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Hi all,
from looking at (the other) Roy's post in General Discussion on decals, it occoured to me that we had the makings of an Irish Army Vehicles list like the Air Corps one.
Please feel free to post in this thread any that come to mind, and I'll compile it every so often. To start with, here is what I know I have....
Work in progress!
(D)= Deleted from catalogue.
1/76
Comet Tank
Revell 03222 A-34 Comet Tank (Re-issue of Matchbox PK-72)
Diamond T Tractor/Tank Transporter. (D)
Revell 03226 Diamond T Prime Mover and Rodgers trailer (Re-issue of Matchbox PK-174; Trailer may not be correct for Irish Army version).
17 Pdr Gun
included in Revell 03219 Morris Truck with 17pdr. Gun & Jeep (Re-issue of Matchbox PK-172)
Bedford MK 4 ton GS truck (yes, they had 3 MKs, at least one of which was defo a GS body)
JB Models ???? Bedford MK; Now re-released as Airfix A02326 Bedford MK 4 Tonne Truck.
1/72
Panhard AML-60:
ACE KIT No.72412
Panhard AML-90:
ACE KIT No.72413
Panhard M3 APC
Ace Kit AC72414 (this builds an Irish M3 from the box- includes TLi-2 turret and Irish reg plates- and UN decals!)
1/48
Churchill Tank:
Aurora Plastics KIT No. 327
1/35
Ferret Mk. 2/3:
Cromwell Models Resin
and robbed from Roy's post;
Panhard AML 60 & 90 (1/72 and 1/35)
Landsverk L60 (1/35)
Churchill Tank (1/72 & 1/35)
Comet Tank (1/72 and 1/35)
Rolls Royce AC (1/72 and 1/35)
Ferret Mk.II (1/72 and 1/35)
Landrover series from I to Defender (1/72 and 1/35)
Lorries like Bedford RL and M series, Ford V8,Morris Quad and Commercial. Leyland Retriever, AEC matador (all in 1/35, 1/72 or 1/76)
Willys CJ3 jeep (1/35)
Universal Carrier (1/72 and 1/35)
Landsverk L180 Armoured car (1/35)
Unimog 404 (1/35)
Scorpion CVR(T) (1/35)
VLRA ACMAT (1/35)
Ford F-350 (1/35)
Almost all Arty peices since 1922
if anyone can organise these in chronological order, with kit codes, manufacturers and preferred kits if there is more than one; and in the 2 scales- I'd appreciate it!
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Panhard AML-60: 1/72 ACE KIT No.72412
Panhard AML-90: 1/72 ACE KIT No.72413
Churchill Tank: 1/48 Aurora Plastics KIT No. 327
Ferret Mk. 2/3: 1/35 Cromwell Models Resin
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Did you not Have the Chieftain tank I have seen a picture of an Irish one
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Cheftain? Doubt we had the fuel to put in one.
Updated and organised. I have no idea which kit (Airfix or Matchbox) reperesents best an Irish Churchill, likewise if they are any good as models. Same goes for the Airfix Scorpion, Bren Carrier and Bofors gun/Tractor.
As for 1/35, that is way beyond my scope. Need our experts to do that one......
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Would look into Tamiya and AFV Club for those in 1/35 scale ones... But as long as those have no black crosses, it's beyond my competence  This is what I found and I haven't got a clue what was used in the Irish Army, so do feel free to correct it: Tamiya 1/48 Bren Carrier Mk.II - 32 516 Cromwell Mk.IV - 32528 Tamia 1/35 Bren Carrier Mk.II - 35175 and 35249 Churchill Mk.VII - 35210 Cromwell Mk.IV - 35221 AFV Club 1/35 CVR(T) FV107 Scimitar - AF3513 CVR(T) FV101 Scorpion - AF35S-02 Churchill Mk.III - AF35153 M1126 Stryker 8x8 ICV - AF35126 M1130 Stryker Command Vehicle - AF35130 M1134 Stryker ATGM - AF35134 Bofors 40mm AA Gun - AF 35163 Roden 1/35 Rolls Royce AC Pattern 1920 Mk.I - 801
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If you want to get fussy add these to the 1/35th list; Uro Vamtac - spanish type of Humvee with GM chasis. This vehicle was tested in small numbers and entered service for a short period of time - NIMIX a spanish Resin producer. M35A2 loaned to Irish in Lebanon after US withrawal (early 80's) - AFV club Toyota Land Cruiser - used between Landrover and Nissan series (mig kit but needs to be converted) Beaverette is available in resin form but out of production and hard to find Ford Model-T is in plastic Peerless armoured car can be purchased in Resin but might need the chasis slightly extend BV-209 All Terrain Vehicle , an odd tracked vehicle (this is new to the Air Defence units) - Firing Line models Febuary 2012 HobbyBoss Hungarian Toldi Tank 38.M (Landsverk L60 Light Tank) If i think of more I'll post, if anyone wants info on any arty guns I'll post what I know can be got 
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Here is some additional details
Scale-Line 1/35
Landsverk M38 ( L180 ) Kit nummer 135*005
(www.scale-line.com)
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Interesting New book coming from MMP Books AFVs IN IRISH SERVICE SINCE 1922
From the National Army to the Irish Defence Forces
Author(s): Ralph A. Riccio
Illustrator: Rodolfo Ciuffoletti
ISBN: 978-83-61421-19-1
Date: 15th February 2011
Series: Green
Catalogue Number No. 4108
Category Forthcoming
Format A4 - Pages - 228 (180 in colour)
Price: 24.99 GBP
The story of the tanks and other armoured vehicles used by the armed forces of the Republic of Ireland (Eire), from independence to the present day. Although the Irish have never used large numbers of armoured vehicles, they have employed a wide and eclectic variety of tanks and armoured cars, from British WW1 vehicles through to the Swedish armoured cars currently in service. This book describes the acquisition and operational use of all such AFVs by the Irish, and includes scale plans of all major types plus details of colour schemes and markings. http://www.mmpbooks.com/mmp/books.php?book_id=140I have a few of their other books which are very good and I'll probably pick this up.
