Tuesday 25 February 2014

French LOG

I have mentioned before (and provided plenty of photographic evidence) that many of the softskins vehicles in my 20mm WW2 forces are rather dodgy diecasts.  The French do not escape this and one of the Corps logistic trains includes this useful offering from Lledo.  This manufacturer obligingly provided 'load' which clipped on (and indeed off...) thus facilitating the spray painting of the lorry while the load remained - aside from some weathering - as Lledo intended.  Hence this culturally appropriate Perrier* wagon.  Well the general needs something to dilute his Absinthe...

*although their last outing indicated more of a taste for Vichy water.....

9 comments:

Uncle Brian said...

What a great looking LOG element! I have a truck with Beer Barrels on it that I have used to represent WW2 German supply elements.

Chris Kemp said...

Given Perrier's reputation, would this not be better employed fuelling the Chars? :-)

Regards, Chris

Pete. said...

Very smart, I know gamers who insist on having an ice cream van playing a similar role in Italian armies... some thing to consider?

Cheers,

Pete.

Al said...

Great bit of kit, I'd like to get one of those eventually

Tim Gow said...

Uncle Brian
No racial or national stereotypes here then......

Tim Gow said...

Chris Kemp
The chars (or at least the ones in 1DCR) run on Elf petrol from a similar toy!

Tim Gow said...

Pete
And then there's the tea lorry my Brits enjoy....

Tim Gow said...

Al
You know it makes sense!

Tim Gow said...

Chris Kemp (again)
You've reminded me of the time in the '80s when I used a litre of Perrier (the only water to hand) to top up the radiator in my elderly Peugeot. The car seemed happy enough.