Killingholme Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Hi all, I'm finishing up an Argentinian C-130 at the moment and I want to put some vehicles in the hold (mainly to mask the bare Academy kit interior) Does anyone know of any air-liftable vehicles used by the Argentine army during the Falklands/Malvinas conflict which could plausibly lifted by a C-130? I assume some sort of jeep must have been used, but I can't find any photos. Were any vehicles actually brought in by C-130 or did it all come by sea? Second question- do any of the aforementioned vehicles exist as 1/72 kits? Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) Hello. I served in the 82 Falklands War and on the first day into Port Stanley they had some old Mercedes 4x4 Jeeps sprayed in a sand and green stripe from memory that we used for the remainder of our stay until posted back to the UK. There were also some abandoned large armoured cars (Panhard?) which I assume did not exceeed any weight limits for C-130 as otherwise, I am unsure how they would have got them there from the mainland? 1/72 kits - no idea on that one but others may be able to help out. Gary Edited January 17, 2016 by redcap 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cameraman Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Hi Will, they have a beautiful Argentine Mercedes G Wagon on display, that was captured during the Falklands campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) Thanks guys, especially good to know from someone who was there. I have also just found a list of the equipment handed over at surrender, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_surrender_in_the_Falklands_War Sadly, as far as I can tell the only vaguely appropriate 1/72 kit is a resin Peugeot P4 version by Azimut- expensive!! Will Edited January 20, 2016 by Killingholme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 A fair amount was brought in by ship prior to the establishment of the blockade. Others came in on Hercules - e.g. the improvised Exocet launcher on a trailer, phtos of which exist online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4scourge7 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) Hi Ace kits of Ukraine do Panhards in 1/72 scale. I think they do several types, but I don`t know if this allows builds of the type left on the Falklands (They look similar but I haven`t studied the subject too closely). HTH Cheers, Ian Edited January 20, 2016 by ian buick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 There were also some abandoned large armoured cars (Panhard?) which I assume did not exceeed any weight limits for C-130 as otherwise, I am unsure how they would have got them there from the mainland? You're right Gary, AML-60 (mortar) or 90 (gun) can be loaded onto a Transall, so absolutely no problems for the Hercules. Ace have it in its range, and they're also available in resin with some other brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoz Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 The Argentines only had the AML-90 version. The following link confirms that these were transported to the islands by C-130 http://soldadosdigital.com/2008/modelismo/modelismo05-03-08-english.htm No idea where would you find an Ace AML nowadays though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis pacheco Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 VW T2 Kombi http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn88/juanca3675/kombi%20estaba%20asignada%20a%20los%20mecaacutenicos%20de%20RADAR%20del%20SADA%20AgrADA601Ec%20agregados%20al%20GADA%20601_zpso0esdeml.jpg Panhard http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1lDh1dddzVc/URpN78HuUEI/AAAAAAAADp0/AlqwSosIkkg/s1600/aml90_n.jpg Jeep http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ddp7AujNL5E/U7hfJKGDjWI/AAAAAAAADBI/JAfx8c9u50c/s1600/bim5grupojEEP+ika+en+Malvinas.jpg At this forum you can see many of the vehicles used by the Argentinians. Ambulances, jeeps, bikes, etc: http://www.zona-militar.com/foros/threads/im%C3%A1genes-del-conflicto-de-malvinas-fotos.258/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Cracking links Luis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark761 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Probably 1:76 (HO/OO) Viking do a Merc G Waggon hard top SWB. Or did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Thanks guys for the links- very useful and a lot of photos I have never seen before. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAGATIGER Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Hi there My 0.02 cents also they use a battery of Roland SAM and look at these Instalacion de Tiro Berreta SMM http://kalkin.foros.ws/t12743/itb-en-malvinas-148/45/ best day Armando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 The Panhard AML-90 is the only vehicle from that list that's been kitted in 1/72 injection plastic AFAIK and as has been pointed out, the ACE kit is long out of production (and sells at something of a premium on eBay when it does turn up). Wespe do a 1/72 resin Unimog: http://www.tracks-n-troops.eu/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_1&products_id=8426 That's all I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missile-monkey Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 S and S models from Burnham on sea do a 20 mm scale Mercedes G Wagen ligh 4 x 4. It is intended for wargamers but I (with v limited modelling skills) managed to make a not too bad representation of a German vehicle. Their cutomer service i also second to none. Speak with Shaun he is v helpful. Regards M - M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I've seen some of Shaun's collection of models and they do look good.Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missile-monkey Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Thanks Bootneck I should have posted a link....Doh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsmodels Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 hi killingholme yes we do make a range of mercs (lwb & swb) and a p4 they are intended for gamers but with a little bit of super detailing they can be improved a lot. sandsmodelsshop.com thanks shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff_B Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 http://www.model-miniature.com/product.php?id_product=73 Model Miniatures do a resin AML-90 if that's any use ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAGATIGER Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 The Panhard AML-90 is the only vehicle from that list that's been kitted in 1/72 injection plastic AFAIK and as has been pointed out, the ACE kit is long out of production (and sells at something of a premium on eBay when it does turn up). Wespe do a 1/72 resin Unimog: http://www.tracks-n-troops.eu/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_1&products_id=8426 That's all I can find. Hi there :look for these 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Ask for Julie Ludmann, Model-Miniature manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levin Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Hope I am not to late but take a look at these: http://sandsmodelsshop.com/product/early-unimog-4x4-gs-truck-lwb/ http://sandsmodelsshop.com/product/mercedes-g-wagen-light-4x4/ they seem to be reasonably detailed, espacially when you have in mind to put them in or next to your plane Greetings Levin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsmodels Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 thanks for the recomendation, we make a lot of cold war vehicles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Don't suppose you've ever considered doing 1/48 modern stuff at all (bet you never expected to hear that from me).....A Toyota Hilux in particular would be good. Sorry for the slight veer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Would love to see some kind of diorama around the Falklands- although there was never any direct armoured combat, there's an interesting variety of vehicles on the two sides ranging from Panhards on their side to Scorpions/Scimitars on ours, which did actually see combat in the fire support role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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