A surviving LCP(L)…

[Robin Buckland 2Participant @robinbuckland2]

With D-Day in mind, and thoughts of Landing Craft, I thought others might be interested to see these photos of a couple of surviving Landing Craft to be found in Normandy.

Robin

[Robin Buckland 2Participant @robinbuckland2]

…in Normandy in 2010

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Robin

We went on a Shearings tour of the Normandy area, a few years back and found it very interesting, staying in Caen

i find the wartime relics absolutely awesome

Your landing craft doesn't look very war like? I would have expected protective shields all round at least, and a few bullet holes

Any pictures showing this type of craft in action?

Bob

[Robin Buckland 2Participant @robinbuckland2]

Hi Bob,

These were unarmoured, and in as in this case unarmed, save for a pintle mounted Lewis gun. So no, no protective shields. Some US built versions did have two .30 mounted in forward gun positions, but this is not one of those. The other Higgins boats you can see in the photos had two .30 cal positions which you can see plated over, near the back.

As for photos, have a look at this link which shows them well.

HTH

Robin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Robin

I like the opening photo of the LCP(L)…….Very warlike indeed!

Bob

[Robin Buckland 2Participant @robinbuckland2]

Just to add to this, here is a photo of the Milicast Model of the LCP(L) that I have done,

Along with a group picture of it with their LCA and LCM1

Robin

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Robin

The models are very good but can you tell us what scale they are,…Bob would ask for a tranny in the photo..( but we have done that joke)

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Oh!….So that's what that lorry was doing on your tugboat picture!

It's a Transit Van!……..Tranny……….I get it now

I was a bit slow there, Paul

Bob

PS…….When you next show a ruler for scale comparison…..You could show Henry the Eighth!

I'll get my own back, one day!

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Bob

I did try photoshopping you in a dress but thought it in bad taste.

Paul

(Get Ducky to explain)

[Robin Buckland 2Participant @robinbuckland2]

Hi Paul,

Thank you. They are all to 1/76 scale. The LCP (L)itself is about 5 1/2 inches long.

HTH

Robin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Apologies for messing your thread up, Robin

We won`t mind if you erase our flippant nonsense

Bob

[Robin Buckland 2Participant @robinbuckland2]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the note but no worries, I smiled too.

Talking of photoshop though, this is another 1/76 model I built back in 2008. Also by Milicast, the much larger LCI(L), and which is about 2ft in length. Thanks to photo editing, it 'put to sea'.

Robin

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Robin

That's a good example of PS being used with good effect

Here's one of mine…

Great Eastern chimney explosion on the maiden voyage to Holyhead in 1859

Bob

[Robin Buckland 2Participant @robinbuckland2]

That looks very nicely done Bob.

Robin

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