• Salute 2009
• Article on Irish Army in Chad
• www.cultcollectablesshop.com
• Irish Model Shops
• IMSS Show 2009
• Vintage Military Vehicle Show in the Curragh

Plasticbattle SAID ON OCT 09, 2009 - 03:57 PM
You are not alone here. Ive always had a soft spot for Italeri, but their one piece tracks are rubbish. Too stiff, don´t accept paint well and were not glueable .... don´t know if this has changed, since I havent used any for many years. Actaully ... havent bought an Italeri tracked vehicle for ...   READ

AirLedge SAID ON OCT 18, 2009 - 12:11 AM
Hi Hermon, Looking good so far. I'm almost finished the HobbyBoss 1/72 kit myself, but yours is shaping up to be something special All the best, Mike.   READ

mecanix SAID ON OCT 16, 2009 - 10:20 PM
[quote]I do alot of scratchbuilding, and my tool list is pretty basic. 1. Reference photos and books 2. Thin super glue and Ten-X 3. Sanding sticks 4. Metal 6'' ruler in MM's 5. Plenty of sharp hobby blades 6. Metal files 7. Sharp pencils 8. Circle / square templetes That's pretty much...   READ

grave_digger SAID ON OCT 13, 2009 - 06:16 AM
Hi, Ed, another one I´ll be watching with interest. Looking forward seeing more. Cheers Libor   READ

RKinsella SAID ON OCT 11, 2009 - 04:53 AM
Well there are no tanks as such in the Irish Defence Forces, its mostly Armoured cars and 8x8 APC's etc etc but we have had female crews many years now including on the 20, 60 and 90mm Panhard AML's. This is including overseas operations such as in our UN mission in Liberia which ended successfully...   READ