1:32 RAF accumulator trolley (early type) optionally with generating set

[johnie hopper]

Two early pieces of Accumulator / generating RAF trolley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope that they will look good with RAF planes.

 

[Grissom]

They look really good and would make fantastic additions to a simple base on which you display an RAF aircraft.   Are they scratch-built or are they a kit?   As I don't know anything about these pieces of equipment, can you tell us about the colours you used and what specific period they apply to?   Love your work!

 

Cheers,

Wayne

[Greif8]

Very cool and well done little kits.  They will indeed look nice next to an RAF aircraft.  I'll echo Grissom and ask if they are kits or scratchbuilt?

 

Ernest

[johnie hopper]

Thank you,

unfortunately they are scratchbuilt because I haven't found responding kit (see WIP section). 

You can find those and similar trolleys at many pictures of RAF bases. During BoB they used mostly simple trolley with accumulators and lately they were modified by using of available army generating set (300 W BSA or JAP).  Lately during war the construction was changeded for towing behind vehicles.

Even though it's thought very often, that there was used only RAF blue grey, the real colour depends mostly on weighed time of use (there's a lot of discussions in others forums)

 

For example here

 

So I decided to use Khaki green No3 as I would like to use them under 601 Squadron Airacobra Mk.I and Hurricane IIb during summer and autumn 41.

[Grissom]

Thank you for your reply, Johnie.   As I said, I love your work.

[ctayfor]

Great to see such unusual subjects which add so much to even a very basic diorama. Lovely scratchbuilding work. Now you just need an erk to be hooking it up or moving it.