Land Rover FC 101 Vampire

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A rework of VJM787 Land Rover FC101 Converted to represent the Vampire radio van version Vampire" Radio Body (Approx. 20 made, body by Marshall's of Cambridge). The Vampire acronym means: Vehicle Army Mobile Position Interferometry Radio Equipment. The vehicle's purpose was to identify the origin of radio signals. Teams of 3 Vampires would erect their antennas in different remote locations and then use a method of radio triangulation to locate signal sources. The Vampires could also operate individually by setting up additional antennas some distance away that were carried in a specialized Sankey Trailer. The antenna mast was stored diagonally across the roof of the vehicle. It was unlocked and then swung into a vertical position, before telescoping to the required operational height. Levelling jacks are installed on the rear corners of the vehicle to increase its stability while the antenna was raised. Vampires have no rear door and instead have a large spool of cable that reeled out as the antenna went up. Some 101's came with a unique transmission driven Nokken winch, whose 65 metre cable can be routed fore or aft of the vehicle through a chassis mounted pulley system. 2 versions are included model 1 has antenor folded down model 2 has antenor extended scale is 1/76