Italian Captured CMP Ford F15 Camionetta

Made in Canada in great numbers and in great variety of variants, The CMP, or (Canadian Military Pattern) Truck was an important vehicle of many Commonwealth countries' militaries, and was in use the world over even prior to WWII. As production continued and developed, for both the Ford and nearly identical looking Chevrolet , many refinements and many body styles came into use.

This 1st kit from LZ Models of this iconic lorrie is a basic, topless 4x2 model, complete with the 239cu V8 engine, and will build into a captured Italian guntruck fitted with the 20mm Breda Anti-Aircraft Cannon (which is in the last phases of kit development and soon to ship from LZ]
Some of have watched as Libor has developed this new kit on his Kit Production Blog, and I am very happy to get to the first to dig into the 1st pop of the producion kit--[Thank you Libor!]

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Edited By Adam Kuller on 21/02/2012 08:52:04

The kit arrives in a strong little flap-top box with this image of Libor's prototype

As usual from LZ Models, everything in the box looks really great !

3 full bags of resin parts, 2 PE sheets, the needed wire/styrene and instructions on CD which I'd say are some of the most thorough I've ever seen provided [Im sure I'll have some questions anyways]

The Instructions are also available on the LZ Models site as a PDF.

I think I recall Libor saying this would be the start of an "Easy-Line" of simpler to build kits from him[but it looks like there may be a fair number of tiny parts still ]

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Decals are provided for captured German & Italian vehicles, as well as some generic Commonwealth numerals

Lots to do & see on this build I think, but I'll try to bring it all together rapidly this time-

-I'm very happy to be able to bring you this terrific looking kit in blog-form and hope you'll join along and add your comments,

              Adam

Italian CMP wth Breda in Tunisia with [likely] sand-yellow and khaki-grey blotch camo
(photo barrowed for discussion purposes only)

Edited By Adam Kuller on 21/02/2012 08:40:59

Been waiting for this one good to see it in safe hands pulled up me chair and the beers in the fridge so get cracking nice history detail too.

Rgs Mac

Hey nice, I will follow yo again here, Adam! I think nothing can go wrong with the Adam-Libor-cooperation!

Watching with great interest!

Cheers

John

Hi Adam

I saw Libor developing this and wondered whether it would provide another Libor/Kuller blog. I always enjoy, and learn from, your blogs so I'm definitely in for this one.

Jim

Yipeeee - Adam is off again with another brilliant LZ kit

Definitely watching this one

SimonT

Mac, Dave, John, Jim, Simon, thanks for checking in
--I'm very pleased to have you're interest

Gentlemen
I shall endevour to make this a good show!

Adam

Hi Adam,

I'll also grab a chair and watch with interest as the show unfolds.

Cheers

VI

Instructions come in CD!?!?! This has to be something for me to order in the future! Of course count me as your padawan... this is going to be fun to watch!