In 1941 the British army had 700 Stuart tanks in service, 170 of which were deployed in Operation Crusader in North Africa. Though Stuarts surpassed most of the Axis tanks in many respects, the operation was unsuccessful due to the poor tactics of British troops. As Viper says, 'European' Pinkies had bigger 'boots' than normal Landrovers - the top two images were taken in Belize as far as I'm aware. The tyres may be your biggest challenge as no-one does a set specific to the Pinkie. wing mirrors (when fitted) on later vehicles tended to be rectangular but I've seen in-service vehicles with one of each...

This is a series in exact 1/35 scale of World War II & post war vehicles, armour and figures representing armies from all over the world. It is ideal for constructing dioramas. The details on the subjects are incredible and extremely accurate right down to the expressions on the soldiers' faces.I've uploaded a photo of the spare wheel in place with the tyre bead breaker that lives on the offside rifle holster. The nose of the bead breaker locates in a reinforced hole in the front bumper. The wheel is mounted on the spare wheel carrier to keep sand out when replacing the inner tube. A good little diorama.

As the version I chose, has a 37mm Bofors antitank gun, the only thing that rests to get is the Mirage or Tom kit (Ref.#35212) since the kit is the same. In the following years the British usually avoided using Stuarts in tank-to tank fights, deploying them mostly in reconnaissance operations. In some cases the turret was removed for the sake of lighter weight and better mobility (such versions were known as "Stuart Recce"), some other units were transformed to either armoured personnel carriers ("Stuart Kangaroo") or command vehicles ("Stuart Command"). The M3 served with the British army till the end of the war, though in smaller numbers than those used by the Americans. The theodolite stand is moved from the offside wing and either goes laterally across the bonnet just in front of the netting, or has been seen running down the centre line of the bonnet. No reason why but it's easier to reach when going fore and aft rather than across. 10FG51 has it going across because that's where the old bolt holes are. radio antenna mounts on the nearside wing. You would usually see a large metal box that houses the electrically powered tuning unit with the antenna base on top of this box. This would make sense here, it keeps the antenna tuner out of the elements. But no, not this time. The antenna tuner is on its own and the antenna base mounted in front of it. There must be a really good reason for this, buggered if I know. Tamiya has a reputation for detail and accuracy and this series is a perfect example of this. The Tamiya designers work from measurements and thousands of picture references of the full sizes vehicles, including every detail and facet, to produce the most detailed models in this scale in the world. The quality of these models is such that many museums around the world use the Tamiya 1/35 Military Miniature Series to depict history to the visiting public.

The Long Range Desert Group (L.R.D.G.) was a mobile unit that the British Army employed in North Africa during WWII, and which was tasked with harrying Side hatches on the rear bed radio storage compartment can be assembled in open or closed position. Tyres are 9.00x16 Bargrips, same as the 101 Forward Control Land Rover. I don't know who would do them but if you found a 1/35 scale 101 then they would do, as long as you remember that the 101 has 6 stud wheels and the Pinkies are 5 stud. A good opportunity for 3d printing. No - I scratchbuilt the Clansman units, along with the gas cooker, mess kit and 'cardboard' boxes (actually really thin plastic card) for a bit of local colour. I like to set myself challenges from time to time and was pleased with the general outcome of the Clansman radios I built. I scaled down the actual measurements and then tried to get as close as I could to the look and feel of the real items.