R.N.A.S. Armoured Cars.

**gully_raker** · 08-20-2014 20:45

The Royal Naval Air Service was a very forward thinking service as shown by their willingness to provide Aircraft superior to those of the Royal Flying Corps.
How many of us also know they were the first service to employ Armoured Cars. At its height there were 20 Squadrons of Cars in service & they were used for scouting, communication & rescuing pilots from crashed aircraft. Mainly based on Rolls Royce vehicles they became redundant when the War deteriorated into Trench Warfare. They were surprisingly used in the Gallipoli Campaign & subsequently in the desert battlefields after being taken over by the Army. Parts of the RNAS AC section were also involved in the design of Tanks.

Anyway here is some pics of a wonderful model of a RNAS Armoured Car plus an original picture.

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**Biggles downunder** · 08-20-2014 21:28

Interesting post Barry - where and how were they used at Gallipoli - I assume in some of the subsequent landings where the terrain was more suitable.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-21-2014 01:07

I keep meaning to buy a couple of those as models John.
they would present us with some great gaming opportunities.
Rob.

**gully_raker** · 08-21-2014 02:45

Originally Posted by Biggles downunder

Interesting post Barry - where and how were they used at Gallipoli - I assume in some of the subsequent landings where the terrain was more suitable.

G'day Wayne! Check out the Wiki Site. Some really interesting info on there!

Golf Alpha Zulu · 08-21-2014 04:59

There were 12 (I think) RN armoured cars in service in Südwestafrika in 1915. The southern African ones were Royal Navy-style grey (call it battleship grey, but then, I am no expert in these matters...). The BE 2Cs that arrived with them were never serviceable in the desert - the heat warped their frames. The South Africans operated 12 Henri-Farmans during the campaign. The Germans operated an Aviatak from Nov 1914 onwards...

**flash** · 08-21-2014 09:01

Nice pics Baz !

**Jager** · 08-21-2014 11:05

Nice model, Barry. Your's?

Samson's flying circus:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_R_Samson

**csadn** · 08-21-2014 14:59

Originally Posted by gully_raker

The Royal Naval Air Service was a very forward thinking service as shown by their willingness to provide Aircraft superior to those of the Royal Flying Corps.

Some things never change -- over 100 years later, and I'm still having to explain to Infantrytards what an Air Force is supposed to be used for (and why the AF gets so much more R&D money).... :P

**gully_raker** · 08-21-2014 21:28

Originally Posted by Jager

Nice model, Barry. Your's?

Samson's flying circus:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_R_Samson

No Karl. Its one from a Facebook modelling site. Wonderful work but not sure if it was scratch built or from a kit. Looks fairly large scale.

**steel_ratt** · 08-22-2014 06:18

I built one of these in 1:144 for one of the OTT scenarios (along with an Eberhardt).
The paint job didn't come out as well as I would have liked, but I was pleased with the model itself.
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/alb...chmentid=60642

**gully_raker** · 08-22-2014 18:48

Originally Posted by steel_ratt

I built one of these in 1:144 for one of the OTT scenarios (along with an Eberhardt).
The paint job didn't come out as well as I would have liked, but I was pleased with the model itself.
http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/alb...chmentid=60642

Well done Jon!
Was that Balsa?

**Rabbit 3** · 08-23-2014 03:38

Pendraken does some Seabrook type A/Cs` that might be usful for an air/ground game.
http://www.pendraken.co.uk/BP42-p6581/
Plus Lanchester http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ME18-p3982/,
Austin http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ME19-p3983/ and Rolls/Royce (no pic for that one).

**steel_ratt** · 08-23-2014 09:50

Yes, it's balsa. The fenders are made of card stock, and the MG is a pin snipped short.
It's really not a hard model to make once you divide it up into its constituent shapes.