received email Airfix news letter thought this might be of interest plus painting guide £7.99 The set includes two new trucks, the Bedford QLT and the Bedford QLD. With over 52,000 vehicles built between 1941 and 1945, the Bedford QL 3-ton truck was one of the most numerous British vehicles during the Second World War. Designed as either a general duties truck or troop transport, the QL was powered by a 3.5 litre, 6-cylinder petrol engine producing 72bhp, giving a governed top speed of 38mph. Thanks to its high ground clearance, cross-country tyres and a 2-speed, 4-wheel-drive transfer box located in the centre of the chassis, (giving 8 forward gear ratios), the QL had excellent cross country mobility. A large number are still in use by enthusiasts.
One of the preserved QLDs (L6125561) was ex-15 Field Park Coy RE of 3 Div: http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=41603&stc=1&d=1291418534 Unfortunately it came off the production line after VE-Day... The book doesn't say exactly what the identification was based on - documentary evidence that it was 15 Fd Pk Coy, finding the the '49' or both - but strictly speaking, 48 should have been the code for an Inf Div's Fd Pk Coy. We had a discussion somewhere about 3 Div's interpretation of unit seniority as Sapper's 246 Fd Coy was deemed senior to 17 Fd Coy within the Div.
