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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: uncle les on June 07, 2021, 02:27:01 PM

Title: The Ruston-Bucyrus Infantry Support Charanbanc. Yeah - it's a thing*
Post by: uncle les on June 07, 2021, 02:27:01 PM

This day in BS history - it's 1931 and we find the British Ministry of Supply and Pointy Things sending out the new Ruston-Bucyrus Infantry Support Charabanc to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds for its acceptance trials.
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* If it wasn't a thing before it is now.

Title: Re: The Ruston-Bucyrus Infantry Support Charanbanc. Yeah - it's a thing*
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on June 07, 2021, 11:48:48 PM

Interesting modification and it does look like the original vehicle was almost made for this feature. 

Title: Re: The Ruston-Bucyrus Infantry Support Charanbanc. Yeah - it's a thing*
Post by: apophenia on June 08, 2021, 03:34:54 AM

That is awesome! Love the idea of an armoured char-à-bancs  :smiley:

And, of course, the Ruston-Bucyrus ISC would also be a grandsire of the 1939 'Nellie' trench-digger  ;)
-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivator_No._6 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivator_No._6)

This has to go into the 1920s/1930s GB or Between the Wars GB inspiration thread!
-- http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=9812.0 (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=9812.0)