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That's a very cool vehicle. You did a great job.
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Thanks Pablo, Don and Michael. I've built 2 of Sr Bea's models so far and really enjoy them. I'll be working on his Iron Belt Ambulance next. I've sent the recolored/rescaled Pamplona #3 parts pages off to Charlie Clelland over at Landships II. I expect that they'll be available for download before too long.
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The 1:50 Navarrese Armoured Truck is now on Landships II.
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There's a problem, Charlie. When I tried to download the Navarrese truck, the file that opened was the Benach armored tractor.
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Should be ok now - might teach me not to rush the upload and check process.
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Very nice Don. I look forward to seeing this at the show in Virginia.
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Very nice job mate
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Instead of working on Sr Bea's Iron Belt Ambulance, I've opted for the Iron Belt armored truck instead. I'm recoloring it to represent a vehicle that might have been fielded by the Basque combatants. A question for my Spanish modeling friends: would a vehicle from this region be more likely to be painted with slogans written in Spanish, or Euskara? Euskara would be more interesting, but also more work.
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Hello Don! Interesting question!
Most armored vehicles were improvised in factories, which belonged to the socialist/communist urban realm, and where Spanish was the most spoken language at the time; That's why the UHP motto (Proletarian Brothers' Union) was the most painted, followed by the hammer & sickle or "long live the Popular Front" . See it in here: Vehiculos y blindados de la guerra civil española Spanish civil War Armored truck: pais Vasco. On the other hand, during operations, these vehicles were split in "penny packets" in order to provide support to infantry columns; as 50% of the infantry battalions were composed of Basque nationalists, with little leftists sympathies, it may be expected that some 50% of the vehicles resorted to nationalist mottoes: these may include the Basque flag and Basque toponymics in their characteristic script: La letra vasca. Etnicidad y cultura tipográfica Also you may find some vehicle sporting the whole specter of political affinities as the one in the pic! Regards! |
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Thank you for your response, AgaPablo. Post Guernica, I figured most Basques would be more sympathetic to the Republican side. I was thinking I would decorate the roof top turret with a band of Basque flags. One side and the rear of the truck would carry U.H.P. On the other side, I was considering a clenched fist in red, followed by Death to Franco! on one line, and Long Live Agirre! on another (Muerte a Franco! ¡Viva Agirre!, or Heriotza Franco! Bizi ezazu Agirre!). I want to pound home that this is a Basque vehicle, so I'm actually leaning toward Euskara, unless you think I'm being too "over the top".
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