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OPP's, i think i missed an update somewhere. These are the pics from the one i missed. I painted with my own mix useing Tamiya and then added the decals.











I got the Snatch wrapped up mid week and got the pics done today. It was finished off with some light oil filters and green streaking from AK. Eith that i gave it a matt coat and fitted all the final parts. I used the supplied wire for the windscreen grill and made a handle thats in the cab. The antenna's are carbon rod from Accurate Armour from where i also got the stop sign. This is PE painted aluminium and with a decal on one side. The figure came out ok. Its not Alpine Miniatures standard, but given the options it does the job. I don't normally add figures to my British armour builds mainly because of the lack of them, but i made an exception on this.

So here are the final pics.













I really enjoyed this. Makes a change not to do something with tracks, and even in the UK we don't see subjects from the Troubles. I already have AA's resin Humber Pig lined up in my shopping basket. Not the easiest kits, but worth the effort.

The came out looking great Bish! I like the VCP sign and figure for added context.

That is a real beauty!

Beautiful looking build Bish, I'm still kinda confused on what the troubles are?

Awesome work Bish!

Very nice!

Thanks guys.

Floki. The Troubles were the period in N Ireland between 1969 and 2007 when Republican groups, mainly the IRA, were wageing a terrorist campaign of murder and imtimidation to try and driver the British out of the north of Ireland.

Its a lot more complex than that, but thats the basics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles

I remember reading in the newspaper and watching news broadcast back in the 70s and 80s of the conflict there. Mostly the bombings always hit the news.

Never seen a model or vignette based on that conflict before. A completely neglected topic so far. Outstanding work, I'm impressed.

Well done Bish,

looks very good!

- Kari