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Posted: Monday, April 15, 2013 - 11:29 PM UTC
A new 1/35 scale accessory set has been announced by AFV Club that will help keep the British fueled.

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MrRoo
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Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 05:19 AM UTC
looks to be a good set especially the 2 gallon flimsies
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Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 06:02 AM UTC
those will come in handy, nice release.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 07:58 AM UTC
Would a WWII British can really have 20L on the side of it? I wouldn't think many British soldiers of that time would even know what a Litre was...
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Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 08:50 AM UTC
Thought for a minute that it was a review on a tea urn set
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Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 09:20 AM UTC
The British would scavenge German jerrycans whenever possible.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 09:44 AM UTC

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The British would scavenge German jerrycans whenever possible.



That is true but these are the British Copy and some manufacturers of the real thing did stamp 20l on them as that was what they held. These were also used in qty by the US in NWE as it was easier to ship sheet steel and make them in the UK than ship the bulky items across the Atlantic. Look at most US dumps in NWE and they are the British (German) pattern can. Nice to see a variety of markings on these which will go well wit the old Italeri and newer Tamiya brit pattern cans.
Al
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Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 10:30 AM UTC
Thanks Kevin & Al for the fact + the story behind the fact. !
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