1/48 Rolls Royce Pattern 1920 AC Slievenamon recolour

[doctormax]

After seeing Romans nice design I suggested a recolour of the Slievenamon, some of the history buffs among us will love reading the full details of this Rolls Royce Armoured car. It was one of the four vehicles that made up the convoy to Cork by Michael Collins in August 1922 when it was ambushed the vickers gun jammed during the engagment. I hope to have it finished in a few days got a lot of details such as photos of the type of lettering the number that was painted on the hood of the turret If anyohe is interested in doing a diorma of the ambush I have a map and the types vehicles they been a Crossley tender a 1921 douglas 2 3/4 hp and a Leyland Eight yellow and the Rolls Royce pattern 1920. The black and white picture was taken in the 1920's I was looking for as many pics of the Rolls Royces to get an idea what was written on them and all I have found is that on the slopes of the turret was painted the numbers some had the name painted above the vickers gun trying to find out for sure did the Slievenamon have it written there it does now have it in Irish Sliabh na mban.

[doctormax]

further update

[cgutzmer]

looks great! :)

[doctormax]

I ordered that important item for this hobby ink this morning I see on the tracking thing it is down for delivery in the morning so I may just start building it sometime tommorow I wonder will the web cam on the laptop take good photos of a card model?

[doctormax]

photos of the model, i think the printing setting should be photo enhance came out a lot lighter blue in one from the other

[cgutzmer]

i like it! :)

[JT Fox]

I think the dark blue/gray from your earlier attachment looks better. The detail shows up more and it would better lend itself to weathering.

Nice job all the same.

Cheers JTF

[doctormax]

I think your right Jt. I should just have kept going on that colour it will show the numbering and name better as well with that grey.

[Uyraell]

Unless the Rolls Royce Armoured cars were repainted at the time, they'd have been in "Admiralty Grey" which is much as your "recolour sample 2" has it.
The majority of RR Armoured cars served originally with the Royal Naval Armoured Car Squadrons, if my recall is correct.
As such, many, if not the vast majority, were when delivered originally painted "Battleship Grey" or "Admiralty Grey" to give the proper name as used at the time.

Hope the information helps, as I'm enjoying the RR build.

Respectful Regards, Uyraell.

[doctormax]

Unless the Rolls Royce Armoured cars were repainted at the time, they'd have been in "Admiralty Grey" which is much as your "recolour sample 2" has it.
The majority of RR Armoured cars served originally with the Royal Naval Armoured Car Squadrons, if my recall is correct.
As such, many, if not the vast majority, were when delivered originally painted "Battleship Grey" or "Admiralty Grey" to give the proper name as used at the time.

Hope the information helps, as I'm enjoying the RR build.

Respectful Regards, Uyraell.

My research on it had it been grey at the time and up to the emergency as the Second world war was called in Ireland. Today by the way is the 89th annivseary of the death of Michael Collins on that fateful day in Baile Na blaith.

[Uyraell]

I've never quite been sure on how to view Michael Collins.
Patriot? Martyr? Visionary? Nationalist (as in Eire as a single nation)?
I do see him as a man ahead of his time in some ways.
I'm also at times inclined to view him in the same light as I view the American, Thomas Payne. An Honourable man, who, despite the odds, Believed Fully in the good in humanity.

Regardless my view: May Michael Collins Rest Honoured and Remembered, in Respected Peace.

Kind and Respectful Regards Doctormax my friend, Uyraell.

[ringmaster]

I've never quite been sure on how to view Michael Collins.
Patriot? Martyr? Visionary? Nationalist (as in Eire as a single nation)?
I do see him as a man ahead of his time in some ways.
I'm also at times inclined to view him in the same light as I view the American, Thomas Payne. An Honourable man, who, despite the odds, Believed Fully in the good in humanity.

Regardless my view: May Michael Collins Rest Honoured and Remembered, in Respected Peace.

Kind and Respectful Regards Doctormax my friend, Uyraell.Tommy Sands - There Were Roses - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omPltWNzLcM&list=PL7BB291BA73FCBA04&index=21)

[Uyraell]

Ringmaster, Many Thanks my friend for posting that link.
Not only did I greatly enjoy the track, it put me much in thought of my memories of the era it speaks of.

Kind and Respectful Regards, Uyraell.

[OhioMike]

I think some of these ended up serving in north afrika as well, Gallipoli maybe, but as a result may have been painted desert sand color? Has anyone seen any reference to this? Thanks.

[Zathros]

It would seem crazy to make an armored vehicle out of a Rolls Royce, but they were so reliable, one wonders why did they not use more, if in a dire situation. Very cool pics, for sure!:)

[doctormax]

It would seem crazy to make an armored vehicle out of a Rolls Royce, but they were so reliable, one wonders why did they not use more, if in a dire situation. Very cool pics, for sure!:)
There was even the moon car that the IRA used there is do very little evidence of what they done to alter the car they seem to added some frame to fit two lewis machineguns to it and some steel to the back all that is known

Although hampered by incomplete records, long and extensive research has established the fact that the car in question was a Silver Ghost tourer, built some time between 1915 and 1920 and originally supplied to the family that owned the Clark Tobacco Company in Southern Ireland, who lived in the Macroom district of County Cork.

A thick steel plate was fitted to the rear passenger compartment, to which were bolted twin Lewis machine guns, and the bodywork was strengthened with armour plating. Its firepower and speed made it a serious force to be reckoned with. In sporadic raids against the military over a long period of time it was used almost entirely during the hours of darkness, thus earning its sobriquet ‘the Moon Car’, among those who observed it.

[looker]

See the article "The Moon Car" at the bottom of Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars (http://www.rrec.org.uk/Cars/Rolls-Royce_Armoured_Cars/Armoured_Cars_in_Action.php) - in fact the whole page will be of interest to many people. It includes the story of the cars that were landed at Gallipoli. That page and The Bulletproof Ghost (http://www.historynet.com/rolls-royce-armored-car-the-bulletproof-ghost.htm) explains why using the Silver Ghost chassis was a logical choice at the time.

[Zathros]

Great Links LOOKER. I live about 60 miles from Bridgeport Ct. (as the bird flies) and have actually seen the Rolls Royces there.:)