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Offline Dave W

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Roden releases a 1/72 scale Type B WW1 Bus Pigeon Loft variant
« on: September 17, 2020, 09:31:37 AM »
News from Roden and they have released a 1/72 scale Type B WW1 Bus "Pigeon Loft" – a unique item from WW1 featuring converted London buses used as mobile communications vehicles for carrier pigeons. Although little remembered now, pigeons were an invaluable means of front line military units staying in touch when phone and telegraph lines were down.

A number of Type B buses, requisitioned from the streets of London for military service on the Western Front, performed a little-known but very important service from 1914 to 1918. Each of the buses could transport from 60 to 75 birds at the same time in specially installed cages on both floors of the vehicle.

Roden's new kit of this WW1 subject has two marking options.






The kit is now on general release.

And stay tuned to the Forum for some big Roden WW1 aircraft model news very soon!

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Australia

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Re: Roden releases a 1/72 scale Type B WW1 Bus Pigeon Loft variant
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2020, 09:59:31 AM »
I'm not into armour and such but I must admit , that looks pretty cool !


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Re: Roden releases a 1/72 scale Type B WW1 Bus Pigeon Loft variant
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2020, 10:33:26 AM »
Too cool!
There are pigeon racers that launch their birds next to our RC flying field. They make a couple of big circles and head off for home.
Not too into vehicles, but this one may be an exception.
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Re: Roden releases a 1/72 scale Type B WW1 Bus Pigeon Loft variant
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2020, 12:19:31 PM »
Awesome   ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Roden releases a 1/72 scale Type B WW1 Bus Pigeon Loft variant
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2020, 05:27:34 PM »
Very interesting, though not my interest at all.
However, I will definitely stay tuned to hear the big news on WW1 aircraft from Roden. Soon?  :D
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Re: Roden releases a 1/72 scale Type B WW1 Bus Pigeon Loft variant
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2020, 04:04:14 AM »
It's an interesting and novel idea put into kit form.  Not my scale; but I wonder the difficulty involved in converting the Airfix "Old Bill" bus into a pigeon coop.  Pigeons were crucial to communication in the great war and it would be neat to see this in a larger scale.
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Re: Roden releases a 1/72 scale Type B WW1 Bus Pigeon Loft variant
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2020, 05:47:25 AM »
A very peculiar vehicle, nice addition to their wide range of models.
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Re: Roden releases a 1/72 scale Type B WW1 Bus Pigeon Loft variant
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2020, 09:46:49 AM »
Cool! Not really my scale for Ww1 these days though. Does anyone do a Crossley Tender ? Just wondering ???
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