Finished!: 15mm Morris Commercial CDSW Light Breakdown Truck (conversion)

Hi Folks,

Another AHPC entry for this week. This time a quick conversion I launched into having had a spare Morris Bofors Tractor (BR279) from Battlefront. I discovered that there was a 'wrecker' truck version of this vehicle and that this type of equipment would have been used by the Light Aid Detachments attached to individual Battalions in a Division. So the plan is to make myself a small unit to represent these chaps. Not much use in a standard game, but it's the type of thing we would find a use for in our big battles at the club.

Note, for those that saw this on the AHPC blog, I've finished a few details on this since I posted on Tuesday. Mainly the correct markings now for a REME unit, a little light weathering and the usual base gubbins I put on to make it look like it might be parked up against a hedge 'somewhere in Normandy'.

The conversion part included adding a paperclip wire frame for the cab roof along with a cut down 'stowage' tarp . I also reworked the rear of the vehicle, cutting off some of the boxes at the rear and building up the sides a little. I built the jib on the back out of plastic rod I had, and added a spare wheel and some jerry cans from the bits box (different size than the others, but it will do as a generic spare). I could have got a bit heavier with the stowage I think, but decided to keep it pretty simple - there is a covered area which is no doubt jam packed with the crew's 'stuff'.

For crew, I went with the driver that came with the kit and a spare passenger from the bits box. I specifically selected a passenger that was holding a rifle, as I wanted to highlight that while this was not a front line unit, the job was still dangerous!

This entry for the challenge got a lot of positive comments - it seems military recovery trucks are cool!