Bedford RL Simulated Missile Launcher

Bedford RL in The War Game, Documentary, 1965

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
badlymad ◊ 2007-12-23 16:48	Probably a prop; in the film, it is supposed to be a tactical nuclear weapon known as a 'honest john'. The real life equivalent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGR-1_Honest_John
chris40 ◊ 2007-12-23 19:22	Is it my imagination, or was that truck a QL Bedford in a previous incarnation?
2491tj ◊ 2007-12-24 02:50	the cabbed truck on the other side is a Bedford QL...the "missile"is a prop, based on a 4x4 Bedford RL chassis, with fake armoured open cab..never a feature on any RL...in its life the RL was only adapted to carry the BAC Blue Water Missile,it had a similar launch structure but retained the original cab.
Sunbar ◊ 2007-12-24 12:39	I would agree the Bedford RL chassis was probably used (by the wheel design). Made for Movie then. Link to Blue Water Missile launcher on Bedford RL truck as mentioned by 2491tj http://www.skomer.u-net.com/projects/bluewater.htm "The World Encyclopedia of Military Vehicles" by Peter J Davies via Planet Diecast Forums Link to "www.planetdiecast.com" -- Last edit: 2014-03-22 11:06:46
antp ◊ 2007-12-24 12:56	Sunbar wrote I would agree the Bedford RL chassis was probably used (by the wheel design). Made for Movie then. If it is visually identifiable as Bedford RL, I guess it could be listed as that name. Made for Movie is rather for the unrecognizable ones (e.g. complete replicas)