_GOTOBOTTOM
Dioramas
Do you love dioramas & vignettes? We sure do.
Hosted by Darren Baker, Mario Matijasic
REVIEW
  British Airborne Supply Containers
slodder
Visit this Community
North Carolina, United States
Joined: February 22, 2002
KitMaker: 11,718 posts
Armorama: 7,138 posts
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 12:30 AM UTC
For all the fans of British modelers here is a great accessory.

Check this review out....

Containers

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
Eagle
Visit this Community
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Joined: May 22, 2002
KitMaker: 4,082 posts
Armorama: 1,993 posts
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 03:33 AM UTC
Scott,

good review thanks !!


Quoted Text

For all the fans of British modelers here is a great accessory


As being a British Airborne modeler, these containers have written my name all over them. I'll be sure to purchase these for a future diorama.

Thanks again, for a good review !!
keenan
Visit this Community
Indiana, United States
Joined: October 16, 2002
KitMaker: 5,272 posts
Armorama: 2,844 posts
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 04:06 AM UTC
Internet info is pretty slim on these. I remember Googling for about an hour looking for pictures during the RMG campaign. Anyway, I think the resin containers still have the chutes packed in the end of them. If you were going to use them on the ground after they had been dropped I think you would have to grind the chute out of the end.
Again, no definitive pictures and I am just tossing out an idea.

Oh, almost forgot. Scott, Thanks for the review!

Shaun
slodder
Visit this Community
North Carolina, United States
Joined: February 22, 2002
KitMaker: 11,718 posts
Armorama: 7,138 posts
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 04:25 AM UTC
Shaun - you are absolutely right on research. Google was pretty weak. I even went to books and couldn't locate anything at my local book stores that had anything more on them.

The cute is packed in the end. The 4th or 5th image (end shot) shows it. A dremel will fix that quickly.
18Bravo
Visit this Community
Colorado, United States
Joined: January 20, 2005
KitMaker: 7,219 posts
Armorama: 6,097 posts
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 04:58 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Internet info is pretty slim on these. I remember Googling for about an hour looking for pictures during the RMG campaign. Anyway, I think the resin containers still have the chutes packed in the end of them. If you were going to use them on the ground after they had been dropped I think you would have to grind the chute out of the end.
Again, no definitive pictures and I am just tossing out an idea.



I don't have access to all of my references at the moment, but there is an old book out that shows a few pictures of these containers, both opened and closed, and even show the Wellbike being unfolded. It is part a Uniform and Equipment series, called British Airborne Forces, or something similar to that. If you know the series I'm talking about, you can probably obtain one pretty easily.
keenan
Visit this Community
Indiana, United States
Joined: October 16, 2002
KitMaker: 5,272 posts
Armorama: 2,844 posts
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 05:06 AM UTC





The only two good photos I was able to find.

Shaun
jazza
Visit this Community
Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: August 03, 2005
KitMaker: 2,709 posts
Armorama: 1,818 posts
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 05:17 AM UTC
I can already imagine a diorama or one of these dropping near a british command centre with the commander looking into the skies with a binoculaus and some soldiers retrieving the others.

It wouldnt be hard to make a US equivalent of this dio...in fact, im sure its been made before.
Eagle
Visit this Community
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Joined: May 22, 2002
KitMaker: 4,082 posts
Armorama: 1,993 posts
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 06:09 AM UTC
Guys,

hey...we're talking British Airborne here....you should have come to Danny













ShermiesRule
Visit this Community
Michigan, United States
Joined: December 11, 2003
KitMaker: 5,409 posts
Armorama: 3,777 posts
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 12:06 PM UTC
I can't see the end very well but a landed cannister would also have the end opposite the chute crushed in to absorb the shock.
Eagle
Visit this Community
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Joined: May 22, 2002
KitMaker: 4,082 posts
Armorama: 1,993 posts
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2005 - 10:50 PM UTC

Quoted Text

I can't see the end very well but a landed cannister would also have the end opposite the chute crushed in to absorb the shock.


The model depicst the "Type C" container as far as I can see. Those Type C containers had bumpers that where inside the body of the container. On landing they didn't crush / bend as much as you would see with the Type H container. Most of the C types where ok after the landing, showing no real signs of the impact.

I'll purchase this set and write up a comparison review between the VLS and the Resicast set.
 _GOTOTOP