LCV

 

Two Airfix LCM in soft plastic, one gray and one green.

Aurora landing craft inside an Airfix LCM.  Airfix USMC figures for scale.

Through the ramp.

Cabins.

Overview.

I think the Aurora kit is a Landing Craft, Vehicle, LCV which preceded the LCVP and used essentially the same hull.  The LCV was 36 feet long and this model is 36 scale feet long in HO 1/87 scale, which is the nominal scale of the vehicles and figures in the Aurora Anzio set.

The Airfix poly LCM on the beach.

Landing Craft

Airfix poly plastic LCM rear view.  Note the little anchor and rope.

Port side view.

The ramp works up and down and is held in place by a notch at the front.

The bow end grill.

Wheels on the bottom.

Airfix nameplate.

Overhead view.

Aurora landing craft overhead view.

Side by side view.
 

Aurora and Airfix Landing Craft

Airfix made an LCM in soft plastic and an Aurora Anzio Beach landing craft.

The Anzio Beach landing craft is styrene plastic and came as a model kit in the old Aurora kit called Anzio Beach.

This one is complete except for the terrible machine gun that is supposed to be on the curved shield on the starboard side rear, in front of the cabin.

Typical examples today are missing the two antennas as they break off easily.

Other than that it's a very sturdy model with thick plastic.

It fit together well and is large enough to hold most medium size Roco vehicles.

This one is so old the glue is turning yellow.

The Airfix kit is much larger and came fully assembled with only 4 pieces in soft plastic.