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8 Kings Royal Irish Haussars M5A1
armagh5
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Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Joined: February 02, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, February 04, 2012 - 10:09 AM UTC
Guys
its the Tamiya kit built out of the box
all comments welcome
regards Andrew


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Plasticbattle
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Posted: Saturday, February 04, 2012 - 10:33 AM UTC
Hi Andrew. Great little kit for a pleasnt weekend build! Did this myself a few years back ... both this and the M3 Stuart. They took 5 hours each, including filling gaps underneath, to build. Both in one day ... wish I had time like this on my hands now.
Turned out pretty well for an OOB build. Pity you didnīt look around for a set of replacement tracks ... the kit tracks really wind me up!! There must be plenty of spares laying around. The decals add a nice contrast to the dusty green. Have you forgotten to paint the lights?
armagh5
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Posted: Saturday, February 04, 2012 - 01:32 PM UTC
hello Frank
thanks for your comments
theres still bits to do
ive the 30 cal and all the tools to do
i think ill put a St Patricks Cross on it too
i always handpaint my markings as i always do my stuff in
Northern Irish markings and i dont know where to buy them from so i just paint them on myself
its a handy skill to have

it was an easy kit to build and i got the source from the 8KRIH site
regards Andrew
colin-rlc
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Posted: Saturday, February 04, 2012 - 01:49 PM UTC
First class job Andrew, well done.
retiredyank
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Posted: Saturday, February 04, 2012 - 02:14 PM UTC
Very nice markings for being hand painted. I am liking it. Hard to criticize one yet to be finished, but the weathering is nice. Not too much. Seems to be something of the past, with all the weathering supplies available.
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