LRDG COMMAND CAR
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Andrea MorrisAs part of my current North Africa "obsession", I will be building this alongside a Tunisian Tiger I.
Alec KExcellent topic. I love the LRDG and SAS history. Looking forward to it 👍
Andrea MorrisWelcome aboard gents 🙂 All the sub-assemblies are built and since it's Tamiya, there were no real issues, taking about 6 hours. Everything has been primed. Now things will slow as there is a lot to paint with a hairy stick 🙂
Andrea MorrisDetail painting is done and she has been gloss coated ready decals, wash ect.
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The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War.
Originally called the Long Range Patrol (LRP), the unit was founded in Egypt in June 1940 by Major Ralph A. Bagnold, acting under the direction of General Archibald Wavell. Bagnold was assisted by Captain Patrick Clayton and Captain William Shaw. At first the majority of the men were from New Zealand, but they were soon joined by Southern Rhodesian and British volunteers, whereupon new sub-units were formed and the name was changed to the better-known Long Range Desert Group (LRDG). The LRDG never numbered more than 350 men, all of whom were volunteers.
The LRDG was formed specifically to carry out deep penetration, covert reconnaissance patrols and intelligence missions from behind Italian lines, although they sometimes engaged in combat operations. Because the LRDG were experts in desert navigation, they were sometimes assigned to guide other units, including the Special Air Service an
