, and in the early stages of the Second World War in the Middle East and North Africa. "
The kit is fairly simple and allows you to make the early armoured cars used during WWI all the way up to the one used in the Dessert in 1942. You get a PE fret with the wire wheels and plastic tyres as well as the heavier plastic hubs with rubber tyres. 4 sprues with "C" being doubled. The turret sides are one piece ans is the body. This looks like a nice quick simple build with a ton of possibilities. The glass pieces are wrapped in plastic and then in a baggy.There are 4 poly caps so the wheels can turn as you go brum brum across the desk imagining you were there....everyone does that right????? There are some sink marks but I think they should be easy enough to clean up. Unfortunately the colour guide does not tell you the units of the vehicles and is kind of general in their description. I'm thinking maybe the cammed WWI version might be Dutch but I have to look more. The WWII schemes are nice with a Caunter version and a version in sand with the huge roundel on the turret top. If you can find info I think the kit could be converted to the open top turret with a Boyes gun and .303 but you would need to scratch the interior. The box top has a very nice Caunter schemed armoured car in action.
I am thinking of making my own decals and building one of the 9 Silver Ghosts belonging to Lawrence of Arabia in Palestine 1917.
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For more info I suggest Wikipedia and Tank Encyclopedia as good starts.
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/gb/Rolls_Royce_Armoured_Car.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Armoured_Car


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James
 
I did not know Meng released one! :unsure:

Nice review

Going to have to put that on the shopping list



I wonder how much it will be to combining it with the F350 kit :hmmm

In another world Roolls-Royce and .............. :tomato
 
I was going to build my other armoured car in Palestine but maybe it will be RN.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om0BNZdVbPg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ussAz7VUxts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_4v3FU2tNI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_-xpbBD7rk
 
What an awesome build. Its simple but looks so good. I need at least one more. I ended up not being able to sleep so started this about 0130 and here is where I am.

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Yes it is. The other turret option has a larger commanders hatch and a port for the Boyes gun. I also checked through the Osprey book and I was lucky enough that the Haynes Owners Workshop Manual arrived yesterday.
I haven't finished it yet though so no lid on yet. The third type of turret would involve a lot of scratch building although there isn't really a lot inside.

BTW here are the books:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1785210580/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01BY34DGI/ref=oh_aui_d_asin_title_o03_?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07G57352J/ref=oh_aui_d_asin_title_o02_?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1846770904/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01__o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/184677005X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
James
 
Well I think the PE wheel variant was a mistake. Its really easy to deform the pe and there is nothing included to help dish it properly. I'm not really sure where to go from here and its too late to change to the earlier version. Maybe pics tomorrow of where I am so far.
James
 
There are slight differences in the body but overall it is the same. The turret shape is slightly different. Yes they have the solid wheels but those are no good for the one I am making. I am going to try something but I cant tell you what just yet.

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James
 
Hang in there James!!...This is a kool little build so don't force the issue if you need to step away for a bit that's ok. :v
 
The experiment worked out and looks good. No pics yet but if I can navigate the stairs I hope to prime this tonight.
James
 
Yes they were. A couple of places they had the huge pins also which are annoying. But overall its a nice fast fun build. Someone skillful could really go to town on this one as there is detail missing. But for a no stress build it is well worth it. I hate the PE wheels though.
James
 
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