There were 3 main variants, the standard Patrol truck, the 37mm Bofors anti-tank gun truck with a special gun mount in the rear body, and the wireless/navigator truck fitted a Bagnold Sun Compass, with a civilian Philips 635 radio receiver for the time signal required for accurate navigation by the stars, and the standard No 11 Wireless set for sending intelligence back to base. When used with the Windom dipole aerial mounted on 16 ‘ /4.6m poles they could often ‘skip’ a signal over a 1,000 miles directly back to Cairo.

The Ford F30’s had the advantage of 4 wheel drive, a more powerful 95HP V8 engine, and a bigger load area compared to the Chevrolet trucks. However they were harder to camouflage due to their height, louder with the 4x4 transmission and V8 engine, heavier, had a shorter range due to their poorer MPG (Miles per Gallon) and were less reliable. Some of the trucks had their bodies moved back 12”/300mm on the chassis for better centralisation of the load over the rear axle. These can be identified by 2 spare wheels fitted between the body and the cab.

1/35 LRDG F30 Patrol truck, bonus edition

-4 plastic sprues with 235 parts

-clear parts

-resin cast wheels

-PE detail sheet

-4 marking option decal with instruments placards 

-accurately reproduced to the highest detail standard

-developed in partnership with the LRDG Preservation Society

-informative booklet included

-2 highly detailed resin cast figures

-3D set of printed common weapons used by the LRDG patrols in resin

-3D printed Air Vent Intakes and Curved Hook in resin for the best reproduction