Oxford Diecast 76LRFCG004

No 27 Squadron RAF Leuchars Land Rover FC GS

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Dressed in a dark green and grey camouflage garb is this right hand drive model of the Land Rover Forward Control GS (General Service)

This post-war Land Rover military truck was designed and built in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when its main purpose was as a gun tractor, equipment and ammunition carrier, produced with the familiar canvas back.  A hard top version was also available for use with an ambulance or radio communication truck body. The vehicle was produced exclusively for the UK military but it did become available as ‘army surplus’ in the second hand market where it was particularly suited for expeditions and the like.

Back to our model – and its deployment with RAF Leuchars on the east coast of Scotland, where it was the home of 27th Squadron RAF amongst other RAF Squadrons along the way until 2015 when the station passed into the hands of the British Army.  The model’s camouflage scheme is supplemented with a dark green canvas back, repeated on the wheels. The interior is moulded in dark green too. The exterior military registration plate 81 AM 36 is positioned horizontally above the nearside front wing as well as under the rear window. Rounding off a wealth of detail on this model, the formation sign is printed in blue and red on the offside front bumper and nearside rear bumper. 

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast No 27 Squadron RAF Leuchars Land Rover FC GS is a right‑hand‑drive model of the Land Rover Forward Control General Service vehicle. The model carries the manufacturer part number 76LRFCG004 and represents the vehicle in the British Rail Blue (TOPS) period.

The subject vehicle was produced for the British military in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a gun tractor and carrier for equipment and ammunition, with a canvas‑backed body. A hard‑top version was also offered for ambulance or radio communication duties. After service the trucks were released as army surplus and were popular for civilian expeditions.

The diecast model depicts the Land Rover in the dark‑green and grey camouflage used by RAF Leuchars, the former home of No 27 Squadron RAF on Scotland’s east coast until the station transferred to the British Army in 2015. Details include a dark‑green canvas rear, matching wheel rim colour, the military registration plate 81 AM 36 on the nearside front wing and beneath the rear window, and the squadron formation sign in blue and red on the off‑side front bumper and nearside rear bumper. The interior is moulded in dark green, completing the level of detail.