right now i'm working on the tamiya pink panther problem is i can't find any color photos or walk-arounds of any pinkies even restored ones .what i'm really after are close ups particularly the dashboard so if someone can help me out i would really appreciate it.

Just in case you haven't seen this link in other recent posts, here it is....
http://www.militaryrover.34sp.com/gallery011a.html

That is the most comprehensive walk around I've seen. Great stuff.

Thanks for posting the URL Bob. It will come in real handy.

You're all very welcome. I'm sure the vehicle on this particular website is a restored version that makes the rounds of the 'let's-get -together-and-show-off-our-military-vehicles' meets. I'm having a hard time believing that SAS pinkies where painted THAT shade of pink, but you never know. I couldn't do that to my model of the pinkie (see my photo gallery) so I made my own shade from Tamiya white, a lttle red and a litlle buff and used it instead. In certain lighting condiditons, the color that I used shifts to a lighter or darker shade of pink so I guess the indended effect is reasonably accurate - isn't that what camo is supposed to do?

In one of my other posts in the forum, I mentioned that I worked for 6 months with a Canadian oil company in Yemen back in '93 and I'm sure I saw an old pinkie in a scrap yard on the outskirts of the city of Aden. The whole area was a British protectorate up until the mid '60s so it could have been a junked pinkie that I saw. I didn't realize the possible significance at the time and I don't have any pictures, but I recollect the pink used was a little different that the restored version (faded and abused maybe?). I could be completely wrong so it would be nice to see a 'period' color photo of a pinkie but the SAS was and still is a liitle shy about photos so such a thing may not exist. Anybody.....?