Wasn't sure wether to put this under armour or softskins! It's MK Models resin Bedford OXA, a makeshift armoured vehicle used for airfield defence.
It's an interesting sudject, but I can't recommend the kit! Not many of the pieces had straight edges or right angles where required.Even the chassis had one side longer than the other and all the springs etc are cast in place so you're on a loser from the start! I got fed up trying to correct it in the end and just finished it off. More pics in my gallery.

wow, thats an odd looking creature, what country is it from

Its British, based on the Bedford OX truck, basically a standard truck with a load of boiler plate riveted together - wouldn't fancy driving it with all that weight up top!

was it ever used in combat, doesnt look like it would do well against an airplane

That certainly is an interesting looking contraption.....

Very cool Dave. I really like seeing something different like this, and so well done.
Chuck

These were used more to give the Homeguard some mobility and also more firepower.

Dave a good unusual subject. You have done a good job of her ever though the kit has some faults.

Thanks a lot guys, and a compliment from Cliff is a compliment indeed.
This truck was built after Dunkirk when we were afraid of invasion and short of proper armoured cars. With the Boyes anti-tank rifle and Bren guns it would have been used protecting fighter airfields against German Paratroops while the regular troops and what armour we had was used against the main invasion force.

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Y'know, for the kind of money charged, there is absolutely no excuse for a resin company to issue a kit with those kinds of errors. I have made masters for several companies and the first rule is to make sure it fits the way it was supposed to. The second is that it be accurate. I have had a couple of my kits moulded poorly and it's like a stake through the heart. You spend your time doing the research, making sure stuff is buildable and right and thebloody caster bolloxes up the job. It's enough to make you cry, not to mention embarassing when people contact you and let you know, however nicely, that the kit is a pain to build.

I have build several resin kits that, once I was too deep into them to back out, turned out to be monsters in sheeps clothing. I have seldom felt as riped off as when I have laid out big bucks for a kit or accessory that just isn't what it is advertised to be.
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Sorry, had to get that off my chest. :-)

Paul