Darren Baker takes a look at the World War Two British Field Accessories Set from Bronco Models.

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Looks like a great set, and the perfect solution for those kits that come with no extras.

cooking vessels are the #2 cook sets as issued to all armoured vehicles and purloined by most resourceful drivers. They were still in use in the 80's as they worked.

Darren,
I think the lamps you refer to are the Helleson lamps...a torch that was pretty much standard stowage on most if not all AFV's.

A frame to which a battery was fitted, I have somewhere a drawing of one.

George.

Thank you George and 766sgtacc for the information.

Nice looking add on set , although I would have thought 25 pounder ammo boxes would have been a better addition ,everyone seemed to use them for extra storage . 6 pounder boxes , not so much

I guess the 6pr boxes are because of the 6pr guns due for release soon.

Helleson Lamps could be found on Centurion tanks as late as the early 1970s and Petrol Cooker No2 introduced during WW2 (probably from a German design, as were the Jerrycans) still in use on armoured vehicles when I left the forces in 1990.

No2 Burners were still in use up until the mid to late 90's when they were replaced by the No12 Burner which is a diesel variant. The cookset was known as a dixie to us tank crews and is still issued as part of the CES now.

Max

Ammo boxes of all sorts were used for many purposes. We still use a 5.5in artillery propellant box my father used as a kit box. This looks like a first rate set of accessories.

2 gallon cans were used throughout the war - I have seen them dated as late as 1951

Simon what I meant was how common were they as jerry cans pretty much seem to have taken over as the war progressed.

On the subject of the cookers I am finding the information that is being made available in this thread a great help which is also extending the time line that this product will be of help for. Any advance on the 1990's?

I thought the same as you - which is why i was surprised to see them being made as late as 1951 - particularly as many millions must have been made during the war

sk