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FV432/30 driving experience Video Link

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FV432/30 driving experience

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In May I turned 21. As a belated present a family friend thought that I should receive a rather memorable present...needless to say once I found out I was gonna be driving a 'tank' I was rather excited...here are a few photos and a compilation video I put together from some footage my dad took... The vehicle I drove was a converted FV432/30 . The FV432/30 is a standard FV432 APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier) that was fitted with a turret lifted from the Fox armoured car CVRW (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Wheeled) and was used during the Cold War... The FV432/30 Infantry Support Vehicle/CVRT (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked) had had the RARDEN cannon removed (along with alot of the interior turret bits and pieces, so it was quite roomy in there) and in it's place a custom 'air cannon' was installed. The big cylinders on the rear of the turret contained compressed air which propel 40mm(!) 'paintballs' down the barrel at the target...all good fun :D Th...

LRDG/SAS and Luftwaffe

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It's been a while since I uploaded pictures of my LRDG/SAS vehicles but here are some more pics with some terrain (took me ages to find the sand coloured cloth)

LRdG/SAS Vehicles

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I have had for quite some time a selection of Infantry and vehicles form the North African Campaign WW2 (15mm)...at the time I was too young to paint them myself so my dad painted them for me...I have recently got interested into this 15mm stuff again and thought it would be a good idea to do some LRDG and SAS missions, so below are some pictures of my LRDG/SAS Chevy and Jeeps painted so as to fit in with my dad's paint job on the other infantry/vehicles...

Vietnam

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My dad has just received the second mould of his Vietnam stuff, is some good looking models...you can purchase them at Parkfield Miniatures . Below are some of the Americans that I have painted up.

Vietnam

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I have just received some 10mm miniatures from Pendraken and have painted up a few bases to see what they come out like...here are a few pics of the first instalment: Here is some US infantry A few bases of Victor Charles Some Tunnel Entrances A bunker for Charles and some US SF I still have to finish the US company I've got in the early stages of painting...and when I get some more info on Voctor Charles formations will put together a company for them as well
Just a quick note guys and girls I would like to apologise now for the poor quality of some (or most) of the pictures as I took them using my phones camera...