Sure was short. Coming along nicely.
HA!! I don`t remember it as a "Dinky Toy"..... but as a small kit,YES i do!!This combination was my favourite Dinky Toy many years ago!
Pete
Hi Scottie,(DAWG!!),They certainly do build up well.... and,obviously,you`re VERY welcomed mate!!Andy,
I built one of these a while back, it's a great kit and goes together well. You are off to a great start, I will pull up a chair if I may.
Cheers Jim,it`s a kit that`s such a pleasure!Fine progress Andy
Jim
Thanks Tim,as i said to Jim.... it`s such an enjoyable build!!It’s coming on nicely Andy
Good to hear that Steve!.... C`mon then... what`s the hold up on the Quad then?!!Suave, moi? I'll let you know I have a 25pdr and Limber in permanent residence on a Man Cave shelf sirrah! Not got round to the Quad yet though!
Steve
Hi Andrew,of course there is mate!! No need for Bribes... I`m trying to lose weight!!Andy
If there's still room can I join the party?? Bribes in the form of Junior's Celebration Chocolate Brownie can be made available!!!!
I have a vague recollection of making a large scale quad tractor in my youf minus limber and gun though.... It was definitely the same for plastic.... Also pretty sure I never painted it.
Keep up the good work!!
Andrew
Yes it certainly was Paul.... and Ugly!!Sure was short. Coming along nicely.
Actually,it is a breeze so far Mick... "Old" for sure.... but very niceDefinitely a breeze matey, it might be an old kit but still looks good
Hold up on the Quad is that I haven't bought one yet ....! I will soon though ... !HA!! I don`t remember it as a "Dinky Toy"..... but as a small kit,YES i do!!
Hi Scottie,(DAWG!!),They certainly do build up well.... and,obviously,you`re VERY welcomed mate!!
Cheers Jim,it`s a kit that`s such a pleasure!
Thanks Tim,as i said to Jim.... it`s such an enjoyable build!!
Good to hear that Steve!.... C`mon then... what`s the hold up on the Quad then?!!
Hi Andrew,of course there is mate!! No need for Bribes... I`m trying to lose weight!!
Cheers Mark,There was apparently six variations from four manufactures in total.
Here you are Andy: https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/dinky-697/bn_7024937440HA!! I don`t remember it as a "Dinky Toy"..... but as a small kit,YES i do!!
HA!! Just looked that up and zoomed in on the eBay one PeteHere you are Andy: https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/dinky-697/bn_7024937440
Pete
FAT = Field Artillery Tractor, CMP = Canadian Military Pattern — the two are different things, but it can be hard to keep straight. Like Steve explained, CMP was a shorthand designation for a series of trucks and lorries made in Canada by Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge in a wide range of variants (the Ford and Chevrolet ones are hard to tell apart unless you know what to look for, but the Dodges are entirely different). FATs were trucks specifically built to tow field artillery, and were manufactured using a number of different chassis, including Ford and Chevrolet CMP but also from other manufacturers. This is what the three drawings on the first page of the instructions illustrate: the top is a FAT built on a Guy chassis, the middle is a FAT on a Morris chassis and the bottom is a FAT on a Ford or Chevrolet (I can’t make out the difference in the picture) CMP chassis.a mish mash of the FAT and CMP shown there.....
HA! Yep,certainly "A can of worms"...... Thanks for that info,good of you to take the time mateHello mate,
You do like opening cans of worms LOL. There were two main manufacturers - Chevrolet and Ford. They had different chassis but the bodywork variants would be the same. ie a beetle back body on a Chevy or Ford chassis etc etc. The term CMP (Canadian Military Pattern) is just a general term referring to Canadian built trucks with either a Chevy or Ford chassis and a British designed body. Eventually Britain got Morris to put the body work on their chassis as well. Therefore three different chassis with similar British designed bodywork. Then you have the next level of confusion. The bodywork was made by several commonwealth countries ie India, Australis etc so they would be local variations on the bodywork supplied. There are loads of different styles of bodywork.
As for the Tamiya kit it is a Ford Chassis with a British designed Beetle Back body. These were made before, during and after the war. If you want extreme detail and information on particular models and variant then the MLU Website is your bible for all things CMP.
Cheers Si.... This certainly does seem to be a popular kit that many of us have built in the past,in various scalesRemember building this, and thoroughly enjoyed it when I first got into model making.
Your build has steamed ahead nicely Mr Smiff
Jakko,WOW!!.... That`s also a cracking amount of detailed info ...... as with Steve,thank you very much for taking the time to post it mate.......,it really is very much appreciatedFAT = Field Artillery Tractor, CMP = Canadian Military Pattern — the two are different things, but it can be hard to keep straight. Like Steve explained, CMP was a shorthand designation for a series of trucks and lorries made in Canada by Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge in a wide range of variants (the Ford and Chevrolet ones are hard to tell apart unless you know what to look for, but the Dodges are entirely different). FATs were trucks specifically built to tow field artillery, and were manufactured using a number of different chassis, including Ford and Chevrolet CMP but also from other manufacturers. This is what the three drawings on the first page of the instructions illustrate: the top is a FAT built on a Guy chassis, the middle is a FAT on a Morris chassis and the bottom is a FAT on a Ford or Chevrolet (I can’t make out the difference in the picture) CMP chassis.
Now, this isn’t made any easier by your FAT also being a CMP, but with a different model of cab than in the bottom drawing Ford and Chevrolet CMPs were made with three types of cab, the No. 11, No. 12 and No. 13. Your FAT has a No. 12 cab (I think, I can never tell the 11 and 12 apart), while the bottom illustration has a No. 13 cab, easily recognised by the forward-angled windows. Italeri has a 1:35 kit of the latter, BTW.
And to further muddy the waters, FATs were also often known as ”Quads”, IIRC because of their four-wheel drive.
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