Pat McGrath work to become not to acquire
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Hi Guys I can promiss you that this book Pat touched on will be excellent, Ralph put alot of time & effort into this book & I can sincerly vouch for that! For those of you who dont know, Ralph Riccio (a very proud Italian American) is a very interesting & inspiring individual. Fluent in many languages, he had a very interesting & colorful Military carear as an Officer in the US Armed Forces in NATO & he is also a Vietnam veteran! A gentleman by all accounts who worked endlessly to ensure the information & facts in this book were correct & went to great lengths to provide the reader with original & interesting photos! Ralph made a very extensive trip here in 2008 to cover the facts of the book & It's worth nothing that when Ralph met the Commander of the Cavlary School in the Curragh, The Brass there were very surprised at how much Ralph's Knowledge of the the subject of Irish Armoured vehciles was & this made interesting conversation.. The book will be very impressive, there is some interesting information about the Churchills & Peerless Armoured cars not covered by Karl Martain (another excellent book BTW) & he even managed to squeeze in some info on the new RG-32M. This vehicle had'nt entered service when the first proof read of the book went to the publisher. I was only talking to Ralph last week & he informed me the book is nearing the shelves very soon & is already in print! Ignore that picture on your link by the way, Mushroom are sporting this as the intended cover but Ralph has chosen another far better cover for release & he is all too well aware of the inconsistancies in the pictures for all you out there with a sharp eye  ..BTW this isn't Ralphs only Irish Military adventure, he's working on another very interesting subject too :d/ For those of you who are interested in Italian Military vehicles in WWII, Ralph has released two other interesting books; * Squadron Publications (In Action Series), Italian Truck Mounted Artillery (WWII) * RoadRunner Publications, Italian Tanks & Combat Vehicles of WWII (this is the bible on this subject) I highly recommend both books on the subject! stay tuned folks! Roy :)
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Outstanding!!!!!!! 
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Roy Kinsella wrote: Ignore that picture on your link by the way, Mushroom are sporting this as the intended cover but Ralph has chosen another far better cover for release & he is all too well aware of the inconsistencies in the pictures for all you out there with a sharp eye I'm glad to hear of this change as the first thing I noticed (and I assume this is what you allude to) when I saw the cover was that the Rolls-Royce Armoured Car illustrated is a 1914 pattern and not the 1920 pattern as used in the service of the Irish Free State.
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Well Spotted Sean! ..infact Ralph actually had nothing to do with that cover ever!
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If I'm honest, had you said this two weeks ago I'd not have known the difference but I saw in WHSmiths this months classic military vehicle mag with AAR1 (Tom Keogh/Danny Boy) on the cover, impulse buy and very interesting read... I defiantly want to build AAR2 (Sliabh na mBan) using the Roden kit.
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Just spent an afternoon, that I should have spent doing other things, reading Ralph Riccio's book that is mentioned by Pat. 224 pages of information including many new photos and 1/35th scale drawings. 8 appendices cover everything from service dates,registration numbers,unit insignia and preserved vehicles and where to find them. Especially usefull to forum members here is the one on "colour equivalents for modellers" by our own Roy Kinsella which includes a mixing chart for most major paint ranges and covers uniform and equipment. An excellent companion to Karl Martin's book. So if you missed that one or only want one book on Irish AFV's make it this one. Paddy
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Good news.
It looks like that this is a must have book even for us who aren't into the Irish Army heavies. Will take a look into Limerick's Eason next time I am in the town /which might take a while/
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