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Title: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: petercooman on 06 October 2019, 04:00:43 PM
Hi gents,

Anybody have these and can tell me what type it is? Higgins or thornycroft?

And can you put unbased models in it? Say a pack of 10 riflemen?

Thanks in advance!

Ps: i have single based models on 1 and 2eurocent pieces. Would they fit?
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: petercooman on 09 October 2019, 07:56:50 PM
So, no one?

About to order all LCM's instaed!
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: Leon on 09 October 2019, 11:28:07 PM
I was sure I had a pic of one of these on a Carlos Briz diorama but I can't seem to find it now!
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: Ithoriel on 09 October 2019, 11:53:52 PM
This one, Leon?
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: Leon on 10 October 2019, 03:15:40 AM
Quote from: Ithoriel on 09 October 2019, 11:53:52 PM
This one, Leon?

That's our LCM model, so not the one we're looking for unfortunately (but good find!)  Our LCA is less angular and has two circular MG stations (?) behind the main compartment.
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: petercooman on 10 October 2019, 03:20:49 AM
No worries, ordered the LCM's instead.
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: petercooman on 10 October 2019, 06:36:01 AM
Quote from: Leon on 10 October 2019, 03:15:40 AM
That's our LCM model, so not the one we're looking for unfortunately (but good find!)  Our LCA is less angular and has two circular MG stations (?) behind the main compartment.

So it's a higgins then? Does it have a "gate" before the ramp?
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 10 October 2019, 08:17:36 AM
The one with a gate is the LCA, the LCVP (Higgins) doesn't have a gate.
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: petercooman on 10 October 2019, 08:29:41 AM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 10 October 2019, 08:17:36 AM
The one with a gate is the LCA, the LCVP (Higgins) doesn't have a gate.

Yeah i know. But did the LCA have mg stations as well? I thought that was only on the higgins/ LCVP?

That's why i'm asking, as the model is sold as an LCA but sounds more like an LCVP by description.
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: petercooman on 10 October 2019, 01:54:18 PM
 (https://i.imgur.com/hb2DYuo.jpg)

After much digging, is this sve5?

If so, that's no LCA
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 11 October 2019, 02:03:26 PM
The cabs forad on the LVA are helm and Lewis gun mount, both I think lightly armoured.
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: Leon on 11 October 2019, 02:05:28 PM
My mistake, the MG stations are rectangular and not circular...  :-[
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: Ithoriel on 11 October 2019, 02:37:46 PM
As Ian says, an LCA has square armoured housings forward, either side of the armoured doors leading to the front ramp.

(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0904/7232/products/SHOP_2_99c13840-5c34-4d4f-a068-e4496fb78fed_1024x1024.jpg?v=1508800221)
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: Leon on 11 October 2019, 02:57:52 PM
That's the chappie!
Title: Re: Sve5 landing craft assault
Post by: petercooman on 11 October 2019, 03:40:07 PM
Thanks Leon and chaps, good to have this cleared up!